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Assistant Manager - Kitchen - at Sheetz, Inc

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Additional $1.50/hr. for working 10pm-6am

Overview:

Do you have great attention-to-detail? Someone who can see allll the moving partz that come together to make a BIG project successful?

If so, come join the fun and find success with us as a Kitchen Assistant Manager!

Your day-to-day will be BUSY, but super rewarding, because you're in the business of making SHEETZ happen, in the kitchen! While our customers might think their food and drinks just show up , you know better! In this role, you'll work behind- the-scenes to ensure proper staffing, products, customer service, food prep and kitchen execution is in place to make every order PERFECTION!

Looking for leadership experience? You'll get it, with the chance to manage the entire food service program, including: inventory, preparation, promotion, production, service AND sales, while also stepping up as a leader of day-to-day operations in the Store Manager's absence.

At Sheetz, you'll know your value. We proudly give quarterly employee bonuses based on company performance, competitive salaries, ample PTO and parental leave, 401k matching and employee stock ownership, limitless professional development and growth opportunities, tuition reimbursement, full medical, vision and dental coverage, and snack discounts!

Sound good? Here's the deetz:

Responsibilities:
  1. Back-up the Store Manager by giving your thoughtz on recruitment, selection, training, and performance management of your store work fam
  2. Provide input into scheduling
  3. Handle customer questions, complaints and concerns timely
  4. Keep an eye on work fam compliance with Sheetz policies, procedures and programs
  5. Follow-up with responses from customer service shops, QA audits, secret shops and SMG surveys
  6. Call the shotz in the kitchen on recipes, proper portioning, and product rotation
  7. Create build-to's and follow up on orders and store organization
  8. Keep the goodz stocked by managing inventory and identifying waste elimination opportunities
  9. Impact cost savings by monitoring waste, expense and variance
  10. Oversee food service rollouts
Qualifications:

Education

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Two-year degree in a business related field preferred.
  • Successful completion of certification testing as needed.

Experience

  • One year experience supervising others in a fast food, restaurant, retail or convenience operation preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

  • ServeSafe
  • Any other legally required certification
Accommodations:

Sheetz is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. Sheetz is committed to considering all applicants regardless of disability who can perform all essential job duties with or without accommodations.

Typical entry-level pay: $29k for Food Preparation Workers nationally

National salary averages
Expected entry-level
$29k
Entry
Mid
Senior
Expected
$23k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $44k

Mid-level roles pay ~19% more—room to grow.

Hot hiring, constrained wages

Employers are hiring actively, but pay hasn't caught up with demand. Focus on competing offers and non-salary benefits.

Hiring leverage
Candidate-favored
Wage leverage âš  Disconnect
Constrained
Mobility
High mobility
Durability
High fragility

Why this market feels harder than it looks

This market is hiring aggressively, but compensation hasn't caught up and most openings are backfilling churn, not expansion. Employers are filling roles, but not bidding wages up.

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Senior candidates with options
Weaker for: Entry-level candidates, Career switchers

Where to negotiate

Base salary
Sign-on bonus
Title / level
Remote flexibility
Scope & responsibility
Start date / PTO

Likely Possible Unlikely

Watch out for

Wage disconnect: Hiring is active but pay hasn't responded—negotiate on other terms.

Don't let hiring headlines mislead you—focus on concrete offers. Your leverage may be less durable than it appears—move decisively.

Does this path compound?

Job Growth →
High churn
Growth, flat pay
🚀 Compound
Growth + pay upside
⚠️ Plateau
Limited growth
Specialize
Experts earn more
Pay Upside →
Stable but flat

Steady work, but limited growth in both jobs and pay.

-3%
10yr growth
Most openings come from retirements and turnover, not new positions.
148,000 openings projected annually—mostly replacing retirees and turnover.
Typical: No formal educational credential

Consider building adjacent skills to stay marketable.

Labor data: BLS 2024