Sweetgreen

Sweetgreen

Restaurant General Manager

18681 Main St, Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Sponsorship not specified$75k-$95kDetected 20 days ago
ForecastingLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoringAdaptabilityFood Safety

About the role

  • A Healthier Future Starts With You As a Head Coach (General Manager), you're the leader, strategist, and mentor of your store.
  • Since 2007, Sweetgreen has reimagined fast food to be fresh, flavorful, and rooted in relationships with farmers and communities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead your team by balancing people, operations, and business performance.
  • Build an inclusive culture while coaching talent, using technology to optimize operations and drive profitability.
  • Maintain high standards of food quality, safety, and cleanliness while adapting to a dynamic environment.
  • People + Team Leadership: Lead the full employee lifecycle while fostering a culture of trust, transparency, and inclusion. Ensure compliance, deliver timely feedback, and develop a strong, diverse talent pipeline.
  • Food Safety + Operations: Maintain high standards for food safety, cleanliness, and equipment maintenance, resolving facility, supply, and food quality issues while prioritizing team safety.
  • Customer Experience: Deliver clean, hospitable, and brand-aligned experiences, acting on guest metrics and making data-informed business decisions.
  • Financial + Business Acumen: Drive sales and profit by analyzing reports, managing costs, executing strategic plans, and creating effective schedules aligned with business goals.
  • Systems, Process + Technology: Operate and support all systems, troubleshoot issues, and prioritize daily operations to ensure smooth business and guest experiences.
  • Execute Head Coach Career Path Duties: Perform all essential functions outlined in the Assistant Coach role, including those from the Shift Leader, Kitchen Lead, and Team Member roles.
  • Proven experience hiring, coaching, and developing high-performing teams

Requirements

  • 3+ years in food service, with at least 2 years in hands-on management
  • Experience in high-volume, fast-paced restaurants.
  • Hands-on experience with local, organic, and sustainable products

Nice to have

  • Experience in fast-casual or retail operations is a plus

Compensation

  • Starting salary range based on experience
  • $75,000 - $95,000 USD

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary + 20% bonus potential
  • Medical, dental, + vision plans
  • Paid vacation + wellness time
  • Paid family leave

Company info

  • Sweetgreen is a national restaurant brand dedicated to building healthier communities by connecting people to real food.
  • As we grow, we are committed to developing our people in our restaurants and at our support center, so that everyone can be part of the movement.
  • When you join Sweetgreen, you not only invest in your own future but help create spaces where food, people, and purpose come together.
  • Salary range for this role:
  • Starting salary range based on experience
  • $75,000 - $95,000 USD
  • Sweetgreen provides equal opportunities for all employees and applicants, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service in the uniformed services of the United States, or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.
  • sweetgreen participates in the federal government's E - Verify program to determine employment eligibility.
  • To learn more about the E - Verify program, please click here.
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