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Personal DevelopmentFrom Day One

You won’t find can openers or freezers here. So don’t expect to find typical job descriptions, either. Being part of the Chipotle crew means learning the skills to grow as a person and a leader. Nurturing the growth of our people is a large part of our mission to cultivate a better world.

Culinary and Business Chops

Beyond your knife skills, you’ll learn about food quality, safety, hospitality, and the business side of what it takes to run a restaurant.

Leadership Programs

Our path to leadership can take as little as 18 months and includes programs like Cultivate U, which prepares you to lead a team.

Benefits to Go Beyond

From our quarterly bonus programe to our culture of recognition in our restaurants. We take our commitment to our people seriously.

Real Growth

Stories of Real Successand Inspiration

We never tire of seeing our people succeed or sharing their stories with the world. Which is why we’re sharing just a few here. At our core, we want to make a difference in the lives of our crew and our customers.

Chipotle Growth to Operational Excellence - Chipotle Career Roadmap. We love promoting from within. In fact, over 80% of our managers started as Crew Members and have found a career at Chipotle.
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From Crew to Field Manager

Tania Ortega was trying to find her path and Chipotle was her side job. She found that path and now runs a multi-million dollar operation here at Chipotle.
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Summer Crew to Debt-Free Degree

We're proud to partner with Guild Education to help team members like Alyssa pursue their passion.
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From Crew to Field Leader

Having grown from Crew to Field Leader (Multi-Unit Manager) himself, Jhonson has also been a part of developing the majority of leaders in Manhattan.

First Job to Field Leader

Chipotle was German’s first job but he didn't see it as a real career option. However, he soon discovered a passion for developing people which led to over a decade of leading restaurants and growing leaders in the Kansas City area.

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