Carmel - Kitchen Lead

Sweetgreen

Carmel, IN

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Coaching, Cook Dishes, Detail Oriented, Food Presentation, Food Quality, Food Safety, Identify Issues, Leadership, Physical Demands, Problem Solving Skills, Quality Metrics, Safety Standards, Team Player, Waitressing
LOCATION
Carmel, IN
POSTED
Today

As a Culinary Lead, you are the food quality expert responsible for ensuring every item meets standards for flavor, safety, and presentation.

  • You will prep, cook, and plate food using knives, ovens, and other tools—no grills or fryers involved.
  • You coach teammates in real-time to improve food execution and uphold quality standards.
  • Manage prep timing and par levels to maintain smooth kitchen operations during high volume.
  • Serve as the food quality advocate on shift, quickly identifying and resolving issues.
  • Partner with leadership to maintain safety, cleanliness, and operational excellence.

This role suits those passionate about food quality and kitchen work, with experience in fast-paced environments. It offers growth opportunities to management, competitive wages, tips, benefits, and free shifts meals. Physical requirements include working on your feet and handling items up to 50 lbs., with at least 30 hours/week availability. The position emphasizes food safety, attention to detail, and teamwork in a fast-casual, high-volume setting.

About the Company

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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.

  • win, win, win

    create solutions where the company wins, the customer wins, the community wins.

  • think sustainably

    make decisions that last longer than you will.

  • keep it real

    cultivate authentic food and relationships.

  • add the sweet touch

    create meaningful connections every day

  • make an impact

    leave people better than you found them.

  • 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.

COMPANY SIZE
2,500 to 4,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Restaurant/Food Services
FOUNDED
2007
WEBSITE
http://www.sweetgreen.com