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# Assistant Restaurant Manager at  sweetgreen

- **Company:**  sweetgreen
- **Location:** Coconut Grove, FL
- **Compensation:** $58k–$68k
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://careers.sweetgreen.com/jobs/8160730?gh_jid=8160730

## Job description

A Healthier Future Starts With You

As an Assistant Coach (Assistant General Manager), you support your store as a leader, strategist, and mentor. You'll inspire your team, drive operational excellence, and deliver exceptional guest experiences using data-driven insights to build healthier communities through real food.

## What You’ll Do

As an Assistant Coach (Assistant General Manager), you're a hands-on leader who inspires your team while driving operational excellence. You'll mentor team members to become future leaders, partner with the Head Coach to set goals and track performance, and use data-driven insights to navigate challenges and ensure exceptional guest experiences that build healthier communities through real food. These responsibilities highlight some of the key functions an Assistant Coach performs. Additional supervisory tasks may be assigned as necessary.

Essential Functions

- People + Leading the Team: Partners with the Head Coach on hiring, onboarding, and training while fostering a culture of trust and recognition. Anticipates operational needs and adjusts deployment to support smooth operations. Provides hands-on coaching, steps in during peak times or staffing gaps, and ensures clear communication for consistent execution.
- Food Safety + Journey: Upholds high standards for food safety, cleanliness, and equipment maintenance by inspecting food quality, checking temperatures, and ensuring compliance. Partners with the Head Coach to promptly resolve facility, supply, and quality issues while ensuring team member safety and strong audit performance.
- Customer Experience: Ensures a clean, hospitable, and brand-aligned guest journey by upholding SWEET standards, acting on guest experience metrics, and making timely business decisions to deliver fast, accurate, and memorable in-store and digital experiences.
- Financial + Business Acumen: Supports operational excellence by managing controllable costs, executing schedules, and partnering with the Head Coach to drive sales and implement short- and long-term strategies using insights from the Ops Dashboard.
- Systems, Process + Tech: Ensures effective team deployment and expert use of systems by supporting daily operations, troubleshooting issues, and prioritizing tasks to drive smooth and efficient execution.
- Execute Assistant Coach Career Path Duties: Perform all essential functions outlined in the Shift Leader role, including those from the Kitchen Lead and Team Member roles

What Makes You Stand Out

- Experience in fast casual restaurant chains
- Hands-on experience with local, organic, and sustainable products
- Familiarity with tech tools and systems used in operations and scheduling
- Proven leadership experience with strong problem-solving skills and ability to make confident decisions under pressure
- Excellent communicator who fosters positive team culture, mentors employees, and delivers exceptional guest experiences
- Highly organized, reliable multitasker with experience in scheduling, coaching, and performance oversight

## Minimum Requirements

- Meet all physical requirements for all roles within the career path, including the Assistant Coach, Shift Leader, Kitchen Lead, and Team Member.
- 2+ years in a restaurant management/supervisory role
- Experience managing and developing 6+ team members per shift
- Food Handler or ServSafe certification
- Must be available to work a minimum of 30 hours per week
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must be authorized to work in the United States

What Perks You’ll Get

- Competitive base salary + 15% 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 fully support new parents
- Complimentary greens
- Free sweetgreen swag
- An opportunity to make a real impact on the people around you, both by growing them and 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

## Who We Are

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 Salary range for this role: Starting salary range based on experience $58,000—$68,000 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.

California residents: Review our applicant privacy notice [HERE](https://drive.google.com/file/d/14IrmjTwzN2BIuNkteB5EqJFSDDgPqJNL/view).

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](https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify).

