sweetgreen is hiring: Restaurant Manager in New Haven

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Overview

Our Restaurant Managers (Assistant Coaches) lead our team members. We call our Assistant Managers, Assistant Coaches. They are our most valuable ingredient - the heart of our business, the face of our brand, and what truly makes the sweetgreen experience special and unique. Coaches help drive sweetgreen's values within the stores - creating a family environment where all feel welcome to enjoy a healthy meal together. We are looking for happy, humble, and hard-working people to join our growing team.

We strive to create amazing experiences - not only for our guests, but also our employees.

What You'll Do

• Leading by example and being a role model for the standards and behaviors consistent with sweetgreen’s core values and culture.
• Proactively attracting, identifying, and hiring team members that embody the sweetgreen profile and have the ability to grow within the organization.
• Successfully and consistently communicating team wins, priorities, best practices and operational changes to deliver brilliant execution.
• Connecting with the local community by executing sweetgreen’s local marketing and community involvement initiatives.
• Serving as a role model for high quality, hands-on, floor management - including effective deployment of labor to maximize throughput.
• Delivering store sales and financial objectives by removing any barriers to success.
• Scheduling daily labor requirements that meet the needs of the business and provide great customer service experiences.
• Ensuring that food safety and security standards are met and adhered to consistently.
• Maintaining food service and production levels by leading strong BOH and FOH execution.
• Addressing performance issues quickly and respectfully by coaching, counseling, and managing any conflicts.
• Contributing ideas, thoughts, and solutions that result in increased productivity, higher retention, and improved operations.

What You've Got

• 3+ years in a restaurant management role
• Experience in fast casual restaurant chains (preferred)
• Managed and developed 25+ team members per shift
• A passion for food and restaurant operations
• Desire to make an impact on customers and team members
• A can-do work ethic and the ability to take initiative on projects
• Ability to lead, motivate, and build an efficient team in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to champion a strong understanding and appreciation of local and organic products
• Belief in and passion for the sweetlife and sweetgreen’s core values
• Strong leadership behaviors, approachability, and a reputation as a role model
• sweetgreen DNA:
  • Coachable: actively looks for feedback to grow and improve
  • Self-starters: takes initiative, thinks of the big picture, relays store needs and communicates with the team
  • Customer service-oriented: Passion for the guest experience, service driven
  • Innovative: utilizes and designs business processes with the customer, community and company in mind
  • Passionate about real food: appreciation for the greater mission of farm-to-table foods

About Our Sweetlife

• Competitive base salary + 15% bonus potential
• Medical, dental + vision insurance plans
• Paid Vacation + Wellness time
• 401(k) program
• Paid family leave; support for new parents
• Complimentary greens
• Free sweetgreen swag
• Opportunity to make a real impact on people and connect them to real food
• A collaborative team that lives our core values

Salary and Benefits

Starting salary range based on experience: $65,000—$75,000 USD

sweetgreen 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, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status.

California residents: Review our applicant privacy notice HERE. sweetgreen participates in the federal government's E-Verify program to determine employment eligibility.

Employment Type

• Full-time

Job Function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Food and Beverage Services

Note: This description reflects responsibilities and requirements for the role and may be subject to change.