Kitchen Production Manager Job at IKEA (Costa Mesa)

Kitchen Production Manager

IKEA

Location:
United States , Costa Mesa

Category:
Gastronomy

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

78946.00 - 109734.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Food is your passion, whether you're cooking or serving customers. You know food plays a vital role in creating a better everyday life for the many people – especially when it's honest, healthy and delicious. Thanks to us, customers, co-workers and people at home can have a better everyday life through food that's good for both people and planet. Together we serve more than 660 million customers yearly at the IKEA restaurants worldwide, underlining our Scandinavian heritage by offering a modern taste of Sweden. We also offer a variety of foods in our bistros and in the "Swedish Food market". We are a diverse group of people who all live by the motto: Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is!

Job Responsibility:

Responsible for maintaining quality standards in the customer and co-worker restaurants and bistro, implementing the global and national compliance standards, managing the food supply chain and range competence in the store
Ensure IKEA Food Operating and Brand Standards are consistently met to support brand consistency
Supports the implementation of the IKEA Food Concept and develops action plans for IKEA Food to support commercial goals: including sales, productivity, performance analysis and problem resolution, food and operational cost control, merchandising and maintenance of the IKEA Food Sales Areas
Oversees the IKEA Food Production team, ensuring efficient execution of routines including goods flow, inventory management, purchasing, ordering, waste management and invoicing
Establishes and monitors routines for equipment maintenance in the Restaurant and Bistro production and serving areas
Ensures that the operations of all IKEA Food areas in the IKEA Store operate in accordance with IKEA Quality and Food Safety requirements and other local legislation
Ensures that all food incidents, or potential incidents, are reported
Plans and maintains sales forecasts for the customer and co-worker restaurants and bistro to enable proper supply planning, ordering, efficient goods handling and inventory management
Builds competence in IKEA Food Commercial team to secure ongoing development within IKEA Food and the IKEA Retail Store
Contributes to an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of co-workers and customers

Requirements:

5 years of experience in leading multi-unit high-volume food service operations in either Quick Service Restaurant or casual dining
Ability to deliver strong business results through people
Experience in a customer facing environment
Advanced knowledge of HACCP plans and food quality and safety systems

What we offer:

Generous paid time off, holiday, and sick time
WiselyPay – get earned wages up to two days early
Paid parental leave (up to 16 weeks)
KinderCare tuition discount
Retirement and bonus plans
Co-worker discount, meal deal, and referral bonus
Pet insurance program
Education assistance and learning programs
Safety shoe reimbursement
24/7 telehealth visits
Dental and vision plans
Medical and Rx plans (must work min. 20 hrs/wk)
A fun and inclusive work environment

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 21, 2026

Expiration:
March 23, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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