The quick-serve Mexican eatery is planning on hiring as many as 10,000 employees during the next few months.
The new hire’s will include hourly and salaried management positions as well as crew. Back in May, Chipotle kicked off a hiring campaign that has resulted in about 8,000 hires to-date. The company, which now has a workforce of more than 85,000 workers nationwide, has said that it had received close to 700,000 job applications this year alone.
Of Chipotle’s 19 new restaurants that opened during the first quarter of 2020, 11 featured a Chipotlane, giving the concept a presence in 32 states. The lanes, which are now in place in some 99 locations with the 100th to open later this month, are expected to be included in more than 60 per cent of new Chipotle restaurants.
“Customers want convenience and appreciate the ability to personally retrieve their orders without leaving their car,” said Scott Boatwright, Chief Restaurant Officer. “With a dedicated team and kitchen devoted to digital orders, we need to continue to grow our workforce to support the increasing demand, especially in locations featuring a Chipotlane.”
