Restaurant Team Member
Job Location:
Durham, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Posted:
5 October 2026 (9 hours ago)
Application Deadline:
2 January 2027
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
A Potbelly Associates job is to provide our customers an excellent experience by providing fast friendly and accurate service and by delivering a quality and consistent product every time in a clean and inviting environment. They are also to display the Potbelly Values at all times.
FOCUS
Essential
- Prepare quality finished products (sandwiches salads soups cookies ice cream etc.) efficiently per Potbellyrecipe manual standards.
- Provide fast friendly and accurate service to customers.
- Comply with health and safety standards for food cleanliness and safety of the shop.
- Maintain personal hygiene standards and follow Potbelly uniform standards.
- Comply with shop security and safety standards.
- Handle raw and finished waste according to established procedures.
- Engage in friendly conversation with customers in line.
- Act with a sense of urgency toward all customers in the shop.
- Ability to discuss Potbelly history with others.
Other Key Functions
- Restock food line chips and cooler.
- Work multiple stations (load dress shakes cash prep front) as directed by members of the Management Team.
- Prepare meats cheeses bread vegetables and condiments for different sandwiches and salads.
- Prepare shakes cookies soups and other food items.
- If 18 or older use and clean the automatic slicer & manual chicken slicer to prepare food items.
- Clean and maintain all areas of the shop including the dining room service line kitchen and restrooms. Thisincludes cleaning tables floors counters walk-in cooler food prep stations restroom fixtures washing dishesand taking out the trash.
- Operate cash register: handle balance and follow all cash handling procedures.
- Effectively handle customer complaints/issues.
- Take delivery/catering/pickup orders accurately over the phone.
- Deliver catering orders as detailed in the Catering Driver and Delivery Agreement.
- Other duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS
- Ability to stand/walk a minimum of 5 hours or as needed.
- Must be able to exert well-paced and frequent mobility for periods of up to 3 hours or as needed.
- Must be able to work a flexible work schedule that could include a minimum of 2 shifts per week.
- Be able to lift up to 10 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
- Will frequently reach feel bend stoop carry finely manipulate and key in data.
- Able to work in both warm and cool environments indoors (95%) and outdoors (5%).
- Must be able to tolerate higher levels of noise from music customers and employee traffic.
- Must be able to tolerate potential allergens: peanut products egg dairy gluten soy seafood andshellfish.
EXPERIENCE EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORS
- Must represent Potbelly Advantage and Our Values.
- Must be at least 16 years of age
- All hourly non-managers are required per jurisdictional requirements to successfully complete a FoodHandler course and exam. Failure to do so will result in termination of employment.
- Must be friendly and customer service-oriented.
- Strong verbal communication skills.
- Must possess neat and clean hygiene.
- Ability to handle a knife confidently.
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and have a sense of urgency.
- Ability to work as a team-player.
- Ability to comprehend and communicate in English via verbal and written communication such thatemployee can perform his or her job responsibilities.