## About  sweetgreen

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Sweetgreen is a purpose-driven fast-casual restaurant chain that builds healthier communities by connecting people to real food through a farm-to-table, tech-enabled experience.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: SG)
- **Headquarters**: Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2007
- **Founders**: Jonathan Neman, Nicolas Jammet, and Nathaniel Ru

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Fast-casual restaurants & food service
- **Target customers**: B2C — health-conscious consumers, busy professionals, students, and families seeking fresh, convenient, and sustainable meal options
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Building healthier communities by connecting people to real food.” [sweetgreen.com](https://www.sweetgreen.com/mission/)

## Products & Services
- **Sweetgreen Restaurants**: Over 225 locations across the U.S. serving seasonal salads, warm bowls, plates, and sides made from scratch using locally sourced, high-quality ingredients.
- **Sweetgreen App & Sweetpass Loyalty Program**: Mobile ordering and delivery via iOS/Android app, with a free loyalty program (Sweetpass) offering rewards, birthday gifts, and menu exclusives.
- **Catering & Group Orders**: Bulk meal options for offices, events, and communities.
- **Infinite Kitchen (Automation)**: A proprietary, tech-enabled kitchen system that automates bowl assembly for speed and consistency, currently being rolled out to select locations.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Approximately $2.5–3.5 billion market cap (as of mid-2025, fluctuating with public markets). Exact figure varies daily.
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue — $650+ million (FY2024 reported revenue); company is not yet profitable but has shown improving margins.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Major institutional investors include Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, and Durable Capital Partners. Strategic partners include local farmer networks across 8+ states.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanded from 91 stores (2020) to over 225 stores (2025); launched Infinite Kitchen automation; entered new markets like Houston, Fort Lauderdale, and Atlanta; committed to carbon neutrality by 2027. [careers.sweetgreen.com](https://careers.sweetgreen.com/categories/about-sweetgreen)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Farm-to-table supply chain**: Direct relationships with 150+ farmers; scratch cooking daily; no artificial flavors, colors, or dyes.
- **Brand loyalty & mission-driven culture**: Strong consumer trust around sustainability, transparency, and health; Sweetpass loyalty program drives repeat visits.
- **Technology & automation lead**: Infinite Kitchen reduces labor costs and increases throughput — a potential moat against traditional fast-casual competitors.
- **Plant-forward, carbon-conscious menu**: 30% less carbon intensive than average American meal; targets carbon neutrality by 2027. [careers.sweetgreen.com](https://careers.sweetgreen.com/categories/about-sweetgreen)

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale through automation**: Rolling out Infinite Kitchen to improve unit economics and enable faster expansion.
- **Menu innovation & local sourcing**: Continuously evolving seasonal menus and deepening grower partnerships.
- **Digital & loyalty growth**: Expanding Sweetpass membership and app-based ordering to drive higher frequency and customer lifetime value.
- **Sustainability leadership**: Investing in regenerative agriculture, animal welfare, and reducing environmental footprint.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & values**: Six core values guide everything — “Win, Win, Win,” “Think Sustainably,” “Keep It Real,” “Add the Sweet Touch,” “Make an Impact,” and “Live the Sweet Life.” [careers.sweetgreen.com](https://careers.sweetgreen.com/)
- **Growth & development**: Strong emphasis on empowering team members to do their best work and develop lifelong skills — from restaurant team members to corporate roles.
- **Perks**: Free greens stipend, 401k plan, paid family leave, and a commitment to best-in-class benefits across both corporate and field teams. [careers.sweetgreen.com](https://careers.sweetgreen.com/)
- **Work environment**: Main campus in sunny Los Angeles with a diverse mix of chefs, engineers, designers, data scientists, and more. Restaurant teams work in over 225 stores across 8+ states.
- **Hybrid/remote**: Corporate roles likely hybrid (Los Angeles HQ); restaurant roles are fully on-site. Not explicitly stated as fully remote for most positions.

## Sources
1. [sweetgreen.com](https://www.sweetgreen.com/mission/)
2. [careers.sweetgreen.com](https://careers.sweetgreen.com/)
3. [careers.sweetgreen.com - About Sweetgreen](https://careers.sweetgreen.com/categories/about-sweetgreen)
4. [Indeed - Sweetgreen Careers](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Sweetgreen)

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