Operations Manager
About the job
- Lift and carry up to 50 lbs., bend, kneel, twist, and reach overhead or below the waist.
- Navigate stairs, move quickly, and stay on your feet throughout the shift.
- Take orders accurately, process payments efficiently, and communicate clearly.
- Work safely around hot cooking equipment, cleaning supplies, and common ingredients like oil and flour.
- Maintain a clean, safe restaurant while following all food safety and company procedures.
- Occasionally drive on behalf of the company for work-related purposes when required by business needs.
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Have a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Have 3+ years of restaurant or retail management experience.
- Possess a valid, state-issued driver's license.
- Complete all required company training programs.
- Work a variety of shifts, including days, evenings, and weekends, and travel as needed for work-related functions and training.
- Be detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities that may be constantly changing.
- Be self-driven, flexible, and energetic, with strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Recognize and analyze problems, set goals, and create and convert plans into action to solve problems.
- Be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and Outlook, and able to learn and adapt to new systems quickly.
- Support the Restaurant Leader in leading operational excellence and upholding restaurant standards and culture.
- Execute restaurant operations functions.
- Act as manager on duty and open and close the restaurant.
- Manage cash handling and ensure accountability.
- Enforce company policies and standards.
- Execute shift management while meeting operations and safety standards.
- Use required tools, forms, and logs to support shift execution, document results, and take corrective action when needed.
- Deploy crewmembers during a shift.
- Provide customer service.
- Use the reward and recognition program for restaurant crewmembers.
- Authorize employee functions requiring manager approval, including discounts, promotions, and timeclock overrides.
- Ensure restaurant cleanliness and that the facility is in good working order.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
- Experience opening a new restaurant.
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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What believers are saying
- Raising Cane's opened Fisherman’s Wharf on September 21, 2026, capturing tourist traffic.
- The company expects nearly 100 new restaurants in 2026, sustaining rapid revenue expansion.
- It had 2,835 open jobs on October 1, 2026, signaling aggressive footprint growth.
What critics are saying
- Boston landlord 755 Boylston LLC sued Cane's in January 2026 over odor and lease rights.
- New San Francisco, Eugene, Myrtle Beach, and Macon openings strain hiring, permitting, and construction execution.
- International expansion into the UK and Mexico in 2027 risks supply-chain and brand dilution.
What makes Raising Cane's unique
- Todd Graves still runs Raising Cane's, preserving founder-led discipline and speed.
- A five-item menu keeps operations simple and service consistent across 1,000-plus locations.
- Brand devotion and $6.6 million unit volumes prove rare QSR pricing power.
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↑ 27%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
Raising Cane's to open first Macon restaurant Oct. 19, hiring more than 110 crewmembers. Award-winning chicken finger chain brings jobs and opening day festivities to Macon. 4 hours ago MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Raising Cane's will open its first Macon location at 4951 Riverside Drive on Oct. 19th, bringing its popular chicken finger meals to Macon along with more than 110 new jobs. The fast-food chain, known for its chicken fingers and Cane's sauce, is currently hiring for a variety of positions ahead of the grand opening. Available roles include cashier, customer service associate, fry cook, and other restaurant jobs. Applications are available online at jobs.raisingcanes.com, with interviews being held at the new Macon restaurant. The company says employees can receive competitive wages, flexible schedules, and weekly pay. Benefits include medical and pharmacy coverage, a 401(k) with employer match for employees 21 and older, education discounts, and several insurance options. Employees also receive time off for major holidays, along with early closures for nationally recognized events, including the Super Bowl. Raising Cane's says its October 19 opening celebration will include giveaways, community involvement, and other surprises for customers. Early arrivals will be able to take part in the festivities surrounding the chain's first restaurant in the Macon area. The company says the new location also plans to work with local schools, sports teams, and nonprofits through fundraisers, sponsorships, and community partnerships. Applicants can apply now and can schedule a preferred interview date and time through October 12.
Raising Cane's restaurant to open Burlington location. BURLINGTON - Raising Cane's, a fast-food restaurant chain known for its chicken fingers, is opening its first Skagit County location at the former location of Red Robin in Burlington. Red Robin closed its Burlington location on Sept. 13 as part of the chain's closure of underperforming locations within the state. A sign currently at the restaurant's front entrance thanks customers for their support and directing guests to Red Robin locations in Bellingham and Smokey Point. As of Wednesday, there were no signs at the site related to Raising Cane's or construction on the property. The building that housed Red Robin and the surrounding landscaping will be demolished and replaced with a 3,300-square-foot, single-story building with a two-lane drive-thru. It will include an indoor dining room and outdoor seating on a covered patio. On the south and west edges of the property, a landscape screen wall will have two openings for pedestrians to walk from the surrounding sidewalks to the restaurant. In a final decision document by the city of Burlington hearing examiner, the examiner noted no significant adverse impacts expected to occur due to the Raising Cane's location. Driving access to the restaurant will still be through the Cross Court Plaza parking lot, which also houses Target and Planet Fitness. According to a State Environmental Policy Act checklist for the project, the Raising Cane's location will employ about 100 people. Wages for positions at the location have not been made public. However, hourly wages at the Lynnwood location - the one closest to Burlington - start at $17.50, 37 cents above the state minimum wage. In an email to the Skagit Valley Herald, a Raising Cane's representative said the company is still in the process of getting permits, so details about the location cannot be confirmed. Dates for demolishing the existing building, construction and opening the Raising Cane's restaurant have not been announced.
