Restaurant District Manager - Orange County (CA)

🌟 Join Luna Grill as a District Manager – South Orange County CA

📍 Location : Multiple locations within South Orange County

💰 Pay : $90,000 - $110.000 + bonus

📈 Reports to : Regional Director of Operations

🚀 Lead with Impact

This is a leadership role — not a maintenance job . At Luna Grill, the right people in place create amazing guest experiences — and the numbers follow. You’ll lead multiple restaurants, grow high-performing General Managers, inspire teams, and drive results — all while living our culture and values every day .

🎯 What You’ll Do

• Lead and mentor up to 6 restaurant General Managers, ensuring operational excellence
• Partner with managers to build and execute business plans that drive revenue growth and cost control
• Conduct regular restaurant visits, coaching and supporting teams in real time
• Ensure quality, safety, and guest service standards are consistently met
• Manage financial performance, labor, and inventory, while analyzing trends and reporting to the Regional Director
• Utilize Luna Grill training tools to develop your teams, including progressive discipline and personal development plans
• Actively recruit and retain restaurant talent
• Maintain a calm, tactful demeanor when dealing with difficult situations.
• Collaborate with the Regional Director to execute company initiatives and strategic goals

🌟 Luna Grill Core Values

We are Lunatics — and we mean every bit of it. We live our values in every action and decision :

Social : We build authentic connections — with guests, teams, and each other.

Transparent : We communicate openly, honestly, and respectfully.

Positive : We lift each other up and celebrate wins together.

Prideful : We take ownership of our work and our impact.

Integrity : We do what’s right — even when no one is watching.

📆 Your 30 / 60 / 90 Days

First 30 Days :

Step into our world. Immerse yourself in the Luna Grill culture and build strong relationships with managers and teams. Learn operations hands-on, starting in Prep, moving through the Kitchen Line, then experiencing Front of House, and finally understanding the financials that drive our restaurants. This is your foundation — seeing every role and how it connects to creating raving fans.

60 Days :

Focus on building relationships and understanding your district. Visit each location regularly, get to know your teams, General Managers, and peers, and observe how each restaurant operates within the Luna Grill culture. This is your observation phase — listening, learning, and identifying opportunities to strengthen connections and trust.

90 Days :

It’s time to take off. Empower your General Managers and teams, implement strategies, and lead with confidence. Operational standards are being met consistently, teams are engaged and performing at their best, and financial results are improving. Your leadership is now fully driving growth, retention, and guest satisfaction — showing the impact of people-first leadership in action.

💎 Benefits & Perks

✅ Requirements

🌟 Why Luna Grill?

We are growing, innovating, and leading fast-casual dining. If you thrive on building culture, coaching talent, and delivering results, you’ll feel at home here. Join us and be part of something bigger than a job — a team, a movement, a legacy . 👉 Ready to make an impact? Apply today and start leading the future of Luna Grill!

Luna Grill participates in E-Verify for all positions.

E-Verify is an internet-based system operated by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the eligibility of new employees to work in the United States. E-Verify checks information provided on an employee’s Form I-9 electronically against records contained in DHS and SSA databases.

Luna Grill is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a welcoming and inclusive environment to our team members, job applicants, the guests we serve, and the communities we call home. Luna Grill also has a longstanding policy of providing a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of discrimination, including harassment, because of race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law