Service Leader

Chipotle Mexican Grill; Athens (OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Free food

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

A leading fast-casual restaurant chain is seeking a Service Leader in Athens, OH. This role involves ensuring quality food and customer service, training team members, and maintaining safety standards. The ideal candidate should be experienced in food safety and cash handling, with a high school diploma. Benefits include tuition assistance, free food, and opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• Ability to articulate Chipotle’s Food With Integrity philosophy.
• Restaurant experience preferred.
• Ability to speak, write, read, and understand the primary language(s) of the work location.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a positive customer experience.
• Ensure safe and quality food is prepared and served.
• Train restaurant crew and monitor performance.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

Cash handling policies

Customer service

Team leadership

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Cultivate a Better World

Food served fast does not have to be a typical fast‑food experience. Chipotle has always done things differently, both in and out of our restaurants. We are changing the face of fast food, starting conversations, and directly supporting efforts to shift the future of farming and food. We hope you will join us as we continue to learn, evolve, and shape what comes next on our mission to make better food accessible to everyone.

The Opportunity

The Service Leader is responsible for maintaining a positive customer experience by ensuring safe and quality food is prepared and served; and that the restaurant crew is well trained and provides good customer service. They maintain a clean, organized line with properly functioning line equipment. The responsibilities require Service Leaders to be on their feet working while clocked in, unless on break. When not busy, they are expected to evaluate what other tasks need to be completed and assist others with those tasks.

What You’ll Do

• Follow Chipotle’s policies and procedures, and ensure great tasting, high quality food is served.
• Help resolve food quality issues.
• Support food safety: ensuring hand washing and glove changes, monitoring time and temperature on the line, monitoring secondary shelf lives, and ensuring the Daily Food Safety Checklist and policies are followed.
• Help resolve customer incidents and work to ensure positive customer experiences.
• Help monitor crew breaks, shift changes, shift meetings, and line schedules.
• Develop and cross‑train front‑of‑house crew.
• Assist with crew performance reviews.
• Develop future Service Leaders.
• Assist with miscellaneous office administration duties such as banking, cash handling policies and responsibilities, and office paperwork.
• Ensure office equipment remains in working order and order office supplies as necessary.
• Ensure the proper quantity of supplies are available as needed.

What You’ll Bring To The Table

• Understand and articulate Chipotle’s Food With Integrity philosophy.
• Knowledge and experience of cash handling policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of food safety and health department matters.
• Familiarity with office paperwork.
• Ability to speak, write, read, and understand the primary language(s) of the work location.
• High school diploma.
• Restaurant experience.

What’s In It For You

• Tuition assistance (100% coverage for select degrees or up to $5,250/year).
• Free food.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Digital Tips.
• Paid time off.
• Holiday closures.
• Competitive compensation.
• Opportunities for advancement (80% of managers started as Crew).

Who We Are

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced, classically cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Chipotle has restaurants in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany and is the only restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its restaurants in North America and Europe.

With employees passionate about providing a great guest experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader and innovator in the food industry. Chipotle is committed to making its food more accessible to everyone while continuing to be a brand with a demonstrated purpose as it leads the way in digital, technology and sustainable business practices.

For more information or to place an order online, visit www.chipotle.com.

Chipotle Mexican Grill is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. As a people‑first company rooted in values, our purpose extends beyond serving nutritious food using real ingredients. It means hiring world‑class individuals and fostering a culture that champions diversity, ensures equity, and celebrates inclusion. All qualified applicants, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.

Qualified applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. Please contact [e-mail] if you need an accommodation due to a disability to complete an application, job interview, and/or otherwise participate in the hiring process. This email does not respond to non‑accommodations related requests.

Seniority level

Not applicable

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Other

Industries

Restaurants

Job Location

Athens, OH