Westport - Core Team Member at sweetgreen

As a Sweetgreen Team Member, you will be an ambassador for our mission: building healthier communities by connecting people to real food. We love team players! Whether you're passionate about providing exceptional customer experience in the front of the house, preparing healthy, crave-able foods in the kitchen, or keeping our stations clean and organized, you'll have the support of your manager and team to create an experience our customers will love.

When you join Sweetgreen, you are joining our movement of rewriting the future of fast food. And you won't just grow the planet's future-you grow your own. We're passionate about growing our teams internally - our top-performing team members can reach General Manager in 36 months!

What You'll Do:

These responsibilities highlight some of the key functions a Sweetgreen Team Member will perform. They include but are not limited to:

• Hospitality & Brand Ambassadorship: Greet customers, providing a best-in-class customer experience from hello to goodbye; provide information on menu options and our food ethos.
• Menu Knowledge & Food Preparation: Learn our menu and ingredients; Prep hot and cold food items for frontline and online orders (OLO)
• Manual Operation of Kitchen Tools: Safely operate kitchen tools and utensils; read and execute instructions accurately
• Food Safety & Cleanliness: Follow food safety standards; maintain clean workstations throughout your shift.
• Restaurant Organization, Dishwashing & Support: Maintain dish area, receive and restock orders, assist with kitchen tasks as necessary.
• Physical Requirements: Lift up to 25 lbs, stand for extended periods.

You must be able to perform all of the above essential job duties satisfactorily, with or without a reasonable accommodation

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be available to work a minimum of 12 hours per week.
• You must be 18 years of age or older
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

What Perks You'll Get

• We reward Hospitality! Team Members are eligible for Tips depending on their role and location
• Competitive wages - Team Members earn raises for learning new skills
• Medical, dental, & vision plan options for part-time and full-time Team Members*
• Paid Vacation + Wellness time
• Paid parental leave*
• 401k*
• Free healthy and delicious shift meals
• Access to our SG Swag Marketplace - earn and buy custom swag
• And much more...

*Depending on eligibility

Who We Are

sweetgreen is on a mission to build healthier communities by connecting people to real food. We passionately believe that real food should be convenient and accessible to everyone. Every day in each sweetgreen, our 5,000 team members make food from scratch, using fresh ingredients and produce delivered that morning. And in our local communities, we're committed to leaving people better than we found them. We're in the business of feeding people, and we're out to change what that means. Our teams are our most valuable ingredient - the heart of our company, the face of our brand, and what truly makes the sweetgreen experience special and unique.

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 (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, 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.

California residents: Review our applicant privacy notice HERE.

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