Job Description

Who you are

Candidate profile (text) - Default language . You have about 3 years of work experience in managing a high-volume Restaurant (where you took care of the operations, budget, inventory, staffing, and team development)

• You have at least 3 years of proven formal Leadership experience
• You have ideas for, and experience implementing, food-waste-reduction programs and are always looking for more sustainable processes
• You have amazing attention for details and can effortlessly juggle multiple competing priorities while keeping a smile on your face
• You are a total people-person and can strike up a conversation easily
• You have an obvious passion for IKEA's food offering, products and design, as well as our Sustainability commitment
• Your management style can only be summed up in like this: open door, empowering and supportive

Key responsibilities (title) Your responsibilities

Key responsibilities (text) . Be an IKEA Ambassador by understanding that you impact our customer's experience by being able to offer solutions and answer questions that relate to their kitchen and home furnishing needs

• Coach, manage, mentor and on-board new and existing team members to ensure that they succeed. This includes identifying and developing internal talent for the future
• Responsible for ensuring Global and National compliance standards and processes are implemented and followed, and that the team maintains a safety-first mindset
• Maintain lean operations and inventory, concentrating on reducing food waste
• Ensuring compost/food waste programs are carried out responsibly
• Ensure that kitchen is always in optimal state, and that equipment is well maintained and always in working order
• Partner with the Commercial Restaurant Manager to further Business objectives
• Support and contribute to the IKEA Retail Food Business plan and Sustainability Business plan
• Stay up to date with our product line and be prepared to educate both customers and co-workers on their ingredients, allergens, and availability

Team vision ( title) Together as a team

Team vision (text) 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!

Local section (title) JUST SO YOU KNOW

Local section (text) In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as: Kitchen Production Manager

Full-time: 40 hours per week (Including Evenings and Weekends)

Address: 200 Interchange Way, Vaughan, Ontario L4K 5C3

Internal candidate application deadline: November 3, 2022.

Please note: This position requires the submission of a satisfactory criminal record check. A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position.

Why you will love us

From the deep forests in Sweden, we have spread our culture and values around the world. At the heart of our offer are our beautiful home-furnishing products and solutions, made with care for our planet, reaching millions of customers.

At the heart of our business, are our wonderful co-workers representing diversity in all dimensions and passionate for life at home. We all contribute with our uniqueness and we want to grow and develop together.

Our vision, "to create a better everyday life for the many people" inspires and guides us in everything we do. This is IKEA.

What we all have in common

• Living our values
• Being your unique self, while respecting and including others
• A passion for home furnishing
• Performing & delivering while learning & developing
• Having fun!

Your uniqueness makes Ikea better

We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and be given equal opportunities, regardless of their age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, ethnicity, race, nationality, religion or any other dimension of their identity.

We are committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide appropriate accommodation which considers the applicant's accessibility needs due to disability. If you require accommodation, please contact

Note: A qualified job applicant with a disability is one who possesses the required skills, education, experience and training and who can, with reasonable accommodation, perform the essential functions of the position applied for.