"You care about making a positive impact in the world. You understand greatness requires thinking differently. An inclusive and accepting work environment is important to you.

A job at IKEA is so much more than home furnishings. Together, we work to make a better everyday life for the many. It's the perfect fit if you want to contribute, grow, and share. Join the team and start a better life for yourself."

- Location

Toronto

- Employment type

Full Time Permanent

- Department

Food & Restaurant

- Deadline

2026-09-11

Candidate profile (title) What you'll need to have

Candidate profile (text) - Default language - 3+ years of leadership experience in food service, hospitality, or restaurant operations.

- Strong experience managing both front-of-house and back-of-house operations.
- Solid knowledge of food safety, quality standards, and regulatory compliance.
- Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop diverse teams.
- Strong customer focus with a passion for delivering exceptional experiences.
- Results-oriented with strong commercial awareness and attention to detail.
- Ability to work collaboratively across functions and build solid relationships.
- Comfortable making decisions and driving results in a fast-paced environment.
- Open to learning and contributing within a retail setting.
- Open availability, including evenings and weekends.

Key responsibilities (title) A day in your life with us

Key responsibilities (text) - Lead, coach, and develop the Food team to achieve operational and commercial goals.

- Ensure food safety, quality, and compliance standards are consistently met.
- Drive operational consistency through clear routines, coaching, and follow-up.
- Deliver an inspiring and seamless customer experience across all food areas.
- Monitor and act on key business KPIs, including sales, waste, productivity, and customer satisfaction.




- Ensure product availability, inventory accuracy, and effective stock management.
- Partner with store leaders to support overall store performance and customer experience.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve processes and operational efficiency.
- Create an inclusive, safe, and engaging environment for co-workers.
- Lead by example and role model IKEA values and ways of working.

Local section (title) Why you will love us

Local section (text) Here at IKEA, we want to ensure that we are creating a better everyday life for the many people, including our co-workers. We also believe that a job should be so much more than a job. That’s why we focus on having an inclusive work environment where we celebrate your uniqueness, live our values, and ensure that we walk the talk when it comes to co-worker development. In addition, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to all co-workers including:

- Wellness days (in addition to your vacation days!)
- Extended health, dental, and vision coverage (for you and your family)
- RRSP with IKEA contribution matching options
- Eligibility for our annual IKEA bonus incentive plan
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Merchandise and restaurant discounts (plus free drinks and different healthy meal options in the co-worker restaurant, where available)
- Parental leave
- Bereavement leave
- Employee assistance program (that helps you support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing)

In the IKEA world,



this position is officially referred to as Food Operations Manager I

The starting rate/ salary for this position is 62710 CAD

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 [email protected]

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.

📌 Food Operations Manager (Restaurant & Food Services) (Toronto)
🏢 IKEA
📍 Toronto