Kitchen Manager

Kitchen Manager / Common Ground Culinary | Phoenix & Scottsdale, AZ | Full-Time

Common Ground Culinary is an Arizona-based restaurant group with multiple concepts across Phoenix and Scottsdale, known for quality food, thoughtful hospitality, and a team-first culture. We are hiring a Kitchen Manager to help lead back-of-house operations, maintain high culinary standards, and support daily kitchen execution across one of our concepts.

Compensation: $65,000-$75,000 annually, based on experience + Bonus

Schedule: Full-time, approximately 55 hours per week

About the Role

In this role, you will work alongside leadership to keep kitchen operations efficient, organized, and guest-focused. The ideal candidate is hands-on, dependable, and experienced in high-volume kitchen environments. You should be comfortable leading by example, supporting food quality and safety standards, and helping develop a strong back-of-house team.

Key Responsibilities

-Working knowledge of all line positions as needed to support daily service execution

-Organize prep lists and ensure prep work is completed accurately and on time

-Maintain clean, organized, and inspection-ready kitchen

-Train and support health and safety compliance and uphold sanitation standards

-Hiring, training, and performance management of team members

-Complete monthly inventory and help manage food and supply orders

-Place daily orders and support efficient kitchen operations

What We Offer

-Health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits

-Paid time off 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 6 years

-Matching 401(k)

-Quarterly bonus opportunities

-Growth and advancement opportunities within a local and growing restaurant group

Preferred Qualifications

-Previous experience in a kitchen leadership or supervisory role

-Strong understanding of line execution, prep systems, and inventory controls

-Ability to lead a team in a fast-paced environment

-Commitment to quality, consistency, cleanliness, and food safety

-Reliable, organized, and solutions-oriented approach to leadership

Why Join Common Ground Culinary?

Common Ground Culinary is a growing local hospitality group

committed to quality, community, and career development. Team members have

access to benefits and opportunities for growth across the company’s restaurant

concepts.

Work schedule

• 12 hour shift
• Weekend availability
• Holidays
• Day shift

Supplemental pay

• Bonus pay

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Referral program
• Paid training