Lead Server

Perky Beans Coffee & PB Café • Leander, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are a high-volume, full-service restaurant serving exceptional breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We take pride in serving scratch-made comfort food, friendly and fast-paced service, and a loyal community following. To maintain our high standards of hospitality and operational efficiency, we utilize a core group of Lead Servers who help elevate our service team, streamline communication, and build a culture of consistency and mutual accountability.

The Lead Server is a hybrid role designed for top-performing service professionals who balance floor shifts with leadership development. In this position, you will continue to take table sections and earn tips on your shifts. However, you will also act as a vital bridge between staff and senior leadership. You will be responsible for contributing to and writing front-of-house Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and checklists, lead the onboarding and training of new hires, manage schedules, and hold floor staff accountable to daily side work and service standards.

Requirements

• 1-2+ years of high-volume, full-service restaurant serving experience.
• Prior experience as a shift lead, trainer, or captain is a plus but not required.
• Confident, fair, professional, and an excellent communicator.
• Must be comfortable stepping out of a "peer" mindset to hold coworkers accountable to restaurant baselines.
• Familiarity with Toast POS and Sling (or similar shift-scheduling platforms).
• Must be able to anchor a consistent schedule that guarantees a Lead Server is present during all designated priority leadership shifts (specifically targeting daytime/brunch hours for current operational needs).
• Flexibility to work weekends and holidays is required.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods (7+ hour shifts) and lift up to 50 lbs.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience as a shift lead, trainer, or captain is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Act as the designated shift leader during your scheduled hours.
• Give clear direction, delegate operational duties to floor staff as needed, and ensure no server leaves their shift without verified, 100% completed side work.
• Serve as the official trainers for incoming front-of-house hires.
• Guide trainees through our menu, hospitality expectations, POS usage, and floor rhythms to ensure consistency.
• Draft, refine, and implement practical FOH checklists, side work sheets, and service SOPs.
• Take operational ownership of FOH scheduling using Sling.
• Build weekly schedules according to stated headcounts, actively manage daily floor cuts, and coordinate emergency shift coverage for sudden call-outs.
• Deliver real-time, constructive verbal coaching and guidance to team members regarding guest service, teamwork, and operational standards.
• Utilize Toast POS to authorize comps and voids when necessary, assist servers with basic troubleshooting, handle immediate guest complaints with empathy, and support smooth shift transitions.

Benefits

• Premium hourly structures tailored to your daily tasks, plus tips kept while serving (subject to standard restaurant tip-outs and credit card processing fee deductions).
• Weekly pay structure.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance packages.
• Supplemental Life and Disability insurance options.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program.

What This Job Offers

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