Chick-fil-A Food Safety Leader

The Food Safety Leader position at Chick‑fil‑A Avondale Haslet is designed to give individuals the opportunity to build off of previously learned leadership skills and fine‑tune them. It also supports candidates coming in with little to no restaurant experience as our training process is designed to support both candidate types. We will start you out being trained in every area of the restaurant until you are proficient (basic team member skills). This means all team member positions in the restaurant. Participants are then required to work at least 60 days to prove themselves in our restaurant fundamentals before we formally move forward with their leadership training. During this time you will have a self‑paced study packet to complete that will help you pass our leadership development test. If you complete team member training and pass our written & verbal development tests, you will begin a development process in key Chick‑fil‑A business concepts. This process prepares you for the leadership position and typically takes about six months. During this development time you will function as a shift leader (leading shifts and coaching/mentoring team members operationally) as you hone the skills listed below. Responsibilities Operations: Learn to lead a team in execution of our core values (fast, friendly, and accurate service) and our mission statement to refresh and care for all day, every day. Training/Coaching: Develop and train team members efficiently, and coach teams to maximize productivity and engagement. Truck ordering & Inventory: Organise stock, manage truck unloading, and maintain InForm truck order guides. Food Safety: Complete weekly Food Safety audit and ensure SAFE Daily Critical items are completed. ERQA (Electronic Restaurant Quality Assessment): Perform daily audit of food quality and general restaurant cleanliness/functionality and environment. Hospitality & Guest Experience: Lead giveaways and communicate caring to guests. Drive‑thru Efficiency: Execute outside drive‑thru play correctly. Cash Management: Audit InForm reports and monitor cash risk and change fund on hand. Facilities & Equipment: Use deep‑clean checklists on Jolt, audit repair and working function of all equipment and smallwares, and manage maintenance schedule. Scheduling & Labor Management: Use Hotschedules software, complete a timely schedule, and sit in on interviews. Catering Operations: Execute catering requirements, including CMT software proficiency, POS use, phone etiquette, lead times, etc. Information Technology (IT): Perform swap‑out, repair, and maintenance. Core Leadership Values: Practice and execute our core leadership values: Solve Problems, Take on Additional Responsibility, Own Your Development, Bring Others Along. Simultaneously, we will focus on teaching you how to execute the following: Food Safety standards auditing and coaching. Daily audits of the team on Chick‑fil‑A food safety standards. Weekly updates to ownership of progress on food safety coaching. Management of new process and product rollouts from Chick‑fil‑A (execution of food safety coaching). Lead food safety workshops and recurrent training. Flexible auditing times (morning, mid‑day and evening). Plan and lead team engagement events when key goals are met. Once you have been graded as proficient in the skills listed above, you will be placed in our “assessment” phase as you continue to lead shifts as a shift leader. This phase lasts six months. During this time you will be asked to set goals & lead/drive results in food safety. During this time you will be placed in a Front of House, Drive‑Thru or Kitchen operational role with a food safety focus. You will set goals & lead results in your area of focus. Mentorship and the ability to inspire teammates is expected. You may primarily stay in one area, but this role involves learning when to move to other areas to coach. At the end of the assessment phase, it will be decided if the food safety focus is the correct one for you. The business (Chick‑fil‑A Avondale Haslet) reserves the right to count job experience as part of training/tenure requirements for each leadership position. This is assessed on a case‑by‑case basis. Qualifications Previous leadership experience preferred. Adaptable and dependable. Service‑oriented mindset. Coachable attitude. Attention to detail. Flexible to work different areas of the business. Ability to work a changing schedule (evenings and mornings). Available to work weekends. Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree a plus. Compensation Discussed during interview. Benefits Subsidized health insurance available. Free meals on shift. Life insurance. Team member family events. Opportunities for advancement. #J-18808-Ljbffr Workstream