California Pizza Kitchen or popularly known as CPK is a popular casual dining restaurant chain and serves California style pizza. The restaurant first operated in 1985 and was founded by Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California. They currently operate in 32 states and eleven countries with over 230 store locations.
CPK managers, like any restaurants, put their customer safety first and they do this by making sure that the stores are clean. They need to inspect the kitchen to make sure that everyone complies with the safety standards the company implements. The manager also provides training to further develop their staff.
Another task is to interact with their customers to ensure their needs are met. There are times that the customers might complain and ask for the manager, this should be attended immediately and appropriate resolution must be provided to customer concerns. There are several issues or feedback that may require manager attention as well.
Restaurant Manager
- Salary: Restaurant managers $42,000 to $52,000 per annum, their experience is greatly considered in getting higher pay.
- Bonuses: The company provides a bonus incentive worth $4,800 to $5,000 for this position.
- Profit Sharing: There are no options for profit sharing provided for restaurant managers.
- Stock Options: Stock options are also not provided for this position.
General Manager
- Salary: A salary package roughly between $54,000 and $59,000 is offered to managers. Experience is considered to get a higher salary.
- Bonuses: Cash bonus is between $2,900 and $3,095. The company determines the amount of bonus to be provided based on employee performance.
- Profit Sharing: Managers are not provided profit sharing as part of the salary package.
- Stock Options: Stock options are also not given to employees that hold this position.