Restaurant Manager

California Pizza Kitchen • Glendale, CA

18d

About The Position

The Restaurant Manager leads restaurant operations at California Pizza Kitchen, delivering a phenomenal guest experience while building a people-first team and upholding CPK’s culture. The role focuses on hospitality and culinary execution, developing talent, growing sales and profitability, and managing the restaurant’s financial performance. The manager also helps maintain safe and healthy operations by following sanitation standards and procedures.

The role includes an eight-week training program and opportunities for ongoing development and advancement. The position requires frequent exposure to computer terminals and the ability to sit, stand, and/or walk for up to 10 hours a day. It may also involve occasional stooping, bending, kneeling, lifting up to 40 pounds, and other physical tasks.

Requirements

• At least two years of front-of-house management experience in a high-volume, fast-paced restaurant.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional leadership skills, including the ability to motivate, inspire, and develop a team.
• Passion for execution, hospitality, and service.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a phenomenal guest experience.
• Lead and inspire the team with a people-first mentality and build on CPK’s culture.
• Build a team focused on hospitality and culinary execution, develop top talent, foster career growth, and cross-train team members.
• Build sales, profitability, and guest counts.
• Manage the restaurant’s profit and loss.
• Meet financial objectives by forecasting, adjusting labor expenditures, practicing portion controls, preparing budgets, and analyzing variances.
• Use verbal and written communication skills to interact with employees, guests, suppliers, and senior management.
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment by establishing, following, and complying with sanitation standards and procedures.

Benefits

• Comprehensive eight-week training program using online, book-based, and shoulder-to-shoulder learning.
• Opportunities for growth and development, including promotion from within.
• Continuous development through the electronic learning platform “The Proof.”
• Complimentary meals while working and a Management Dine-Out card for use with family and friends.
• Kindness Fund employee assistance program.
• Industry-competitive compensation with bonus potential.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.
• 401(k).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed