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Wingstop Restaurants

Runs quick-service chicken wing restaurants

General Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Expert
McKinney, TX, USA
In Person
Food Service & HospitalityFood & Beverage Operations Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A high school diploma or GED is required; some college is preferred.
  • Must be at least 18 years old.
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, and able to adapt to new systems quickly.
  • Must have at least five years of food service, retail, or restaurant supervisory experience.
  • Must be proficient in analyzing profit and loss statements and overall restaurant financial performance.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to recruit and select team members.
  • Must have knowledge of labor laws.
  • Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Must have strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
  • Must have strong leadership skills and the ability to manage, train, develop, and motivate a diverse, highly engaged crew.
  • Must be passionate about hospitality and serving guests.
  • Must be able to work 50–60 hours per week, including mornings, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
  • Must be able to problem solve, accept feedback, and improve.
  • Must be able to set goals, create action plans, implement plans, and measure performance subjectively and objectively.
  • Must cultivate an attractive restaurant culture and represent the brand's culture and mission.
Responsibilities
  • Provide strategic and tactical leadership for the restaurant while maintaining operations and driving results through people development, sales, and profit growth.
  • Hire, train, and develop team members who share the Wingstop mission and convey the Wingstop culture to the crew.
  • Staff the restaurant efficiently with a carefully selected team and maintain a safe environment for team members and guests.
  • Oversee orientation and onboarding and ensure the process is executed properly.
  • Write, implement, or monitor shift leader development and performance plans; ensure performance plans are written and executed as needed.
  • Make final hiring and separation decisions for the restaurant and ensure proper procedures are followed for hiring, promotions, and separations.
  • Create team member schedules to maintain staffing levels appropriate to expected sales volumes while considering availability, payroll, and overtime costs.
  • Own the performance of the entire team and create a restaurant culture through respect, recognition, and reward.
  • Audit operational areas, deliver feedback, and develop solutions for improvement.
  • Understand budget and cost trends affecting operations, create a business plan, and perform financial analysis.
  • Control cash, property, product, and equipment; build sales and control labor and food costs.
  • Meet targets set by Operations Leadership and set goals to drive business metrics.
  • Maintain restaurant operational standards and requirements; identify and communicate maintenance problems to the Facilities Department and maintain facilities to company standards.
  • Ensure communication is passed across the organization from the District Manager to every restaurant team member.
  • Use company-provided tools to coach, mentor, and develop team members and ensure a high-performing restaurant team.
  • Leverage support from the Restaurant Support Center and ensure risk management issues follow company standards.

About the company

Wingstop operates and franchises quick-service restaurants for guests seeking cooked-to-order chicken meals. Its menu includes classic and boneless wings, tenders and chicken sandwiches, with signature sauces, fries, sides, ranch and bleu cheese dips. Guests order in person, for carryout or delivery; Wingstop provides franchise partners with restaurant technology and brand support. Most locations are franchisee-operated; Wingstop Inc. also runs a smaller group and earns revenue from royalties, franchise and development fees, advertising contributions and company-owned restaurant sales. Wingstop began with its first restaurant in Garland, Texas, in 1994 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Dallas, TX

Founded

1994

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What believers are saying

  • Expansion adds operating scale: Wingstop's February 2026 results reported 493 net restaurant openings worldwide during 2025.
  • Employees have targeted support: Wingstop's Morrison Family Scholarship funds education, and its Team Member Foundation addresses unexpected hardship.
  • System sales grew quickly: Wingstop reported 25% compound annual growth over three years through December 2025.

What critics are saying

  • Existing restaurants lost sales: Wingstop's domestic same-store sales fell 7.5% in the July 2026 results, pressuring royalties.
  • Wing prices remain exposed: Wingstop's bone-in wings lack fixed-price markets and represented 19.7% of March 2026 company-restaurant sales costs.
  • Corporate teams face reorganization: Wingstop's April 2026 filing recorded charges for a realignment announced in January 2026.

What makes Wingstop Restaurants unique

  • Menu choice centers on flavor: Wingstop gives its chicken meals 12 signature flavors.
  • Kitchen operations share common technology: Wingstop completed Smart Kitchen installation in all 2,586 domestic restaurants by December 2025.
  • Sports marketing has a league-wide platform: Wingstop is the NBA's Official Chicken Partner.

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