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Assistant Manager

7/9/2025

The Assistant Manager supervises food preparation and service, ensuring high quality and guest satisfaction. They assist in staffing, inventory management, payroll, and overall operational efficiency of the restaurant.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

201-500 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
From its humble beginning in 1967 with its first store in Ballwin, Missouri, privately-held Lion’s Choice has grown to a chain of over 25 corporate and franchised quick-serve restaurants in the St. Louis area featuring high quality, nutritious and tasty sandwiches, sides, and drinks with great service. Guests love the real, roasted beef sandwich, made with lean top round beef, slow-roasted in the store, prepared to order, sliced thin, and served hot with a dash of secret seasoning on a buttered and toasted bun. The result is a moist, tender sandwich that is always hot, healthy, tasty, and keeps loyal guests coming back for more. Quality Ingredients • Taste That's Second To None • Nutrition For A Healthy Life Lion’s Choice is Proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
About the Role

Description

Position Summary

Under general supervision, the Assistant Manager assists the General Manager in all operational & financial aspects of

the restaurant. The Assistant Manager helps with the staffing, equipment, product control, guest service & general upkeep

of the restaurant. Business will be conducted through open communications with guests, auditing & coaching team

members.


Primary Responsibilities

  • Supervise preparation, cooking, & serving of food with utmost concern for food quality.
  • Assist with weekly work schedule & set-up organization of crew to properly handle business for different shifts.
  • Order inventory & supplies, & check deliveries for accuracy; process invoices for payment.
  • Properly complete weekly team member payroll sheets.
  • Ensure delivery of the highest levels of guest service & resolve all guest complaints.
  • Oversee store safety & implement proper sanitation practices.
  • Ensure proper cash handling & reporting of all monies to the corporate office.
  • Provide on-the-floor supervision to oversee line production & guest service.
  • Assist in hiring, coaching, training, motivating, evaluating & terminating crewmembers as necessary.
  • Make a positive contribution to the profits of the company.
  • Oversee the completion & accuracy of all store reporting.
  • Coach, train, & motivate Associate Manager to help them develop skills to become an Assistant Manager.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

  • High School Diploma required, some college preferred.
  • Management level experience in the food service industry preferred.
  • Experience with Microsoft applications including Outlook, Word, & Excel.
  • Must be able to work weekdays, weekends, nights, & holidays as required.


Additional Skills/Competencies

  • Quick-thinker, anticipates/solves issues with excellent organizational, decision-making & guest service skills.
  • Ability to communicate professionally in verbal & written form with guests, team members, & vendors.
  • Ideal candidate is resourceful, innovative, enthusiastic, creative, outgoing, & passionate about achieving success.
  • A positive style of management which encourages team member retention & promotes teamwork.
  • Must be trustworthy, loyal, & be able to make decisions in the best interest of the company.


Compensation & Benefits

Lion’s Choice provides competitive compensation including base salary, paid time off, & a comprehensive benefits

package.


About Lion’s Choice

From its humble beginning in 1967 with its first store in Ballwin, Missouri, privately-held Lion’s Choice is a quick-serve

restaurant in the Saint Louis area featuring high-quality, nutritious & tasty sandwiches, sides, & drinks with great service.

Guests love the real, roasted beef sandwich, made with lean top round beef, slow-roasted in the store, prepared to order, shaved thin, & served hot with a dash of secret seasoning on a buttered & toasted bun. The result is a mouth-watering,

tender sandwich that is always hot, healthy, tasty, & keeps loyal guests coming back for more.


Quality Ingredients · Taste That's Second To None · Nutrition For A Healthy Life


Lion’s Choice is Proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

Employment contingent upon successful background check

Key Skills
Food QualityGuest ServiceInventory ManagementPayroll ProcessingTeam SupervisionCoachingTrainingDecision MakingCommunicationOrganizational SkillsProblem SolvingSanitation PracticesCash HandlingTeam MotivationManagement SkillsResourcefulness
Benefits
Paid Time OffComprehensive Benefits Package
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