Wingstop Restaurants Inc. hiring Take Flight Intern in Addison, Texas, United States | LinkedIn (2024)

TAKE FLIGHT INTERN

WINGSTOP RESTAURANTS, INC.

Role Profile OverviewROLE TITLE

Take Flight Intern

ROLE LOCATION

Global Support Center

REPORTS TO NAME

Project-Based

TEAM

Project-Based

REPORTS TO TITLE

Project-Based

Role Profile DescriptionX FULL-TIME

ð PART-TIME

__40__

HOURS PER WEEK

ð CONTRACTOR

ð INTERN

X EXEMPT

ð NONEXEMPT

Who We AreWe’re not in the wing business. We’re in the flavor business. It’s been our mission to Serve the World Flavor since we first opened in 1994, and we’re just getting started. 1997 saw the opening of our first brand partner operated Wingstop location, and by 2002 we had served the world one billion wings. It’s flavor that defines us and has made Wingstop one of the fastest growing brands in the restaurant industry.

Above all else – our success is largely due to our people and our core values, or what we call The Wingstop Way of being entrepreneurial, service-minded, fun and authentic. We believe having a strong people foundation centered on these collective values creates a crave-worthy culture and talented team, as well as ensures our brand is poised for accelerated growth. We all win together.

YOUR IMPACTWingstop Restaurants, Inc. is searching for exceptional students to join our 2022 Take Flight Summer Internship Program at our Global Support Center in Dallas, Texas. This role will partner directly with a Project Supervisor, Internship Program Manager, and Group Project Sponsor to support various teams via an individual project, group project, and developmental opportunities. This is a collaborative role, which requires professionalism, technical savviness, problem-solving skills, and the sharing of diverse perspectives and ideas.

What You’ll Do

• Solve a team-specific problem through your individual project, in conjunction with your Project Supervisor. Teams and disciplines with available projects include:
• Information Technology
• Marketing & Communications
• Community Outreach & Non-Profit
• Supply Chain
• Operations
• Brainstorm, research, and propose innovative ideas and solutions to support your individual project.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other Take Flight Interns and Group Project Sponsor to resolve a business-oriented problem and enhance teamwork skills.
• Present draft and final solutions of projects to peers, Senior Leadership Team, and other Wingstop team members.
• Participate in development-specific training opportunities on various topics, including communication, self-awareness, presentation skills, and more.
• Attend additional sessions including frequent check-ins with Project Supervisor, 1:1’s with Program Manager, group work sessions, and social events with various Wingstop team members.
• Perform other individual and group work, as assigned.

Who You Are HUMBLE: You might be the first in your family to attend college, or you may have faced adversity, such as identity or finance-related barriers. Nevertheless, you are passionate in furthering your personal and professional growth. You can modestly yet enthusiastically present ideas on behalf of a team.

HUNGRY: You have a fire in you to pursue academic excellence. You have a noteworthy GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0-point scale. You’re excited to take initiative in leading your own project and exceed expectations.

SMART: You are an upcoming college senior who has experience applying your verbal and written communication skills in the classroom or in previous real-world experiences. You have strong problem-solving, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.

SERVICE-MINDED: You consider others at every turn. You are professional and mature. You will be a team player who helps fellow Take Flight Interns and the organization at large.

ENTREPRENEURIAL: As a Take Flight Intern, you will work with an owner’s mentality when it comes to collaborating cross-functionally and managing multiple concurrent projects.

AUTHENTIC: You bring your true self, diverse ideas, and new perspectives into your internship, simultaneously learning our Wingstop Way values and behaviors.

FUN: You are able to create an engaging environment for yourself and others throughout the Take Flight Internship Program. Ability to form strong working relationships with Project Supervisor, Internship Program Manager, Group Project Sponsor, and other Take Flight peers.

A DAY IN THE LIFESo, What Does ‘all In a Day’s Work’ Look Like To a Take Flight Intern? Your Day Could Shape Up Somewhat Like This

• Attend a training session led by the Organizational Effectiveness team on prioritization, time management, or decision-making.
• Meet with your Project Supervisor to share your research, innovative ideas, and proposed next steps for your individual project.
• Frequent use of mental energy while supporting individual and group projects, expressing and/or exchanging ideas with Take Flight Intern peers, or checking-in with other team members.
• Frequent use of a computer and other technology essential to the successful completion of your everyday role responsibilities, often in a seated position.
• Regularly work alongside Internship Program Manager, Project Supervisor, and Group Project Sponsor to manage priorities and workload.

Wingstop provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.