Assistant Manager

Opening for an Assistant Manager Role

Are you looking for a fun, dynamic work environment where you can lead a motivated team and grow your management skills? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, enthusiastic setting with opportunities for career advancement? If so, this delicious opportunity at Popeyes is perfect for you!

Join Popeyes, a beloved brand with over 50 years of culinary tradition and a unique New Orleans-style menu. As a highly skilled Assistant Manager, you will play a vital role in supporting daily restaurant operations, coaching team members, and ensuring exceptional guest experiences. Enjoy competitive pay, meal discounts, and leadership development while making a direct impact on restaurant success and team culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Restaurant General Manager in leading daily restaurant operations
• Drive performance in guest service, food quality, speed of service, cleanliness, and profitability
• Supervise and support team members and shift leaders during shifts
• Provide coaching, direction, and accountability to meet restaurant standards
• Resolve guest concerns quickly and professionally
• Ensure food preparation meets Popeyes quality and safety standards
• Assist with scheduling, inventory, cash controls, and training
• Maintain restaurant cleanliness, equipment, and sanitation standards
• Lead by example with regular, reliable attendance

Qualifications

• Experience in restaurant, food service, retail, or hospitality leadership roles
• Strong leadership skills to motivate teams and uphold standards
• Comfortable managing scheduling, inventory, labor, and guest service
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Able to coach and develop team members for promotion readiness
• Available for flexible shifts including days, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Capable of standing, bending, lifting up to 50 lbs as needed
• Eligible to work in the United States and meet age requirements

Schedule & Benefits

• Full-time position with 8-hour shifts including weekends, holidays, days, and nights
• Competitive pay based on experience and location
• Employee meal discounts and bonus pay opportunities
• Leadership development and hands-on coaching
• Clear path for career growth to Restaurant General Manager and beyond

Location: #15758 - Lakewood 312 E Fairmount Ave, Lakewood, NY 14750, USA

Ready to join a loving and enthusiastic team where your leadership makes a difference? Apply now to become a dynamic Assistant Manager at Popeyes and start your rewarding career journey today!

Founded in 1972, Popeyes® has more than 40 years of history and culinary tradition. Popeyes® owes its beginnings to entrepreneur and culinary innovator, Al Copeland. With one small restaurant and a big idea, Copeland introduced the New Orleans–style fried chicken that has now made the brand famous throughout the world. Popeyes® culinary heritage is built upon the rich Cajun and creole flavor profiles that are unmistakably Louisiana. We continuously draw upon and celebrate this heritage to inspire new, authentic menu creations the world craves. Popeyes distinguishes itself with a unique New Orleans style menu featuring spicy chicken, chicken tenders, fried shrimp and other regional items. This unique and flavorful food has allowed Popeyes to become one of the world’s largest chicken quick service restaurants, with over 2,700 restaurants in the U.S. and around the world.

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