Restaurant Manager Visa Sponsorship Jobs in Michigan
Michigan's restaurant industry spans Detroit's James Beard-recognized dining scene, Grand Rapids' growing food corridor, and major hospitality groups operating across the state. Restaurant managers with specialized culinary or operations backgrounds may find visa sponsorship opportunities with multi-unit chains, hotel food and beverage operations, and independent fine dining establishments throughout Michigan.
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INTRODUCTION
A Healthier Future Starts With You
As an Assistant Coach (Assistant General Manager), you support your store as a leader, strategist, and mentor. You'll inspire your team, drive operational excellence, and deliver exceptional guest experiences using data-driven insights to build healthier communities through real food.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As an Assistant Coach (Assistant General Manager), you're a hands-on leader who inspires your team while driving operational excellence. You'll mentor team members to become future leaders, partner with the Head Coach to set goals and track performance, and use data-driven insights to navigate challenges and ensure exceptional guest experiences that build healthier communities through real food. These responsibilities highlight some of the key functions an Assistant Coach performs. Additional supervisory tasks may be assigned as necessary.
Essential Functions
- People + Leading the Team: Partners with the Head Coach on hiring, onboarding, and training while fostering a culture of trust and recognition. Anticipates operational needs and adjusts deployment to support smooth operations. Provides hands-on coaching, steps in during peak times or staffing gaps, and ensures clear communication for consistent execution.
- Food Safety + Journey: Upholds high standards for food safety, cleanliness, and equipment maintenance by inspecting food quality, checking temperatures, and ensuring compliance. Partners with the Head Coach to promptly resolve facility, supply, and quality issues while ensuring team member safety and strong audit performance.
- Customer Experience: Ensures a clean, hospitable, and brand-aligned guest journey by upholding SWEET standards, acting on guest experience metrics, and making timely business decisions to deliver fast, accurate, and memorable in-store and digital experiences.
- Financial + Business Acumen: Supports operational excellence by managing controllable costs, executing schedules, and partnering with the Head Coach to drive sales and implement short- and long-term strategies using insights from the Ops Dashboard.
- Systems, Process + Tech: Ensures effective team deployment and expert use of systems by supporting daily operations, troubleshooting issues, and prioritizing tasks to drive smooth and efficient execution.
- Execute Assistant Coach Career Path Duties: Perform all essential functions outlined in the Shift Leader role, including those from the Kitchen Lead and Team Member roles.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in fast casual restaurant chains
- Hands-on experience with local, organic, and sustainable products
- Familiarity with tech tools and systems used in operations and scheduling
- Proven leadership experience with strong problem-solving skills and ability to make confident decisions under pressure
- Excellent communicator who fosters positive team culture, mentors employees, and delivers exceptional guest experiences
- Highly organized, reliable multitasker with experience in scheduling, coaching, and performance oversight
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Meet all physical requirements for all roles within the career path, including the Assistant Coach, Shift Leader, Kitchen Lead, and Team Member.
- 2+ years in a restaurant management/supervisory role
- Experience managing and developing 6+ team members per shift
- Food Handler or ServSafe certification
- Must be available to work a minimum of 30 hours per week
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
What Perks You'll Get
- Competitive base salary + 15% bonus potential
- Medical, dental + vision insurance plans to suit your and your family's needs
- Paid Vacation + Wellness time
- 401(k) program
- Paid family leave; we fully support new parents
- Complimentary greens
- Free sweetgreen swag
- An opportunity to make a real impact on the people around you, both by growing them and connecting them to real food
- A collaborative team of people who live our core values and have your back
- A clear career path with opportunities for development, both personally and professionally
WHO WE ARE
Sweetgreen is a plant-forward food company with a vision for a healthier tomorrow—and we're just getting started. As we grow, we're committed to developing our people from restaurants to our support center so everyone can be part of the movement. When you join Sweetgreen, you don't just grow your own future—you grow the planet's.
Sweetgreen provides equal opportunities for all employees and applicants, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service in the uniformed services of the United States, or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.
California residents: Review our applicant privacy notice HERE.
sweetgreen participates in the federal government's E-Verify program to determine employment eligibility. To learn more about the E-Verify program, please click here.

INTRODUCTION
A Healthier Future Starts With You
As an Assistant Coach (Assistant General Manager), you support your store as a leader, strategist, and mentor. You'll inspire your team, drive operational excellence, and deliver exceptional guest experiences using data-driven insights to build healthier communities through real food.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As an Assistant Coach (Assistant General Manager), you're a hands-on leader who inspires your team while driving operational excellence. You'll mentor team members to become future leaders, partner with the Head Coach to set goals and track performance, and use data-driven insights to navigate challenges and ensure exceptional guest experiences that build healthier communities through real food. These responsibilities highlight some of the key functions an Assistant Coach performs. Additional supervisory tasks may be assigned as necessary.
Essential Functions
- People + Leading the Team: Partners with the Head Coach on hiring, onboarding, and training while fostering a culture of trust and recognition. Anticipates operational needs and adjusts deployment to support smooth operations. Provides hands-on coaching, steps in during peak times or staffing gaps, and ensures clear communication for consistent execution.
- Food Safety + Journey: Upholds high standards for food safety, cleanliness, and equipment maintenance by inspecting food quality, checking temperatures, and ensuring compliance. Partners with the Head Coach to promptly resolve facility, supply, and quality issues while ensuring team member safety and strong audit performance.
- Customer Experience: Ensures a clean, hospitable, and brand-aligned guest journey by upholding SWEET standards, acting on guest experience metrics, and making timely business decisions to deliver fast, accurate, and memorable in-store and digital experiences.
- Financial + Business Acumen: Supports operational excellence by managing controllable costs, executing schedules, and partnering with the Head Coach to drive sales and implement short- and long-term strategies using insights from the Ops Dashboard.
- Systems, Process + Tech: Ensures effective team deployment and expert use of systems by supporting daily operations, troubleshooting issues, and prioritizing tasks to drive smooth and efficient execution.
- Execute Assistant Coach Career Path Duties: Perform all essential functions outlined in the Shift Leader role, including those from the Kitchen Lead and Team Member roles.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in fast casual restaurant chains
- Hands-on experience with local, organic, and sustainable products
- Familiarity with tech tools and systems used in operations and scheduling
- Proven leadership experience with strong problem-solving skills and ability to make confident decisions under pressure
- Excellent communicator who fosters positive team culture, mentors employees, and delivers exceptional guest experiences
- Highly organized, reliable multitasker with experience in scheduling, coaching, and performance oversight
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Meet all physical requirements for all roles within the career path, including the Assistant Coach, Shift Leader, Kitchen Lead, and Team Member.
- 2+ years in a restaurant management/supervisory role
- Experience managing and developing 6+ team members per shift
- Food Handler or ServSafe certification
- Must be available to work a minimum of 30 hours per week
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
What Perks You'll Get
- Competitive base salary + 15% bonus potential
- Medical, dental + vision insurance plans to suit your and your family's needs
- Paid Vacation + Wellness time
- 401(k) program
- Paid family leave; we fully support new parents
- Complimentary greens
- Free sweetgreen swag
- An opportunity to make a real impact on the people around you, both by growing them and connecting them to real food
- A collaborative team of people who live our core values and have your back
- A clear career path with opportunities for development, both personally and professionally
WHO WE ARE
Sweetgreen is a plant-forward food company with a vision for a healthier tomorrow—and we're just getting started. As we grow, we're committed to developing our people from restaurants to our support center so everyone can be part of the movement. When you join Sweetgreen, you don't just grow your own future—you grow the planet's.
Sweetgreen provides equal opportunities for all employees and applicants, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service in the uniformed services of the United States, or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.
California residents: Review our applicant privacy notice HERE.
sweetgreen participates in the federal government's E-Verify program to determine employment eligibility. To learn more about the E-Verify program, please click here.
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Which companies sponsor visas for restaurant managers in Michigan?
Large hospitality groups and hotel-affiliated food and beverage operations are among the most consistent visa sponsors for restaurant managers in Michigan. Companies like Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt operate full-service properties in Detroit and Grand Rapids that regularly hire experienced managers. Multi-unit casual dining chains with Michigan footprints also sponsor, though independent restaurants rarely have the legal infrastructure to support visa petitions.
Which visa types are most common for restaurant manager roles in Michigan?
The H-1B visa is the most commonly pursued category for restaurant managers, but only applies when the role genuinely requires a bachelor's degree in hospitality management, food service administration, or a directly related field. The L-1A visa is an option for managers transferring within an international company that has a Michigan location. TN status covers Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying management roles under the USMCA agreement.
Which cities in Michigan have the most restaurant manager sponsorship jobs?
Detroit and its metro suburbs account for the largest share of restaurant manager sponsorship opportunities in Michigan, driven by the city's hotel corridor, casino-integrated dining at MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity Casino, and an expanding independent dining scene. Grand Rapids is a secondary hub with growing hospitality investment. Ann Arbor sees some demand tied to the University of Michigan's events and conference infrastructure.
How to find restaurant manager visa sponsorship jobs in Michigan?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international candidates seeking visa sponsorship and filters job listings by role and state, making it straightforward to browse restaurant manager openings in Michigan where employers have indicated sponsorship willingness. Because sponsorship availability is not always advertised in standard job postings, using a platform like Migrate Mate that surfaces this data directly saves significant time in the search process.
Are there any Michigan-specific considerations for restaurant manager visa sponsorship?
Michigan's Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity tracks prevailing wages that employers must meet when filing Labor Condition Applications for H-1B restaurant manager roles. Detroit's casino-hotel dining operations and its concentration of full-service hotel brands create more structured HR and legal teams familiar with sponsorship processes compared to standalone restaurants. Candidates with formal hospitality degrees and multi-unit management experience are better positioned with Michigan employers that do sponsor.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored restaurant manager jobs in Michigan?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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