Your closer just texted. It's 4:47.
No bench means a phone tree and a manager working the floor tonight.
End Staffing Chaos
Build Your Armada
Stop hiring strangers. Build your own crew of trusted workers. We handle the W-2, payroll, and compliance — you command the service.
Sound familiar?
You don't have a labor problem. You have a bench problem.
You paid $6K to replace a server who lasted 3 weeks.
70%+ annual turnover is the industry baseline. Most operators never tally the bill.
The agency sent someone who's never seen your POS.
~35% markup for a stranger who won't be back. Vetting happens on your floor.
Your best bartender quit and took the regulars with them.
Menu, SOPs, the rhythm of Friday night — it all walks out the door.
The job board sent 40 applicants. Two showed for interviews.
No pipeline means hiring is reactive, constant, and slow.
They said yes — then asked if you pay same-day.
Workers route around slow pay. Shifts go unfilled before you know why.
These aren't six problems. They're one. You don't own a pool of people you can reach on demand — so you cycle between emergency labor and constant rehiring.
Armada is the bench you own.
Shared bench, multi-unit
One bench. Every restaurant you run.
The closer at Buckhead picks up Saturday at Westside. Same W-2 record, same payroll, same standards. Your best people stop being trapped at one location — and your fill rate stops depending on which GM has the best phone tree.
Workers travel between locations on the same W-2. HQ sees one roster, one bill, one show rate.
Locations pulling from one pool
⚓
Group bench
Shared across locations
feeds →
- Buckhead94% fill
- Westside91% fill
- Inman Park94% fill
- Decatur88% fill
How Armada Works
From the bench to the floor in four simple steps
Step 01
Build Your Bench
Invite trusted workers or let them discover you. Takes 5 minutes.
Step 02
Post a Shift
Select role, time, and pay. Post in under 30 seconds.
Step 03
Worker Claims First
Your bench gets instant notification. First to claim wins.
Step 04
Service Runs Smoothly
90%+ show rates. Payroll and compliance handled. You run the floor.
Categorically Different
Those Platforms Send You Strangers. Armada Helps You Build a Team.
The old way
Job Boards
- 75% interview no-shows
- Bots & fake resumes
- Pay per click, not results
- 3–4 weeks to hire
- They profit from turnover
The old way
Staffing Agencies
- 30–50% markup on wages
- 40–60% show rates
- Random workers every shift
- No relationship building
- Expensive strangers
The Armada way
Armada
- Your own trusted crew
- 90%+ show rates
- Pay per filled shift
- Build relationships, not turnover
- W-2 employer of record
Compliance
We carry the W-2. You stay in control.
In 33 states, calling in 1099s — or anyone who isn't on your payroll — is now a six-figure liability. Armada is W-2 by default, so taxes, comp, and audit-ready paperwork all live on our side of the line.
See the full compliance pack →W-2 employer of record
Armada is the legal employer. I-9, payroll, workers' comp — all ours.
Insurance & documents handled
Workers' comp, liability, and additional-insured certificates issued on request. I-9s, W-4s, and payroll records kept audit-ready on our side.
50-state coverage
Tax registration, unemployment, and quarterly filings handled in every state we operate.
Asset Utilization
Your team stays yours. The bench gets stronger.
Armada doesn't share your full-timers — it activates the people who'd otherwise be working 12 hours a week somewhere else. More hours for them means a more reliable bench for you.
Your crew stays yours
Private bench, never poached
Your full-time team is invisible to other operators on Armada. The shared layer is the bench — gap fillers, not your A-team. We exist to fill holes, not open new ones.
Asset utilization at the labor layer
Underused workers, fully activated
A worker locked to one employer for 14 hours a week is an underutilized asset. Stack shifts across restaurants on the same platform and that same person becomes a 35-hour pro who actually depends on the work.
Portfolio career → higher show rate
Reliable schedule, reliable showing up
Workers who can build a full week from multiple operators earn enough to make this their living. When the work is dependable for them, the showing up is dependable for you.
Show rate62% → 94%
Restaurants on the bench
Use Cases
Built for Every Restaurant Model
Independent Restaurants
Build a reliable bench without hiring full-time. Keep labor flexible, costs low.
Explore Solution →Multi-Unit Restaurant Groups
One W-2 bench shared across every location. Workers travel, fill rates stabilize, HQ sees one roster.
Explore Solution →Enterprise
Shared bench at 20+ locations. SSO, API, MSA-first procurement, one COI across the org.
Explore Solution →90%+
Show Rate
<1hr
Average Fill Time
$6K+
Annual Savings per Worker
“We went from scrambling for hours to filling shifts in under 45 minutes.”
“Our show rates went from 70% to 95%. We finally have reliable coverage across every location.”
Drop Anchor with Armada.
Stop scrambling, start building. Join the restaurants that have eliminated staffing chaos with Armada.