Kitchen Lead Trainee

Kitchen Lead Trainee

As a Kitchen Team Trainee, you'll help drive daily kitchen operations and team success by:

• Delivering crave?able, high?quality food with speed and accuracy while following Chick?fil?A standards
• Upholding food quality, cleanliness, and food?safety expectations
• Coaching and developing Kitchen Team Members and Team Leaders
• Leading with urgency to ensure fast, consistent service
• Maintaining recipe accuracy, production consistency, and attention to detail
• Keeping a clean, organized, food?safe kitchen environment
• Executing systems that support efficiency, safety, and operational excellence

As a Restaurant Team Trainee, you will:

• Lead daily operations with professionalism and accountability
• Ensure guests consistently receive exceptional service
• Take ownership of food quality, food safety, and operational standards
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast?paced environment
• Clearly communicate kitchen goals and expectations
• Use hands?on leadership and problem?solving to drive improvement
• Inspire, coach, and connect with a diverse team

What We're Looking For

Experience & Skills

• 25 years of leadership experience in a restaurant or kitchen setting
• Proven ability to develop and lead high?performing teams
• Strong operational awareness and results?driven mindset
• Excellent communication, coaching, and problem?solving skills
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Comfortable using basic technology (POS systems, Microsoft Office)

Personal Qualities

• Warm, hospitable, and guest?focused
• Positive, calm, and confident under pressure
• Motivates others with energy and integrity
• Committed to ongoing growth and development

Schedule

• Up to 40 hours per week in a hands?on restaurant environment

Why Chick?fil?A?

At Chick?fil?A, leadership means serviceserving our guests, our team, and our community. If you're ready to grow as a leader while making a meaningful impact every day, we'd love to meet you.