Cafe Lead - AGM

Green Sage Cafe; Asheville, Northern (NC, KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daytime hours

50% discount on menu items

Free staff meal

PTO up to 1 week/year

Health & wellness benefits

$50 shoe voucher

Mental wellness resources

Job summary

Green Sage Café in Asheville is looking for a Café Leader to grow with our busy, fast-casual team. Start as Shift Leader in FOH and Kitchen Leader in BOH, rotating across Downtown, South, and Merrimon locations as you learn every side of the business.

This full-time role offers hands-on training, advancement toward store leadership, and benefits including paid time off, discounts, and wellness resources.

Qualifications

• Experience as a line cook with FOH customer service/management skills.
• Familiarity with fast-casual or cafe environments is preferred.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced restaurant environment.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrating full FOH and BOH operational skills, including serving as a Shift Leader on the floor and a Kitchen Leader on the line.
• Training in all aspects of day-to-day restaurant management across multiple locations, including ordering, inventory management, and staff scheduling.
• Rotating across all three Asheville locations, providing support and gaining experience in different store environments.
• Knowing all menu items, including their ingredients, recipes, preparations, and potential allergens per house recipes.
• Training, knowledge, and safe use of kitchen and restaurant equipment to perform all FOH and BOH duties.
• Maintaining control, organization, and communication during execution of orders at all times, from intake to delivery.
• Competency in all managerial duties, including: opening/closing, cash handling, deposits, and using Toast and Restaurant365.
• Completing all prep, restocking, cleaning, bussing, side work, and opening/closing procedures per company checklists.
• Assist as needed with cooking on the line, expediting, food running, dishwashing, order receiving, and other duties as assigned by the GM.

Skills

Line cook experience

FOH customer service

Fast-paced environment

Team player

Tools

Toast POS

Restaurant365

Job description

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Wellness resources

Position Overview

Green Sage is growing, and we’re looking for a hardworking Café Leader to join our fun, busy, fast-casual café team. This is a full-time, hands-on role for someone who wants to learn every side of the business: front of house, back of house, and full restaurant management.

In this position, you will start by working as a Shift Leader in FOH and a Kitchen Leader in BOH, honing your skills on both sides of the restaurant. Once fully trained, you’ll flex across all three of our Asheville locations (Downtown, South, and Merrimon), stepping in to support and manage stores as needed—including covering for General Managers during vacations or unexpected absences.

This isn’t a role where you learn one position and stay there. It’s a deliberate path toward store leadership, built for someone who wants to understand the business from the ground up.

Core Responsibilities

• Demonstrating full FOH and BOH operational skills, including serving as a Shift Leader on the floor and a Kitchen Leader on the line
• Training in all aspects of day-to-day restaurant management across multiple locations, including ordering, inventory management, and staff scheduling
• Rotating across all three Asheville locations, providing support and gaining experience in different store environments
• Knowing all our menu items, including their ingredients, recipes, preparations, and potential allergens per house recipes
• Training, knowledge, and safe use of kitchen and restaurant equipment to perform all FOH and BOH duties
• Maintaining control, organization, and communication during execution of orders at all times, from intake to delivery
• Competency in all managerial duties, including: holding keys and alarm codes; performing opening and closing duties; handling cash, nightly deposits, and maintaining the till; and, responsibly using manager PINs, passwords, and software (Toast and Restaurant365)
• Completing all prep, restocking, cleaning, bussing, side work, general upkeep, and opening/closing procedures per company checklists
• Assist as needed with the following duties: cooking on the line, expediting, food running, dishwashing, order receiving, and other duties as assigned by the General Manager

Position Requirements

• Flexible schedule with weekend availability
• Experience as a line cook with FOH customer service/management skills
• Previous fast-casual, café, or restaurant experience
• Genuine interest in learning the restaurant business end to end
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced restaurant environment
• Familiarity with Toast and Restaurant365 platforms
• Reliable transportation, given the multi-location nature of the role
• A team-first attitude and a desire to meet the needs of every customer

Position Benefits

• Daytime hours only—no evening shifts required
• 50% discount on all menu items
• Free staff meal
• PTO up to one (1) week per year
• Health and wellness benefits through MercyMe
• $50 shoe voucher
• Free mental wellness resources through the Employee Assistance Network (EAN)

About Green Sage

We’re a local, health-focused, sustainability-minded café group who serve a customer base with a variety of dietary restrictions, including vegan, gluten-sensitive, dairy-free, and more. We’re committed to serving food that’s good for you and the world around you.Our commitment to sustainability goes beyond what’s on the plate. We reuse, recycle, and compost nearly everything—because a healthier planet and a healthier community go hand in hand.

All of our hardworking team members help us uphold our commitment to a positive culture. Our values are centered around our core tenets:

• Communication
• Initiative and Dedication
• Teamwork, Cooperation, and Leadership
• Dependability and Efficiency
• Customer-Focused and Service-Minded

These values help us represent our company and serve our community every day.