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Chick-fil-A Perimeter Pointe
Starting at $17/hour - then $18 upon promoting | 25+ hours/week | Shift Leader in Training Opportunity
Ready to Lead? We provide paid training to become a Shift Leader!
As a Shift Leader at Chick-fil-A Perimeter Pointe, you’ll be responsible for leading the restaurant during your shift, developing Team Members, protecting our standards, and creating an experience our guests want to come back to. This role offers 1-2 month training to become a Shift Leader. Pay will begin at $17 an hour as a Shift Lead in Training and once training is completed, pay will increase to $18 an hour for your promotion to Shift Lead.
This is real leadership experience. You’ll make decisions, coach people, solve problems, and learn the fundamentals of restaurant management—all while working alongside a team that wants to win together.
What You'll Do
Lead the Shift
Take ownership of the restaurant while you're on duty.
Set the tone, pace, and energy for the team.
Put the right people in the right positions to create an exceptional guest and team experience.
Make confident decisions when challenges arise.
Keep the restaurant running with speed, accuracy, cleanliness, and excellence.
Delegate cleaning checklists and food assessments amongst the team, ensuring completion
Develop People
Coach Team Members in the moment and help them become better at what they do.
Provide both positive and constructive feedback.
Recognize great performance and reinforce the behaviors we want to see.
Help train and develop future leaders.
Create an environment where people feel supported, challenged, and encouraged.
Protect the Brand
Maintain Chick-fil-A standards for food quality, food safety, cleanliness, hospitality, and speed of service.
Lead by example—you won't ask your team to do anything you're unwilling to do yourself.
Protect our culture by being a positive, encouraging, and servant-hearted leader.
Create and maintain systems and checklists that help the team consistently execute at a high level.
Solve Problems & Improve the Business
Identify opportunities to make the restaurant better.
Work with the leadership team to develop solutions.
Use data, feedback, experience, and good judgment to make decisions.
Look beyond today's shift and think about how your leadership can improve tomorrow.
Take Care of Our Guests
Great leaders don't just manage operations—they take care of people.
When a guest has a concern, you'll use our HEARD approach:
Hear Empathize Apologize Resolve Delight
You'll learn how to turn challenging moments into opportunities to create memorable experiences.
What Great Shift Leaders Bring
We're looking for someone who:
Leads with humility and isn't above any job.
Pursues everyday excellence and refuses to take shortcuts.
Is reliable and someone the team can count on.
Takes stewardship seriously and cares for our people, food, equipment, and resources.
Brings a positive attitude, even when the restaurant gets busy.
Communicates clearly and confidently.
Has the courage to give honest, helpful feedback.
Takes initiative instead of waiting to be told what to do.
Can stay calm, think clearly, and solve problems under pressure.
Genuinely enjoys helping other people grow.
Your Leadership Journey Starts Here
You don't need to have years of management experience to become a great leader.
We'll teach you the skills. You'll get hands‑on experience. And you'll have opportunities to grow.
As a Shift Leader, you'll develop skills in:
Team leadership
Coaching & feedback
Training & development
Guest recovery
Restaurant operations
Problem-solving
Communication
Decision-making
Accountability
Time management
Business improvement
These aren't just restaurant skills. They're leadership skills you can take anywhere.
What It Takes to Become a Shift Leader
We're looking for Team Members who consistently demonstrate leadership potential and are ready to take on more responsibility.
Baseline expectations include:
Availability to work 4+ days per week, including Friday or Saturday
Ability to open or close approximately 3 times per week
Consistent demonstration of our core values and leadership behaviors
Your Shift. Your Team. Your Opportunity.
Being a Shift Leader means people are counting on you.
Set the tone.
Build the team.
Solve the problems.
Protect the standard.
Make a difference.
If you're ready to stop watching leadership from the sidelines and start becoming the leader people want to follow, it's time to take the next step.
Bring your B.E.S.T. to Chick-fil-A Perimeter Pointe.
We're located at 1145 Mount Vernon Hwy, Atlanta, GA, 30338.
We are now offering a $2,500 scholarship for each year of college to our eligible team members!
At Chick-fil-A Perimeter Pointe, the team member role is more than just a job, it's an opportunity to work with the #1 brand in the quick service industry. In addition to working directly with our leadership team, team members gain life experience that goes far beyond just serving quality food in a friendly environment. Chick-fil-A Perimeter Pointe is a great opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds, and no experience is necessary.
Work in our Chick-fil-A Perimeter Pointe restaurant
is more than just about the money. It's a stepping-stone to a successful future in the world of business, or any other path you choose to take. We put our people first and we do that by helping you grow inside and outside of the restaurant so that you feel enabled and empowered for whatever next. Here are some of the great benefits of working with our team.
Flexible Hours
You probably have commitments to your family, friends, school or sports teams-- we get that, and we actually prefer it because we believe and appreciate work-life balance. Our priority is to treat our team fairly and we'll do our very best to arrange your work schedule around your other commitments. Just let us know in the interview if you already know of something in your life we'd need to keep in mind when creating your schedule.
Free Food
We're committed to feeding you a meal every time you work, no matter how short a shift is-- because we believe that hard work should be recognized and that's one of the ways we say 'thank you' to all the helping hands that come together to serve our community.
Closed Sundays
All Chick-fil-A restaurants are closed on Sundays so you can have a day off to spend with family, friends, or just relax and watch Netflix (or not). It's your guaranteed day of rest, so spend it however you'd like!
Competitive Pay
Along with a competitive paycheck, you'll work in a nurturing environment where you will learn valuable business and people skills. We strive to offer many opportunities to grow within our team. The things we focus on when offering raises and promotions are Humility, Excellence, Reliability, and Stewardship.
It's a Great Place to Work
At Chick-fil-A Perimeter Pointe we consider each other as more than just coworkers. We're all a highly valued part of our team. Our high retention rate is proof that team members really enjoy being a part of our team.
No Experience Is Necessary
We are looking for friendly, enthusiastic people who enjoy serving guests and fast-paced environments. If you bring a positive attitude and a willingness to learn we'll teach you everything else you need to know.
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Worksite address
atlanta, GA, 30383, US
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