Restaurant Leader
About the job
- Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities that may be constantly changing.
- Self-driven, flexible, and highly energetic with strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Able to work effectively and efficiently both independently and collaboratively.
- Able to recognize problems, set goals, create plans, and convert plans into action to solve problems.
- Able to measure performance subjectively and objectively with a high level of emotional intelligence.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and Outlook, and able to learn and adapt to new technology systems quickly.
- Able to work a variety of shifts, including days, evenings, and weekends, and travel as needed for work-related functions and training.
- Able to manage public dealings professionally in accordance with company policies and act as a brand ambassador inside and outside the restaurant.
- At least 5 years of restaurant or retail management experience.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Possess a valid driver's license.
- Provide strategic direction for the restaurant while maintaining operations standards and driving results through people development, sales, and profit growth.
- Teach, model, and uphold company culture standards for crewmembers, customers, and partners.
- Ensure the overall financial success of the restaurant, including forecasting and budgeting.
- Ensure restaurant compliance with company standards, policies, and laws.
- Hire and terminate management-level crewmembers, including processing status changes and payroll.
- Create crewmember work and training schedules.
- Develop management-level crewmembers, including performance management.
- Act as manager on duty, open and close the restaurant, and manage cash handling.
- Monitor profit and loss statements and develop and execute strategies for financial and operational performance.
- Enforce company policies and standards.
- Use required tools, forms, and logs to support shift execution, document results, and take corrective action when needed.
- Deploy crewmembers during shifts and provide exemplary customer service.
- Use the reward and recognition program for restaurant crewmembers.
- Authorize employee functions requiring manager approval, such as discounts and timeclock overrides.
- Ensure restaurant cleanliness and that the facility is in good working order.
- Achieve and maintain training restaurant status.
- Achieve and maintain at least meets-expectations performance metrics for crewmembers and operations.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
- New restaurant opening and local restaurant marketing experience.
- Some college.
About the company
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers focuses on serving craveable chicken finger meals through a simple, efficient menu and a large network of restaurants. Its product is built around marinated, battered chicken fingers served with its signature Cane’s Sauce, typically marketed as a straightforward dining option with fast service. The company differentiates itself with a single core product focus, a streamlined menu, a strong emphasis on customer satisfaction, and a proven franchise-like growth model that supports rapid expansion—planning to open many new locations, including international markets. The goal is to grow the number of restaurants worldwide and become the go-to brand for craveable chicken finger meals, supported by a great crew, a positive culture, and active community involvement.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$1B
Headquarters
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Founded
1996
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Seven October 2026 openings add San Francisco, Goleta, Springfield, Macon, Grandville, Idaho Falls, Wausau.
- Macon opening on October 19, 2026 adds 110-plus jobs and local partnerships.
- Jobs site listed 2,836 openings on October 5, 2026, signaling aggressive hiring momentum.
What critics are saying
- Boston landlord 755 Boylston, LLC sued Cane's over 2025 odor disputes and eviction.
- Rapid expansion reaches 998 locations in October 2026, straining operations and quality control.
- A lease fight or food-safety scandal would damage the simple-brand promise and stall growth.
What makes Raising Cane's unique
- October 2026 openings keep menu simplicity and unit economics central to growth.
- Fisherman’s Wharf store opened September 21, 2026 with late-night hours until 2 a.m.
- Brand loyalty drives theatrical launches, including a September 2026 free-chicken-year drawing.
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27%Raising Cane's plans late October opening in Grandville. Posted: Oct 9, 2026 / 11:13 AM EDT Updated: Oct 9, 2026 / 11:43 AM EDT GRANDVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) - Raising Cane's has set an opening date for its Grandville restaurant. The restaurant at 3980 Rivertown Mall Path, near Wilson Avenue SW and Rivertown Parkway, is scheduled to open Oct. 22, a Raising Cane's representative confirmed to News 8. Construction has been underway for months. To make way for its new restaurant, Raising Cane's demolished the former Sears Auto Center building on the site. City planning documents indicate the Grandville restaurant will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Raising Cane's currently has restaurants in Kentwood and Portage, with additional locations planned in Walker and Holland Township. The chain is known for its chicken fingers, crinkle-cut fries, Texas toast and signature sauce.
