Airport Kitchen Manager — Lead & Elevate Culinary Ops

Avolta AG; Phoenix, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

HMSHost is seeking a Kitchen Manager at the Phoenix Airport location to supervise daily kitchen operations and staff. The role ensures proper staffing, training, and adherence to brand standards while maintaining product quality and customer service.

It reports to the Restaurant Manager and supports improvements in kitchen processes. The position requires experience in medium-volume kitchen operations, a high school diploma or GED, and strong leadership skills to manage a diverse team.

Qualifications

• Requires a High School diploma or GED; Inter-Provincial Red Seal certification in cooking preferred; brand certification a plus
• Requires 2 or more years of job-related experience in medium volume and/or multi-unit kitchen operations; 3 or more years preferred
• Demonstrates knowledge of product, customer service, services and quality standards required, equipment and operations standards required
• Demonstrates team management, delegation, issue resolution, coaching skills and ability to motivate others and act as a change agent
• Demonstrates organization and multi-project time/issue management
• Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with individuals

Responsibilities

• Ensures on a daily basis that the kitchen is staffed appropriately, the kitchen is clean, inventory levels are appropriate and equipment is working properly
• Supervises the day to day activities of kitchen staff and assigns responsibilities for specified work
• Continually monitors and updates prep, par and pull sheets
• Trains cooks and prep cooks
• Ensures recipe compliance and completes self-inspection reports
• Ensures expediting is performed correctly
• Maintains planograms for walk-ins
• Identifies hiring, firing, advancement, promotion or any other associate status change needs of the kitchen staff
• Complies with company and franchise standards of operation procedures, as well as those of all applicable regulatory agencies, and ensures on a daily basis that all products are prepared and presented in accordance with brand or company standards
• Provides the highest quality of customer service to the customers at all times, to include ensuring the proper training of all staff and supporting associates to ensure customer satisfaction and product quality

Skills

Kitchen staffing

Staff training

Recipe compliance

Customer service

Team leadership

Time management

Education

High School diploma or GED

Inter-Provincial Red Seal in cooking

Brand certification

Job description

HMSHost is seeking a Kitchen Manager at the Phoenix Airport location to supervise daily kitchen operations and staff. The role ensures proper staffing, training, and adherence to brand standards while maintaining product quality and customer service.

It reports to the Restaurant Manager and supports improvements in kitchen processes. The position requires experience in medium-volume kitchen operations, a high school diploma or GED, and strong leadership skills to manage a diverse team.