Restaurant Shift Lead

Restaurant Shift Lead

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop in Meridian, Idaho is looking for a Restaurant Shift Lead. This full-time or part-time position offers competitive hourly pay based on experience, free meals, generous employee discounts, flexible scheduling, ongoing paid training and leadership development, and opportunities for advancement.

Capriotti's is a rapidly growing fast-casual restaurant brand with more than 100 locations nationwide and exciting expansion plans ahead. Known for our award-winning sandwiches, exceptional guest service, and team-oriented culture, Capriotti's is a place where great food and great people come together.

The Restaurant Shift Lead helps oversee day-to-day restaurant operations during assigned shifts, ensuring smooth service, quality food preparation, and a positive team environment. You will support the management team by supervising staff, maintaining Capriotti's operational standards, and delivering excellent customer service in a fast-paced restaurant environment.

Responsibilities include supervising and supporting team members during daily restaurant operations, delegating tasks and ensuring all shift duties are completed efficiently, maintaining Capriotti's standards for food quality, speed of service, and cleanliness, providing excellent guest service and resolving customer concerns professionally, following company policies for food safety, sanitation, and cash handling, assisting with scheduling support, labor management, and inventory monitoring, maintaining cleanliness and organization throughout kitchen and dining areas, supporting smooth shift transitions through clear communication with management, recognizing and encouraging team performance and positive contributions, and promoting a team culture built on respect, accountability, and professionalism.

What we're looking for includes previous experience in restaurant, food service, hospitality, or retail leadership preferred, experience as a Shift Lead, Crew Leader, Team Lead, or Assistant Manager is a plus, strong customer service and communication skills, ability to lead and motivate team members in a fast-paced environment, excellent time management, organization, and problem-solving skills, dependable, adaptable, and team-oriented mindset, must be at least 16 years old, and flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Why join Capriotti's? Opportunities for career growth and promotion from within, leadership development and hands-on management experience, supportive and fun team culture, flexible scheduling for work-life balance, and be part of a brand known for award-winning sandwiches and exceptional hospitality.

At Capriotti's, we believe in helping our team members grow their careers. Whether you're looking to gain leadership experience or work toward restaurant management, this role can be the next step in your professional journey. Compensation: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour.