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Food Preparation (Kitchen Team Member)

Company: Chick-fil-A South Gate

Chick-fil-A South Gate is more than just a restaurant, we’re a kitchen team committed to excellence, precision, and developing people. Behind every great guest experience is a high-performing kitchen that delivers safe, fresh, and high-quality food every time.

This location is a well-established, high-volume restaurant known for operational excellence and industry-leading standards in food preparation and service. Our kitchen team plays a critical role in our success, working with state-of-the-art equipment and systems to ensure speed, accuracy, and consistency in every order.

  • Owner/Operator, Corey Pendray, leads with presence, care, and honesty while investing in his team. His transparent, people-first leadership creates a supportive and motivating environment.
  • Corey's mission is to be the best we can be by growing people, business, and influence through four lived-out core values: positive attitude, work hard, be coachable, and have a heart to serve.
  • Chick-fil-A is the fastest growing Quick Service Restaurant in the nation
  • Chick-fil-A has the highest customer satisfaction scores for 10 consecutive years
  • Chick-fil-A is on Forbes Lists for: Best Customer Service (2025), Customer Experience All Stars (2024), America's Dream Employers (2025), Best Brands For Social Impact (2023), Best Employers for Women (2023), America's Best Large Employers (2023), The Halo 100 (2022)
  • Chick-fil-A has awarded $191 million in team member scholarships since 1973, with $26 million total awarded to 14,000+ winners in 2024

Value and Appreciate Employees

  • Flexible Schedule
  • Free Food every shift
  • Access to Scholarships
  • Career Advancement Opportunities
  • Sundays Off

Opportunity

At Chick-fil-A we care about our guests and our people. We believe in growth, committing to excellence, serving, and working together.

We are seeking individuals passionate about delivering exceptional guest experiences and maintaining industry-leading standards in both food preparation and service. This role is ideal for those who bring energy, enthusiasm, and a strong sense of urgency to every shift.

Are you looking to challenge yourself, grow your professional skills, and be part of a high-energy, people-focused team? Let’s get started.

Your Impact

  • Execute high-quality food preparation and service using modern kitchen equipment
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and organized kitchen environment
  • Support a team of 80+ members committed to personal and professional growth
  • Contribute to a fast pace, high-performance, team-oriented culture focused on accountability and excellence
  • Demonstrate a consistent sense of urgency, multitasking ability, and professionalism
  • Grow into leadership roles including Team Lead, Shift Lead, and Director through performance and development

Background Profile

  • Must be 18 or older
  • Must be Bilingual in English and Spanish
  • Ability to work at a quick, efficient, and high-energy pacehustle and urgency are essential
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment and can multitask while maintaining accuracy
  • Team-oriented, adaptable, dependable, and results-driven with a strong work ethic
  • Positive attitude and coachable mindset
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Apply now and you will be contacted ASAP.

Work schedule

  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Benefits

  • Flexible schedule
  • 401(k)
  • Employee discount
  • Paid training
  • Other

Chick-fil-A - South Gate

5860 Firestone Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280, USA
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This job posting is for an opportunity at a Chick-fil-A® Restaurant business independently owned and operated by a local franchised Operator. If you choose to apply for this position, you understand and acknowledge that your application and any information included with it will only be submitted to the Operator. Chick-fil-A, Inc. will not receive a copy of your employment application and will not be involved in any decisions regarding whether to hire you. If you are hired for this position, you also understand and acknowledge that the Operator’s restaurant business will be your employer, not Chick-fil-A, Inc., and that the Operator is solely responsible for all decisions related to your employment, including hiring, firing, discipline, compensation, scheduling and supervision.