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Restaurant Manager / Assistant Manager

@ A&W | AWGTA

Guelph, Ontario

Full-time
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Overview

A&W is hiring a restaurant manager or assistant manager for a full-time role running day-to-day fast food restaurant operations. The role leads a local team, controls labour and food costs, enforces food safety and handles hiring and inventory. The posting offers full benefits, a bonus program, a flexible schedule and on-the-job training.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage staff to meet restaurant targets and standards
  • Monitor and control labour, food and waste costs
  • Coach staff on A&W customer service
  • Ensure food safety regulations are followed
  • Hire, retain and terminate employees

Requirements summary:

  • Experienced leader who loves A&W
  • Experience leading a diverse team
  • Able to spend time on the floor each shift

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Employer posting date
2026-10-29
First seen by our source
2026-10-30
Source record updated
2026-10-30

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Job details

SeniorityMid level
DepartmentFood & beverage
Manages peopleYes
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingStore, Restaurant or kitchen
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical moderate · computer low
Perks mentionedFlexible hours, Performance bonus, Paid training

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Job description

Be part of a mature, fun leadership team and excel your career with A&W!

A&W takes pride in offering our employees a working environment that is based on respect and listening. Everyone's efforts and results are recognized and celebrated. We are looking for a fun and experienced leader who loves A&W as much as they love leading a diverse team from their local community!

The Restaurant Manager/Assistant Manager duties include, but are not limited too:

  • Managing the staff to help maintain and achieve restaurant targets and standards
  • Monitoring and controlling labor costs and food and waste costs
  • Working as a team with co-workers to achieve service times
  • Coaching the staff to provide excellent customer service representative of the A&W brand
  • Spending reasonable amount of time every shift on the floor supporting and working with employees
  • Ensuring all food safety regulations are followed
  • Hiring, retaining, and terminating employees
  • Assisting with inventory management
  • Other duties which involve the day to day operation of a fast food restaurant

What we offer: Full benefits, a great bonus program, an opportunity to grow with the company, flexible schedule, on-the-job training

Working with A&W is more than just sharing a love of great burgers. By joining our team you’ll be on the front lines, helping us change the fast food landscape. From eliminating plastic straws, to root beer made with all-natural flavours, to being the first national restaurant chain in Canada to offer the plant-based Beyond Meat Burger, we’ve never been the kind of company to sit back and wait for change to happen. For us, it’s all about doing the right thing for our food, people, community and environment. We can’t wait to hear from you!


Job applicants responding to this posting may be applying to an A&W restaurant independently owned and operated by a local Franchisee. All hiring decisions are made by the local Franchisee.

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