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Kitchen Operations Specialist

Company: Chick-fil-A LaPlace

  • Operator Jasmine Spraggins shares that the mission is to be the most esteemed restaurant in LaPlace by providing great hospitality and great food
  • The team strives to create a positive team culture through an environment focused on stewardship, excellence, and fun
  • 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
  • Discounts on meals
  • Uniforms
  • Access to insurance
  • Access to Scholarships
  • Leadership development opportunities
  • Career Advancement Opportunities
  • Sundays Off

Opportunity

At Chick-fil-A LaPlace, we care deeply about our guests and our people. We believe in growth, excellence, teamwork, and serving others well.

As a Kitchen Operations Specialist, you will play a critical role in preparing the kitchen for successful daily operations. This position supports kitchen readiness through chicken prep responsibilities, machine maintenance, sanitation, and operational support tasks.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys staying busy, working independently, and taking ownership of their responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.

Your Impact

  • Prepare and organize chicken product for daily kitchen operations
  • Restock thaw cabinets and support kitchen readiness
  • Maintain clean, sanitary, and food-safe workspaces
  • Clean and maintain kitchen equipment and machines
  • Perform boil-outs, filter scraping, and deep-cleaning procedures
  • Support operational excellence through urgency and attention to detail
  • Work independently while maintaining strong communication with the kitchen team
  • Help create a smooth and efficient kitchen environment
  • Contribute to a positive, high-accountability team culture
  • Upper management and leadership opportunities including Team Leader, Assistant Director and Director

Background Profile

  • Must be 18 or older
  • Ability to lift 36-40 lbs consistently (required)
  • Strong work ethic and sense of urgency
  • Self-motivated and dependable
  • Team-oriented and coachable
  • Available: 7:00/8:00am to 4:00pm
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced kitchen environment
  • Able to maintain high cleanliness and food safety standards
  • High character and integrity
  • Positive attitude and willingness to learn

Apply now and you will be contacted ASAP.

Work schedule

  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Benefits

  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Paid training
  • Other

Chick-fil-A - LaPlace

1525 W Airline Hwy, Laplace, LA, 70068
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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.