Raising Cane's finally opens its first SF restaurant, at the Wharf. SF chicken finger fans can start planning their jaunts to Fisherman's Wharf to get their fill of Raising Cane's, as the mega-popular fast-food chain has just opened its first SF location there. The big opening of Raising Cane's happened Monday morning at 211 Jefferson Street, about a block east of In-N-Out and the new Taco Bell Cantina, at Fisherman's Wharf. Sfist first heard that the fried chicken finger chain was headed to the neighborhood back in February, and Sfist thought it would be the second Raising Cane's location to open here, with one that's been slated to open by Stonestown Galleria for almost two years now expected to make it open first. But the Wharf location has come out of the gate first, and soon Sfist'll have two locations to choose from when the Stonestown shop at 255 Winston Drive opens shortly. Sfist has got a few photos of the new location, which is heavily SF branded with murals and more inside. According to a PR rep, the new restaurant had a line outside when they opened Monday morning, with the first customer having gotten in line Sunday morning. Among the opening day festivities, there was a Lucky 20 drawing in which 20 early customers won free Raising Cane's for a year. The first 100 customers to order a combo meal got a Raising Cane's trucker hat and a free box combo card. And that first customer in line received a one-of-a-kind gift basket as a prize. "Opening our first San Francisco restaurant at Fisherman's Wharf is an incredible milestone for Raising Cane's," said Raising Cane's Regional Leader of Restaurants Chris Zygler, in a statement. "This is one of the most iconic neighborhoods in the country, and we're proud to invest in the Wharf and be part of the continued energy and revitalization happening in San Francisco." Raising Cane's has been something of a sensation in recent years as its been in expansion mode, with the original Raising Cane's location in Baton Rouge, Louisiana dating back to 1996. The chain now has over 1,000 locations, with 100 opening this year alone, and there are plans to open the first Raising Cane's locations in the UK and Mexico in 2027. The chain opened its first nearby location in Oakland four years ago. The chain offers a simple menu of chicken fingers, with combo meals featuring three, four, or six chicken fingers, each coming with Cane's Sauce, crinkle-cut fries, coleslaw, and Texas toast. There is also a fried chicken sandwich on the menu, but that is about it. The new Raising Cane's joins a group of businesses and attractions, some of which are still set to open, at the quickly revitalizing Fisherman's Wharf. Taco Bell Cantina opened in similarly splashy fashion, with a DJ, back on New Year's Eve. And on the wharf where Alioto's Restaurant once stood, a new harbor-facing plaza just had its ribbon-cutting three weeks ago. Still to come is a new location of the Oakland-born Everett & Jones BBQ; the former Pompei's Grotto (340 Jefferson) is becoming Chasca Rio, a Salvadoran restaurant from a team with experience at Foreign Cinema and Vine Hospitality Group; and the Wharf's oldest restaurant, Castagnola's, is being revamped and readied for a reopening soon.
Food lineup announced for 2026 National Fried Chicken Festival in New Orleans. Posted: Sep 21, 2026 / 12:23 PM CDT Updated: Sep 21, 2026 / 12:23 PM CDT NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - The food lineup has been announced for the 2026 National Fried Chicken Festival presented by Raising Cane's. The festival, taking place Oct. 2-4 at the UNO Lakefront Arena Festival Grounds, is set to include a 5K Run/Walk, live music, a Raising Cane's Block Party, the FCF Kids Coop, a New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Foundation Merchant Marketplace, a Culinary Stage and more. * Ajun Cajun * Bao Mi * Biscuits & Buns * Boiln' Kings * Boswell's Jamaican Grill * Bonafried * Catering Unlimitied * Chicken's Kitchen * Clambeaugh's Restaurant * Eugene's Hot Chicken * Fatty's Cracklin * Fresh Fruit Sensations * Gus's Fried Chicken * Jessie's HuckAbucks * Kinfolk Matcha & Lemonade * Lil Dustin's Italian Ice * Los Jefe's Grill * Magasin Vietnamese Cafe * Mike's Amazing * Nice Guys NOLA * NOLA Cookie Co. * Oh Taste & See * Opelousas Chicken and Seafood * Orleans Brothers * Papa Ninety * Panchita de Veracruz * Southern's * Sun Chong * Thai Nola * The Batterina * The Custard Shop | NOLA Yakamein * Tre's Street Kitchen * Valerie's Snoballs Attendees can also expect live music performances from artists including Nelly, Dillon Francis, 2 Chainz, Keri Hilson, Ying Yang Twins and more. VIP experiences, beer garden access, a first-course dining experience and more are available for purchase on the festival website.