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Wingstop Restaurants

Runs quick-service chicken wing restaurants

Shift Leader

Full-Time
No salary listed
Junior
Plant City, FL, USA
In Person
Food Service & HospitalityFood & Beverage Operations Management

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 2 years of previous food service, retail, or restaurant supervisory experience.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Initiative and assertiveness.
  • Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
  • Strong leadership skills and the ability to manage, train, develop, and motivate a diverse, highly engaged crew.
  • Passion for hospitality and serving guests.
  • Ability and flexibility to work a changing schedule, including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
  • Ability to solve problems.
  • Ability to accept feedback and willingness to improve.
  • Ability to set goals, create action plans, and implement those plans.
  • Ability to measure performance subjectively and objectively.
  • Ability to cultivate an attractive culture within the restaurant.
  • Ability to act as an ambassador and representative of the brand culture and mission.
Responsibilities
  • Support the General Manager in the day-to-day operations of the restaurant and direct daily operations in the General Manager’s absence.
  • Assist the General Manager with timely and efficient restaurant staffing using a carefully selected team.
  • Ensure the restaurant environment is safe for team members and guests, and create a culture based on respect, recognition, and reward.
  • Support the restaurant team and assist in all other positions when necessary.
  • Greet guests within 3–5 seconds and provide a positive guest experience.
  • Handle orders and inquiries in a friendly and professional manner.
  • Provide quality products with quick and friendly service.
  • Notify the General Manager of guest issues or complaints and resolve low-level guest issues efficiently.
  • Control cash, property, product, and equipment.
  • Build sales and control labor and food costs.
  • Maintain restaurant operational standards and requirements.
  • Identify and communicate maintenance problems to the Facilities Department.
  • Maintain facilities to company standards.
  • Ensure communication is passed from the General Manager and District Manager to every restaurant team member.
  • Use company-provided tools to coach, mentor, and develop team members.
  • Leverage the support of the Restaurant Support Center.
  • Ensure risk management issues comply with 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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