Skip to main content
Ikea member of staff helping customers use touch screen
Meeting & Understanding Customers

Kitchen Production Manager

Apply
  • Costa Mesa, California, United States
  • Food & Restaurant
  • Full time

Job Description

  • Job ID: 333769

  • Date posted: 17/03/2026

    • Why we will love you

    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.

    JOB TYPE: Permanent
    BENEFITS ELIGIBLE: Yes
    HOURS: Must have open availability Monday through Sunday
    The pay range for this role is $78,946 - $109734

    The anticipated posting closing date is on or around 3/23/2026

    At IKEA, taking care of our co-workers and their dependents is a top priority. That’s why we offer our
    eligible, regular co-workers (part-time and full-time) a full menu of benefits and perk options to help
    everyone maintain work and life balance, be well, and plan for their future. Join our team and enjoy
    these benefits and so much more!
    • 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

    What you'll be doing day to day

    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.

    Together as a team

    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!



    • 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.




    The starting rate/ salary for this position ranges from 78,946 USD to 109,734 USD and will be based on relevant work experience.
Apply

Similar Jobs

Food Service Associate

Costa Mesa, California, United States Food & Restaurant Regular