Team Member

Just Salad; West Hartford, Northern (CT, KY); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Training

Growth Opportunities

Solid Company Culture

Free meals

Flexible Schedule

Get paid daily

Long term disability

Hospital indemnity

401k

Job summary

Just Salad is seeking Toppers to join our front-of-house team. Under supervision of the Store's Restaurant Team Leader, you will focus on guest interactions and preparing orders, while supporting initiatives to reduce environmental footprint.

Responsibilities include taking orders, topping salads/wraps, restocking, and maintaining food safety standards. Paid training and flexible scheduling are provided to support students and other team members.

Qualifications

• Able to lift up to 20 pounds and stand/walk for shift duration.
• Read, write and clearly mark Just Salad order tickets.
• Basic math skills and ability to read/menu instructions.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service to guests.
• Fill out order tickets clearly and accurately.
• Assist with digital orders as needed.
• Top salads and wraps.
• Restock toppings and lettuce; practice FIFO.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Reading & writing

Math skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Job description

Just Salad is seeking Toppers that will join our team. Under the general direction of the Restaurant Team Leader (Just Salad’s General Managers), Toppers will focus on guest interactions and preparing their orders in the front of house of our operations. In line with Just Salad’s mission to make everyday health and sustainability possible, you will also support initiatives to reduce Just Salad’s environmental footprint.

Toppers Report to: Store’s Restaurant Team Leader

We are looking for people who:

• Make focusing on the guest a top priority
• Are open to learning and following (great leaders learn to follow first)
• Are willing to adapt in a growing and ever changing environment
• Open availability preferred

Topper’s Daily Responsibilities:

• Provides excellent customer service to Just Salad guests
• Fills out order ticket clearly and accurately
• Assists with digital orders as needed
• Tops salads and wraps
• Restocks toppings and lettuce as needed
• Practices FIFO (First in First out)
• Cleans the line
• Completes assigned tasks
• Works as Name Taker if needed
• Cleans, re-stocks and breaks down topping line at the end of shift
• Follow food safety and quality standards.
• Support programs to minimize Just Salad’s environmental footprint including food waste reduction, recycling, composting and more.

Job Requirements

• Able to lift and carry up to 20 pounds
• Remains stationary or moving continuously throughout a shift
• Bend, stoop and reach as needed throughout a shift
• Top as many salads/wraps as business dictates
• Maintain a high degree of pace and intensity throughout shift
• Accurately read, write and clearly mark a JS order ticket
• Basic math skills
• Read, comprehend and follow JS menu and instructions
• Clearly and professionally communicate with customers, other team members and management
• Follow all Just Salad and Health Department Policies, Procedures and Standards

We provide you with:

• Paid Training: Every team member hired is set up for success through a training that is structured and detailed. We take care of our hires the same as we do our customers.
• Growth Opportunities: We like to make opportunities available to our family before hiring externally.
• Solid Company Culture: Sustainability + Health + Connection. Anyone who joins Just Salad becomes a part of something great.
• Free meals: Up to $13 value when working.
• Flexible Schedule: Perfect for college students, busy parents or anyone who wants to get their feet wet in the restaurant business.
• Get paid daily: No need to wait for payday. You have access to your money every day!

Additional Benefits:

• Long term disability
• Hospital indemnity
• 401k (eligible after 6 months of hire date)

All employees are eligible the 1st of the month after 60 days from hire unless noted otherwise.

About Us:

Just Salad is a fast-casual restaurant chain with a mission to make everyday health and sustainability possible. The brand serves craveable, accessible, plant‑centric meals made with homemade dressings, prepped‑daily produce, from‑scratch recipes and fresh, flavorful ingredients. Guests can choose from over 15 chef‑designed salads, wraps, warm bowls, avocado toast, soups and smoothies. Empowering customers to “Eat with Purpose,” Just Salad is a Certified B Corporation™ and home to the world’s largest restaurant reusable program, as well as the first U.S. restaurant chain to carbon label its menu and offer a Climatarian menu category. The company was founded in 2006 and has over 70 locations across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and North Carolina.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.