General Manager

Now Hiring: General Manager

Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Company: California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) Canada

Type: Full-Time | Leadership Role

About California Pizza Kitchen

Founded in Beverly Hills in 1985, California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) pioneered the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza and helped launch a movement of California-style cuisine. With nearly 200 restaurants across 8 countries, we’re known for creativity, freshness, and feel-good dining.

Now, we’re bringing that California spirit to Canada — and we’re just getting started. As we expand our Canadian footprint, we’re looking for bold, hospitality-driven leaders who want to grow with a global brand at an exciting stage of its journey.

This is about YOU

At CPK, it’s not just a job — it’s your career journey. We offer a warm, inclusive, and creative environment built on people development and opportunity. If you’re driven by hospitality, committed to excellence, and ready to build a high-performance culture — we want to meet you.

The Role: General Manager

As General Manager, you are the driver of success for a multi-million-dollar restaurant. You are a coach, strategist, and cultural ambassador — leading your team through execution, energy, and guest connection.

You will attract, develop, and retain an incredible team while executing strategic goals and upholding the highest standards in product, profit, environment, and experience.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Foster a cohesive, collaborative, and high-energy team culture
• Lead and develop a team of 40–70 team members across BOH and FOH
• Deliver world-class guest experiences rooted in hospitality and attention
• Manage daily operations, including scheduling, inventory, and cleanliness
• Oversee budgets, labour control, cost of goods, and restaurant P&L
• Recruit top talent and build strong training and onboarding systems
• Resolve guest concerns with professionalism, urgency, and empathy
• Create sales opportunities and community engagement initiatives
• Communicate priorities and daily goals to all departments
• Uphold food and beverage safety standards with precision

What You Bring

• 1–3+ years of restaurant leadership experience (high potential candidates with less experience also encouraged to apply)
• Passion for hospitality, people, and team success
• Strong financial acumen (labour, food cost, scheduling, P&L)
• A love for fast-paced environments and problem-solving
• Alberta ProServe and Food Safety certifications (or ability to obtain)
• Physical ability to be on your feet for long periods and lift up to 50 lbs

You Are:

✅ Genuine, warm, and caring

✅ Integrity-driven and humble

✅ A strong communicator and team builder

✅ Focused on coaching and personal development

✅ Passionate about food, people, and creating great experiences

✅ Professional in appearance, confident in action, respectful in tone

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Extended health, dental, and vision benefits
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Career development, leadership training, and education support
• Staff meal discounts + CPK dining perks
• Referral and performance bonus programs
• The opportunity to help shape the future of CPK in Canada

Our Core Values

Honesty & humility – We lead with integrity

Fearless determination – We face challenges with grit

Creativity & innovation – We break the mold

Nice-to-have skills

• Leadership
• Team Building

• Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Work experience

• General Management

Languages

• English