The Opportunity
As Kitchen Leader, you will learn how to prepare great food, grill meats, and sauté vegetables. You are responsible for making sure our food is absolutely delicious. You’ll order the food and train others to become future Kitchen Leaders.

The Kitchen Leader helps ensure the quality and safety of Chipotle’s delicious food every day. They see to it that the kitchen is clean, organized and well stocked; and that the equipment is properly maintained and in good condition. Throughout the process they are serving as a role model for Crew members, helping them learn to become future Kitchen Leaders. At its core, as with every position at Chipotle, it is about promoting teamwork and creating a great customer experience. While on the clock, the Kitchen Leaders are always busy on their feet, accomplishing their station’s goals, taking on tasks that they see that need to get done, and pitching-in to help their teammates.

What You’ll Do

In addition to following Chipotle’s policies and procedures, principal responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Ensuring food quality by cooking and prepping food to order, and following kitchen procedures.

Monitoring food waste and inventory levels, and resolving food quality issues.

Supporting a strong team dynamic between back of house Crew and front of house Crew.

Developing Crew members to be future Kitchen Leaders.

Communicating with Crew members and customers effectively in order to ensure great customer service and throughput.

Ensuring the kitchen is properly cleaned and sanitized.





Monitoring kitchen equipment and ensuring it is kept in good repair; making sure malfunctioning equipment is repaired as quickly as possible.

Ensuring that the kitchen itself and all Crew members meet the necessary guidelines to ensure there are no injuries or accidents.

Filling out Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and Inventory Rotation (FIFO).

What You’ll Bring To The Table

Have the ability to understand and articulate Chipotle’s Food With Integrity philosophy.

Have the knowledge and ability to speak, write, and understand the primary language(s) of the work location.

Have a high school diploma.

Have restaurant experience.

Provide at least four (4) days of open availability each week, at least two (2) of which must be a Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday. Open availability means you may be scheduled for any eight‑hour shift during that day.

Be able to work a minimum of 32 hours per week.

What’s In It For You

Tuition assistance (Up to $5,250/year)

Free food

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off

Holiday closures (location dependent)

Competitive compensation





Opportunities for advancement (80% of managers started as Crew)

Pay Transparency
$19.90–$21.21

This is a continuous job posting and does not necessarily indicate that there is a current vacancy to be filled at the specified location or that this job posting may support hiring needs for upcoming restaurant locations in the local geographic market.

Equal Chance Employment
Chipotle Mexican Grill is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair employment practices at all levels of the organization without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. As a values‑driven, people‑first company, we are committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and have the opportunity to realize their full potential. All qualified applicants, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.

Chipotle has policies and procedures in place to accommodate persons with disabilities or who otherwise require accommodation in accordance with applicable human rights legislation. Please notify Chipotle should you require an accommodation. Please contact [email protected] if you need an accommodation due to a disability to complete an application, job interview, and/or to otherwise participate in the hiring process. This email does not respond to non‑accommodations related requests.

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📌 Kitchen Leader (British Columbia)
🏢 Chipotle Mexican Grill
📍 British Columbia