Core Team Member

sweetgreen; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tips

Competitive wages

Growth opportunities

Medical, dental, and vision

Job summary

Sweetgreen is hiring Team Members to deliver warm hospitality, prepare and serve fresh food, and uphold brand standards in a fast-paced environment. You’ll work on multiple stations, maintain clean, organized setups, and follow safety protocols to protect guests and team members.

This role offers growth toward leadership paths with competitive wages and benefits. Ideal candidates enjoy guest experiences, are reliable, and eager to learn new skills while supporting a high-energy team across

Qualifications

• Availability to work a minimum of 12 hours per week.
• Must be 18 years of age or older and authorized to work in the United States.
• Comfort with lifting up to 50 lbs and standing for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Deliver warm, genuine hospitality and make each guest feel welcomed.
• Prep and serve fresh food quickly and accurately with proper portions and presentation.
• Build accurate, high-quality orders meeting brand standards.
• Keep station clean, stocked, and organized for smooth service.
• Follow food safety, sanitation, and allergen protocols.
• Collaborate with teammates to balance prep, service, and restocking during busy shifts.

Skills

Hospitality and guest experience

Teamwork

Reliability

Detail-oriented

Willingness to learn

Energy

Tools

POS systems

Job description

Job description

Job Type: Full-time, Part-time

A Healthier Future Starts With You!

As a Sweetgreen Team Member, you’re more than a restaurant employee — you’re part of a movement to connect people to real food and create meaningful guest experiences every day.

Whether you’re on the line, prepping ingredients, or welcoming guests, you play a key role in delivering first-class hospitality and food that’s fresh, fast, and thoughtfully made — all in a supportive, high-energy environment.

Join our mission to reshape fast food and grow your own future too. Top-performing Team Members can advance into leadership and General Manager pathways within 3 years.

What You’ll Actually Do

• Deliver warm, genuine hospitality — making every guest feel welcomed, cared for, and valued

• Prep and serve fresh food with speed and precision, ensuring great taste, portions, and presentation

• Build accurate, high-quality orders that meet Sweetgreen’s food and brand standards

• Keep your station clean, stocked, and organized to support smooth service and strong flow

• Follow food safety, sanitation, and allergen protocols to protect guest trust and team standards

• Work seamlessly with teammates to balance prep, service, and restocking — especially during busy shifts

This Role is a Great Fit If You

• Care about food, hospitality, and creating positive guest experiences
• Love working in fast-paced, people-centered environments
• Take pride in being reliable, detail-oriented, and quality-driven
• Enjoy learning new skills and growing across multiple stations
• Bring energy, accountability, and a team-first mindset to every shift
• Want a job that offers growth, stability, and long-term opportunity

The Perks

• Tips* (subject to location and role)
• Competitive wages
• This role is a key step toward Shift leader and Manager opportunities
• Medical, dental, and vision options for part-time and full-time team members*
• Paid vacation, wellness time, and parental leave*
• Free meal every shift
• 401(k)*
• Team Member Merch Shop – earn and buy custom Sweetgreen gear*Depending on eligibility

Minimum Requirements

• Must be available to work a minimum of 12 hours per week
• Lifting: Routinely handling items up to 5-25 lbs and occasionally handling items 40-50 lbs
• Bending: For accessing low areas and handling items.
• Reaching: For accessing high areas and handling items, includes building salads and restocking ingredients
• Standing/Walking: Extended periods, including moving between areas
• Squatting: For accessing low areas and handling items
• Pulling: Managing tasks that require pulling items or equipment
• Manual Dexterity: Typing, interacting with systems, handling tools (knives, thermometers, POS systems), and managing cleaning tools
• Physical Mobility: Navigating stairs, doors, ramps, elevators, and using equipment
• Physical Endurance: Maintaining energy and efficiency through long shifts and peak periods
• Coordination: Balance, multitasking, and handling bulky items or equipment in tight spaces
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

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 across our restaurants and support center so everyone can be part of the movement. When you join Sweetgreen, you not only invest in your own future but also help create spaces where food, people, and purpose come together.

Sweetgreen provides equal opportunities for everyone who works for us and everyone who applies to join our team, 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, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.

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