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Food Production Operations Manager

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Salary
Range $83,495.39 - $104,368.51
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Work Schedule

Standard Hours
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Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) with Company Match
Paid Time Off
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Employee Meals
growth opportunities

Job Description

LSG Sky Chefs is a global leader in airline catering and hospitality services, renowned for delivering exceptional culinary experiences and outstanding customer service. As one of the world’s largest airline catering providers, the company has earned a prestigious reputation for innovation, quality, and reliability. Recognized as the "Airline Caterer of the Year in North America" for both 2023 and 2024, LSG Sky Chefs is driven by a commitment to excellence and a dynamic approach that keeps it at the forefront of the airline catering industry. Its dedicated team of professionals works tirelessly across North and Latin America to ensure a... Show More

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in hospitality, food service management or related field
  • Minimum three years of experience in food production management or operations leadership
  • Proven leadership skills managing large teams in a commercial kitchen or food production setting
  • In-depth knowledge of HACCP, GMP, FDA, USDA, OSHA regulations
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities
  • Ability to work on-site in SeaTac, WA
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and production scheduling software
  • Commitment to maintaining high safety and quality standards

Job Qualifications

  • Three to five years of leadership experience overseeing team performance, accountability, and process management within a fast-paced/high volume commercial kitchen and food-production environment
  • Experience in using and managing Variable Production Systems and schedules
  • Strong presentation, communication, training, and interpersonal skills
  • Proven success in improving work processes and leading change in a complex, fast environment
  • Excellent analytical and conceptual skills
  • Demonstrable record of understanding and meeting customer expectations
  • Proven track record of understanding the drivers of product and labor cost variances
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and Windows-based computer application

Job Duties

  • Strategically plan, organize, and manage a department with regards to daily hours, schedules, productivity, quality and safety
  • Responsible for department costs to budget through effective manpower planning, scheduling and overtime usage
  • Ensure compliance with customer specifications, quality standards, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), safety, health, environmental and other regulations
  • Ensure on-time and accurate production in the preparation of food/equipment and catering of flights
  • Investigate customer quality issues, develop and implement corrective actions
  • Maintain an ongoing, positive and pro-active relationship with all internal and external customers
  • Attend the daily operations briefing
  • Ensure par levels of customer inventory and customer specific goods
  • Provide data for the development of an annual business plan and budgeting for the department
  • Ensure optimal deployment of human, technical and material resources in the department
  • Initiate and control continuous optimization of processes
  • Leadership
  • Ensure that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed and directed
  • Guide, motivate and develop the subordinate employees within the Human Resources Policy
  • Participates in coaching the expanded Global Performance System (GPS) process, as well as additional career development activities to enhance the effectiveness and potential of the team
  • Make the company’s values and management principles live in the department(s)
  • Plan / Implement and control the cost budget in the area of responsibility
  • initiate and steer corrective actions in case of deviations
  • Participate and support company sponsored initiatives such as Global Quality Standard (GQS), HACCP, Lean Manufacturing, Employee Safety

Job Qualifications

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)


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