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We’ve been in the quick service restaurant (QSR) business since 1980.  We have over 40 years of experience in the industry, and we know how to run a great restaurant. Today, we operate Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut & Long John Silver’s. 

Why Summerwood?

About

Summerwood is a family-operated company committed to restaurant operating excellence and providing opportunities to passionate people.

Support

Summerwood works to provide its people with the best resources and support infrastructure in the restaurant business.

Benefits

Summerwood provides best-in-class benefits to develop and improve the lives of our team members.

Careers

Start with us and stay with us! We offer a growth road map for team members who join our company and provide support all along the way.

Meet Us

Meet Eduardo

He hopes to continue to climb the career ladder to Region Coach.

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Meet Brett

Brett’s work-life motto can easily be summed up by the adage, “stay humble, hustle hard.”

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Meet Nick

As a former Navy officer, he loves the structure and team atmosphere Summerwood brings.

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Meet Logan

Summerwood is teaching him about more than just Tacos.

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Meet Lauren

She says, if you put your mind to it, anyone can have a career at Summerwood.

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Meet Adrianne

It’s the work-life balance that keeps her happy.

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Your Career Ladder

At Summerwood, our team members start with us and stay with us. Whether you’re looking for an entry-level position or a leadership role, we’re proud to provide opportunity all along the way.
Dive into our career path and discover your future with us.

Team Member

  • Greets guests with a smile
  • Maintains a clean and safe environment for guests and team
  • Serves customers according to company standards
  • Is reliable for scheduled shifts

Shift Leader

  • Drives customer service excellence
  • Maintains standards in product and facility
  • Review food handling procedures
  • Assess operational processes

Associate RGM

  • Drives excellence in customer service
  • Maintains company standards in product and facility specifications
  • Supervises food handling procedures and operational processes
  • Exercises basic, shift-to-shift financial control to meet the restaurant profit margin targets

Lead Associate Manager

  • Shadows managers to learn how to develop the restaurant operating plan
  • Learns how to manage restaurant level HR activity
  • Learns how to maintain fast, accurate service and positive guest relations

Restaurant General Manager

  • Develops and drives restaurant annual operating plan
  • Directs all restaurant level HR activity
  • Establishes restaurant operating metrics targets
  • Maintains fast, accurate service, positive guest relations

Restaurant Training Manager

  • Train, coach and certify Training Managers
  • Partner with MTMs to achieve in-store metrics
  • Meet/support trainee a minimum of once a week during training

Project Coach

  • Oversees 1-3 restaurants
  • Drives speed with service and customer satisfaction
  • Responsible for Profit & Loss statement accountability
  • Trains and develops staff

Area Coach

  • Oversees 6-9 restaurants
  • Drives speed with service and customer satisfaction
  • Profit & Loss statement accountability
  • Trains and develops staff

Region Coach

  • Drives speed with service and customer satisfaction
  • Profit & Loss statement accountability
  • Trains and develops staff

VP of Operations

  • Maintains company standards in food safety, product and facility specifications
  • Allocates limited capital budgets to meet highest priority facility needs
  • Introduces and reinforces new company products and initiatives
  • Implements Franchisor directed new product campaigns and operating procedures.