Job Description

Shift Manager – Pizza Hut

$11.00–$12.00 Per Hour

Lead the Shift. Support the Team. Deliver a Great Guest Experience.

Pizza Hut is looking for dependable, energetic, and people-focused Shift Managers to join our team. If you enjoy leading by example, working alongside your team, and making sure every shift runs smoothly, this is an opportunity to build your leadership skills and grow with our organization.

As a Shift Manager, you'll help lead day-to-day restaurant operations while ensuring great food, excellent service, food safety, cleanliness, and strong team performance.

Pay & Benefits

• $11.00–$12.00 per hour
• Employee discounts
• Flexible scheduling
• Opportunities for advancement

What You'll Do

As a Shift Manager, you'll help lead successful restaurant shifts from start to finish. You will:

• Lead by example and provide direction and support to team members throughout the shift
• Assign positions and deploy team members based on business needs
• Ensure every guest receives fast, friendly, and accurate service
• Maintain Pizza Hut standards for food quality, preparation, order accuracy, and presentation
• Monitor speed of service and adjust team deployment as needed
• Ensure proper food handling, sanitation, temperature control, and food safety procedures are followed
• Complete required food safety and temperature logs accurately, honestly, and on time
• Immediately address and communicate any food safety concerns
• Ensure opening, closing, and shift-change procedures are completed properly
• Manage cash handling, register procedures, deposits, and assigned financial controls
• Monitor product levels and ensure proper stocking, rotation, and inventory procedures
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe restaurant for guests and employees
• Coach team members in the moment and reinforce company policies and operating standards
• Help train and develop new and existing team members
• Communicate equipment, maintenance, staffing, food safety, and operational concerns to restaurant management
• Monitor labor and staffing during assigned shifts
• Help control food waste and ensure proper portioning and product handling
• Handle guest concerns professionally and work to resolve issues quickly
• Create a positive, respectful, and accountable workplace
• Support delivery, kitchen, front counter, and other restaurant positions as needed

What We're Looking For

• Previous restaurant, retail, or customer-service experience preferred
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience preferred
• Strong communication and people skills
• Ability to lead by example and provide clear direction to team members
• Dependable, punctual, and able to work with a sense of urgency
• Strong attention to food safety, cleanliness, and operational standards
• Ability to coach team members and hold standards consistently
• Ability to remain calm and make good decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to handle cash and follow financial-control procedures
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays as business needs require
• Ability to perform the physical duties required in a fast-paced restaurant environment

Grow With Us

The Shift Manager position is an opportunity to build real restaurant leadership experience.

High-performing Shift Managers can develop toward Assistant Manager, Restaurant General Manager, District Manager, and additional leadership opportunities as our organization grows.

We're looking for leaders who take pride in their restaurant, support their teammates, take ownership of their shifts, and want to grow.

Join the Pizza Hut Team

If you're ready to lead from the front, develop your leadership skills, and help deliver a great experience to every guest, we'd love to meet you.

Apply today and start building your future with Pizza Hut!

Job Type: Full-time or Part-time

Applicant Communications

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Franchise Disclosure

This restaurant is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchise organization, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchise organization.

Pizza Hut was founded on June 15, 1958, by two brothers, Dan and Frank Carney, both Wichita State students, as a single location in Wichita, Kansas. Six months later they opened a second outlet and within a year they had six Pizza Hut restaurants. The brothers began franchising in 1959.
At Pizza Hut, we don’t just make pizza. We make people happy. Pizza Hut was built on the belief that pizza night should be special, and we carry that belief into everything we do. With more than 60 years of experience under our belts, we understand how to best serve our customers through tried and true service principles: We create food we’re proud to serve and deliver it fast, with a smile.

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