Assistant Manager – Five Guys
$49000.00 per year+ Full time · Salaried
We’re looking for a leader who loves a fast pace and wants to grow into running their own store. As an Assistant Manager with Life’s Food, a 36-store Five Guys franchise group across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, you’ll run shifts, develop your team, and help your General Manager hit the store’s goals. Grow with us from Assistant Manager to GM in Training to General Manager ($70,000+).
What you’ll do
- Run the store: lead opening and closing shifts, and run the store when the General Manager is out.
- Build the team: hire, schedule, train, and coach crew and Shift Leaders, and develop your Shift Leaders into future managers.
- Own the numbers: track sales, labor, and food cost, and handle cash, inventory, and ordering.
- Protect the brand: deliver 100% guest satisfaction, top-tier food quality, and a spotless store that’s ready for any health inspection or audit.
- Keep everyone safe: follow and enforce food safety, cash handling, and workplace safety procedures.
What you need
- 18+ and out of high school.
- Restaurant or retail leadership experience preferred. We train you on the Five Guys way.
- Food safety certification, or the ability to earn it. We provide Always Food Safe training.
- Full-time availability, including opening and closing shifts and weekends. Standard shifts are 8–3, 8–4, or 8–5, and 3–11, 4–11, or 5–11.
- Strong communication and quick decision-making, with basic math and computer skills.
Perks
- Get paid faster: DailyPay to access your wages instantly.
- Free food: a free Five Guys meal every shift.
- Benefits: medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Future security: 401(k) with up to a 3% company match after 1 year.
- Holidays off: Thanksgiving and Christmas.
- Real growth: a clear path from Assistant Manager to GM in Training to General Manager.
- Caring Team: resources and support when life gets tough, plus access to chaplains.
Physical requirements and work environment
With or without reasonable accommodation, team members must be able to:
- Stand and walk for long shifts, with scheduled breaks.
- Lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
- Bend, squat, kneel, and reach overhead.
- Work safely around hot grills, fryers, steam, and hot oil in a fast-paced, noisy kitchen.
Allergen notice: we cook only in peanut oil, and whole peanuts are served in the restaurant. Team members regularly handle or are exposed to peanuts, peanut oil, and peanut dust.
Job description subject to change based on company needs.
Work schedule
- 10 hour shift
- Weekend availability
- Monday to Friday
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Other
- 8 hour shift
Supplemental pay
- Bonus pay
- Supplemental income
Benefits
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Paid training
- Profit sharing
- Mileage reimbursement