[EXCLUSIVE] another Raising Cane's coming soon + opening updates. ToNeTo Atlanta continues to be your number one source for updates on the Atlanta market expansion of Raising Cane's, and Weinstock Realty & Development, LLC is pleased to report that another Raising Cane's is moving forward! A new Raising Cane's is planned for 1345 East-West Connector in an outparcel of the Heritage Hills shopping center in Austell, where it will replace the former Juicy Crab that closed earlier this summer. The new Raising Cane's will be built from the ground up on the roughly one acre property. Cobb County property records indicate that the current roughly 5,600 square foot building was constructed in 1996 when it opened as a location of The Italian Oven Restaurant chain. The Juicy Crab opened in the building in early 2020. The restaurant would be situated alongside existing locations of LongHorn Steakhouse and Olive Garden. Heritage Hills was sold in September by Atlanta-based Garner Group, but the firm retained several outparcels, including the Raising Cane's property. The new Austell Raising Cane's - slated to open in late 2027 - will be the chain's fourth in Cobb County. The company opened a new restaurant in Kennesaw this past January, with another planned for Cobb Parkway in Smyrna and one more planned along Johnson Ferry Road in East Cobb. A company representative told ToNeTo Atlanta that the Smyrna location - where Red Lobster has yet to close - is slated to open in mid to late 2027, while timing (and confirmation) of the East Cobb unit was not yet available. ToNeTo Atlanta exclusively reported in November 2024 that Raising Cane's plans to open new locations on Piedmont Road in Buckhead and on 14th Street in West Midtown, where in both cases the chain is replacing former Krystal restaurants. The Piedmont and 14th Street restaurants are finally under construction, with a company representative telling ToNeTo Atlanta that both are slated for 2027 openings. The chain, which also has a location slated to open this fall in Macon, is actively looking to expand its presence locally, but has abandoned plans for site specific locations in Dunwoody and Chastain Park. There are currently fourteen Raising Cane's restaurants open across Georgia. For those unfamiliar - aka non-"Caniacs" - of which there don't seem to be many, Raising Cane's features a very simple menu with a focus on fried chicken fingers. Menu offerings also include a fried chicken sandwich, crinkle-cut fries, Texas Toast, coleslaw, and not much else. University of Georgia graduate Todd Graves, along with his business partner Craig Silvey, opened the first Raising Cane's in Baton Rouge near the LSU campus in 1996. Earlier this year, the company surpassed 1,000 Raising Cane's restaurants across 44 states, plus Guam and Washington D.C. Are you excited about the opening of Raising Cane's in Austell? Who do you think makes the best chicken tenders? Where else in metro Atlanta would you like to see Raising Cane's open? No comments: Discover more Atlanta dining guide Atlanta hotel deals Atlanta restaurant guide
Raising Cane's plans first Tampa restaurant on North Dale Mabry. Raising Cane's plans to open its first Tampa restaurant on North Dale Mabry Highway, extending a Tampa Bay expansion that has already brought the chicken chain to Clearwater, St. Petersburg and Lutz. The company would demolish the Sunnyside medical marijuana dispensary at 1902 N. Dale Mabry Highway and replace it with a 2,794-square-foot restaurant with a drive-thru, mobile-order pickup and outdoor dining. The North Dale Mabry restaurant would become Raising Cane's fifth Tampa Bay location as the Louisiana-based chain continues an expansion that began in Florida with its first restaurant in Homestead in 2022. Cane's opened 118 restaurants in 2024 alone and has since grown beyond 1,000 locations worldwide, nearly three decades after Todd Graves opened the first Raising Cane's in Baton Rouge in 1996. Raising Cane's expects to spend about $1.75 million on the Tampa restaurant, replacing Sunnyside's 8,126-square-foot building with one roughly one-third its size. Read the latest coverage of business, commercial real estate, development, technology, finance and leadership from across the Tampa Bay region.
Raising Cane's to open seven stores in October. Oct 1 2026 Raising Cane's plans to open seven restaurants in October, including its first locations in Wausau, Wisconsin; Springfield, Oregon; and Macon, Georgia. The chicken finger chain will also add restaurants in San Francisco and Goleta, California; Grandville, Michigan; and Idaho Falls, Idaho. The scheduled openings are as follows. * October 5 - 226422 Rib Mountain Drive, Wausau, Wisconsin. * October 12 - 255 Winston Drive, San Francisco, California. * October 12 - 7000 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, California. * October 13 - 2720 Gateway Street, Springfield, Oregon. * October 19 - 4951 Riverside Drive, Macon, Georgia. * October 22 - 3980 Rivertown Mall Path, Grandville, Michigan. * October 27 - 2236 S. 25th E., Idaho Falls, Idaho. "Our Restaurant openings are an exciting opportunity for Raising Cane's to connect with Customers and become part of the local Community," a Raising Cane's representative said in a statement. "This fall, we're looking forward to welcoming guests in Wausau, Springfield and Macon for the first time, while continuing to build on the incredible relationships we've created with Caniacs in markets we already call home." Raising Cane's menu includes hand-battered, cooked-to-order chicken fingers, crinkle-cut fries, Cane's Toast, Cane's Sauce, and fresh-squeezed lemonade.
Raising Cane's Macon location set to open on Oct. 19, still hiring more than 100 employees. Popular fast-food chicken chain Raising Cane's is set to open on Oct. 19 in Macon.In a release, the restaurant, located at 4951 Riverside Drive across from the |!| Macon