We're looking for an operationally-minded Infinite Kitchen (IK) Operations Specialist to support Sweetgreen's growing Infinite Kitchen (IK) portfolio. This role sits at the intersection of IK technology, restaurant operations, and cross-functional Support Center teams. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable walking a restaurant with a GM and presenting a recommendation to senior leadership. This is a role for someone who can earn operator trust, push back on assumptions, and translate field reality into decisions that get made at the Support Center. You're the person who ensures adoption of processes and new initiatives at IK's and that the voice of operators and guests informs the future of IK's.
You'll partner closely with Operations, Facilities, Technology, and People teams to drive operational improvements across the IK fleet, lead in-restaurant pilots, and provide field coordination for new IK openings. This role is based in our Los Angeles Support Center, with 15–30% travel to IK restaurants.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Infinite Kitchen (IK) Operations & Testing
IK NRO Coordination & Field Support
QUALIFICATIONS
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
WHAT YOU'LL GET
Come join the sweetlife!
About sweetgreen
Sweetgreen is a national restaurant brand dedicated to building healthier communities by connecting people to real food. Since 2007, Sweetgreen has reimagined fast food to be fresh, flavorful, and rooted in relationships with farmers and communities. 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.
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.
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.
create solutions where the company wins, the customer wins, the community wins.
make decisions that last longer than you will.
cultivate authentic food and relationships.
create meaningful connections every day
leave people better than you found them.
celebrate your passion and your purpose.
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.