Assistant Restaurant Manager - Quick Hire!
Posted on October 24, 2025
CEC Entertainment, LLC is a prominent leader in the family dining and entertainment industry, headquartered in Irving, Texas. It operates several beloved and iconic brands including Chuck E. Cheese, Peter Piper Pizza, and Chuck's Arcade. The company prides itself on creating engaging, safe, and fun environments where families can come together to celebrate and create lasting memories. Celebrating over half a million birthdays annually, Chuck E. Cheese specifically is recognized as the place "Where a Kid Can Be a Kid®," focusing on the joy, safety, and well-being of its guests and employees. The company is committed to safety programs like Kid Check®, community support through substantial donations to schools and nonprofits, and fostering a culture of innovation recognized by awards such as "Best in STEM" and being named one of America's Greatest Workplaces.
CEC Entertainment operates nearly 600 Chuck E. Cheese locations and over 120 Peter Piper Pizza venues spread across 45 states in the U.S. and 18 countries internationally. The company emphasizes diversity, inclusion, and a supportive culture that celebrates fun and family play as fundamental to uniting communities and strengthening families. Peter Piper Pizza offers a neighborhood pizzeria experience that combines quality food with engaging entertainment, enhancing physical wellness and motor skills in children through various play attractions.
The Assistant Manager position at Chuck E. Cheese offers an exciting leadership opportunity to individuals ready to level up their management career with a company committed to excellence in guest service and team development. This role is essential in maintaining the high energy and rewarding atmosphere that makes Chuck E. Cheese a favorite destination for families.
As an Assistant Manager, you will help lead a dedicated team whose purpose is to ensure every guest leaves happy. Your role will involve daily decision making concerning staff scheduling, cleanliness, product quality, and guest service standards. The position requires strong leadership skills to recruit, train, motivate, and develop the team to meet both company goals and guest expectations. You will provide coaching and inspiration, ensuring that your team delivers outstanding guest service while maintaining a safe, clean, and efficiently run establishment.
This role involves understanding and managing cost control procedures, inventory, financials, and labor management. You will take ownership of an Area of Impact (AOI), which rotates through key operational sectors including the Kitchen (managing food safety, ordering, and preparation), Sales (overseeing cashiers, salad bar, and merchandise), Showroom (planning and executing birthday parties), and Gameroom (maintaining games and equipment alongside the Technical Manager).
This position requires excellent communication, coaching abilities, composure, resourcefulness, ethics, integrity, and proficient time and priority management. Candidates must be able to work a full 40-hour week, possess a high school diploma or GED, be at least 21 years old (subject to local laws regarding alcohol service), and have at least one year of people management experience preferably in food service or at least six months as an Opening Coordinator.
The job environment necessitates physical capability to lift up to 50 pounds, perform various physical tasks such as standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, pushing/pulling, walking, and squatting, and working in an environment with flashing lights, loud noises, and temperature extremes. The safety and health of guests and employees are paramount, with rigorous health and sanitation standards in place to exceed local requirements.
CEC Entertainment offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and a 401(k) retirement savings plan for eligible employees. The company supports career growth through job training and growth opportunities and stands as a fair and inclusive employer embracing diversity and equal opportunity.
                - Must be able to work 40 hours a week
 - Must have a high school diploma or GED
 - Must be at least 21 years of age or older (with regional exceptions as per RVP approval)
 - Minimum one year of management experience or six months as an Opening Coordinator
 - Ability to lift or carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds
 - Ability to stand, bend, kneel, reach, push/pull, walk and squat during scheduled shifts
 - Ability to work in environments with flashing lights, loud noise, extreme heat and cold
 - Willingness to adhere to rigorous health and sanitation standards