Restaurant General Manager
Sweetgreen
Brookfield, WI
About Us:
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 3,500 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 General Managers are the Head Coaches of our teams!
We want sweetgreen to be a transformative place, and we pride ourselves on providing a clear career path with opportunities for leadership, personal growth, and professional development. If you love running a balanced business, growing a team, and creating an excellent customer experience, come join the #sweetlife.
What you’ll do:
- Lead a high-performing team by coaching, developing talent, and fostering an inclusive, engaging culture focused on our mission of building healthier communities by connecting people to real food
- Drive excellence in operations, customer experience, and profitability through performance metrics, tools, and accountability
- Uphold food quality and safety standards; ensure production consistency and regulatory compliance
- Execute on the fundamentals: food & labor planning, staffing, inventory management, POS systems, and profit and loss (P&L) responsibilities
- Be a servant leader who builds trust, facilitates clear communication, tackles obstacles, and enables the team to thrive in a dynamic environment
Must-Have Qualifications (Minimum Requirements)
- 10+ years in food service, with at least 6 years in a hands-on management role in a fast-paced environment
- Experience hiring, developing, training, and motivating team members
- Skills in planning, managing, and forecasting financials, labor, & inventory
- Hands-on experience working, managing and optimizing processes in a fast-paced food service environment
- Experience leading and mentoring teams in a collaborative fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)
- Experience in fast casual restaurant chains
- Regional Manager’s Food Safety Certification (ServSafe Manager’s Certification)
About our sweetlife:
- Competitive base salary + 20% bonus potential
- Medical, dental + vision insurance plans to suit your and your family's needs
- Paid Vacation + Wellness time
- 401(k) program
- Paid family leave; we believe in fully supporting new parents
- Complimentary greens
- Free sweetgreen swag
- An opportunity to make a real impact on the people around you, both by growing them and by connecting them to real food
- A collaborative team of people who live our core values and have your back
- A clear career path with opportunities for development, both personally and professionally
About the Company
Sweetgreen
our story
Founded in 2007, sweetgreen is a destination for simple, seasonal, healthy food. We believe the choices we make about what we eat, where it comes from and how it’s prepared have a direct and powerful impact on the health of individuals, communities and the environment. That’s why we’re building a transparent supply network, why we cook from scratch, and why we’re building a community of people who support real food.
We’re in the business of feeding people, and we’re out to change what that means.
our core values
These six core values embody our culture, spirit and dedication to doing what’s right. They keep us aligned and help us make decisions about everything from the food we serve to the way we design our stores.
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win, win, win
create solutions where the company wins, the customer wins, the community wins.
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think sustainably
make decisions that last longer than you will.
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keep it real
cultivate authentic food and relationships.
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add the sweet touch
create meaningful connections every day
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make an impact
leave people better than you found them.
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live the sweetlife
celebrate your passion and your purpose.
our mission
Our mission is to inspire healthier communities by connecting people to real food. We know that sweetgreen is a critical link between growers and consumers, and we feel a responsibility to protect the future of real food. To that end, we’re committed to supporting small and mid-size growers who are farming sustainably, to creating transparency around what’s in your food and where it came from, and to creating more accessibility to healthy, real food for more people. Because here at sweetgreen, impact is not an arm of our business, it is our business, and it permeates everything we do, from what we source to who we hire and how we support local communities. We want to make an impact and leave people better than we found them, and we tailor our approach in each market to reflect the needs of the community.