Restaurant Assistant Manager (Pizza) Hiring

StaffedUp • Rochester, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Grant's Pizza House is hiring a part-time Assistant Pizzeria Manager for its locally owned, scratch-kitchen pizza business in Rochester, Michigan. This is a hands-on management role with real authority and responsibility from day one—not a manager-in-training position. The Assistant Manager runs shifts as manager on duty, works across kitchen and service stations, develops crew members, and supports the Store Manager with ordering, scheduling, and inventory. As the employee masters more of the operation, they may take on additional responsibility and earn raises tied to skills and responsibilities.

The restaurant makes dough, sauces, and cookie dough from scratch, and builds each pizza to order. The role is suited to someone who notices operational details, upholds standards, and wants to help build processes that keep the operation consistent across shifts. The business plans to grow beyond one store.

The position averages about 20 to 30 hours per week and is evening-focused. Dinner service generally runs from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and from 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Fridays. Occasional earlier starts are needed for prep, new-hire training, truck days, and catering. Daytime availability is a plus but not required. The weekly schedule is posted on Saturdays for the following Monday through Sunday. Pay is $18 to $20 per hour, depending on experience, plus tips on eligible shifts; the posting says tips typically add about $4 per hour, for approximately $22 to $24 per hour total. Vision, dental, and Employee Assistance Plan benefits are available to qualifying employees.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of restaurant or QSR experience, including actual experience as a shift leader, shift manager, key holder, or assistant manager.
• Comfort working on a pizza line, including pushing out, saucing, topping, and cutting pizzas, or ability to learn these tasks quickly.
• Strong attention to detail in cleanliness, food preparation, and adherence to standards.
• Ability to direct and develop junior crew members, coach underperformers, and hold them accountable.
• Interest in building and improving the operation, not only running shifts.
• Trustworthiness handling cash and attention to detail during closing procedures.
• Strong service-recovery instincts and willingness to take ownership of guest concerns.
• Willingness to flex the schedule for long shifts, doubles, split shifts, and occasional early starts.
• Reliable transportation for late closing shifts.
• At least 18 years old.
• The role works best for someone living within about a 20-minute drive of the Rochester store.
• Comparable supervisory experience in a full-service, QSR, or fast-casual restaurant may be considered if the candidate can learn a pizza line quickly.
• Availability for evening shifts Monday through Sunday, generally 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Fridays.

Nice To Haves

• Daytime availability for catering orders is a plus, but is not required.
• Experience in pizza, QSR, or fast-casual kitchens is relevant; comparable restaurant supervisory experience may also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Run shifts as manager on duty, especially during peak rushes.
• Work all service and kitchen stations, including pizza, salads, wings, cut, expo, register, and curbside.
• Prepare artisan pizza dough, gourmet cookie dough, and specialty sauces according to recipes.
• Train and develop new and existing crew members, including onboarding new hires and coaching performance.
• Maintain cleanliness, organization, food-quality, and crew-presentation standards during both busy and slow shifts.
• Build and use labels, checklists, and straightforward processes so shifts are prepared and operations remain consistent.
• Support the Store Manager with food orders, scheduling, and inventory, and assume more of these responsibilities as skills develop.
• Handle cash, including drawer counts, driver cash-outs, and bank deposits.
• Resolve guest concerns by acknowledging the issue, correcting it, taking an appropriate extra step, and following up.
• Close the store, reconcile the drawer, and distribute tips at the end of the shift.
• Pitch in across stations during busy periods and set the pace as manager on duty.
• Flex working hours when business needs require it, including long shifts, doubles, split shifts, and occasional early starts.

Benefits

• Vision benefits available to qualifying employees.
• Dental benefits available to qualifying employees.
• Employee Assistance Plan benefits available to qualifying employees.
• Tips on tip-eligible shifts, typically averaging an additional $4 per hour, according to the posting.
• Raises tied to skills mastered and responsibilities assumed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed