Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $48,100.00 - $64,900.00
Work Schedule
Rotating Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Training and development opportunities
Job Description
gategroup is a leading global provider of airline catering and hospitality services, known for delivering high-quality culinary experiences and exceptional service to airline customers worldwide. As a prominent player in the airline catering industry, gategroup specializes in designing, preparing, and delivering meals tailored to the specific needs and preferences of a diverse range of passengers. With a strong commitment to quality, safety, and operational excellence, gategroup maintains a robust presence in multiple countries, operating state-of-the-art production kitchens that comply with the highest food safety standards such as FDA, USDA, and HACCP.
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Job Requirements
- Associates degree in culinary arts or certification preferred
- Minimum 1-3 years of experience as a chef and/or sous chef
- Minimum 7 years of experience as a cook
- Previous supervisory experience preferred
- Experience in high-volume food service preferred
- Ability to cook to detailed specifications
- Ability to work under pressure in fast-paced environment
- Strong leadership skills
- Ability to manage and train a team
- Must complete ServSafe certification
- Must have excellent communication skills
- Ability to give constructive feedback
- Strong time management skills
- Must be able to lift and move products over 25 pounds
- Ability to work rotating schedule
- Willingness to travel up to 25 percent
Job Qualifications
- Associates degree in culinary arts or a culinary arts certification preferred
- Minimum 1-3 years of experience as a chef and/or sous chef required
- Minimum 7 years of experience as a cook required
- Previous supervisory experience in high volume, manufacturing, food production, restaurant or catering environment preferred
- In-flight catering or high-volume food service experience preferred
- Ability to cook meals according to detailed specifications
- Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
- Strong and effective leadership skills
- Ability to successfully manage a team of cooks
- Current or previous labor relations experience a plus
- Comfortable with all levels of employees and ability to drive positive program change
- Ability to train others
- Ability to give negative and positive feedback daily
- Excellent time management skills
- Strong organizational, analytical, communication and leadership skills
- Innovative with the ability to make operational changes to improve work environment and performance
- Experience with menu design a plus
- Basic computer skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products preferred
- ServSafe Certified preferred
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Bi-lingual in Spanish is a plus
Job Duties
- Responsible for ensuring food specifications and labor objectives meet all company and customer requirements
- Supervise department for quality and quantity
- ensure items are produced and dated according to specification and coding system is adhered to correctly
- Keep account of attendance, set up paperwork, set up each shift and assign employees to specified sections
- Order raw material from storeroom and produce extra meals at last minute as needed
- Prepare daily production sheet and assign tasks to employees
- work with and direct employees through the use of the production sheet and passenger counts
- Responsible for all food items after requisitioning them from the storeroom
- train and recurrent training of all employees on proper procedures of preparation
- Ensure safety procedures are adhered to
- maintain cleanliness through shift to ensure quality product
- Manage daily production of hot and/or cold kitchens for quality and consistency
- Ensure compliance with company Wage and Hour policy
- train and monitor employees on proper work procedures to ensure maximum productivity with minimum labor and food expenses
- Monitor daily manpower planning and schedule employees
- Responsible for employee retention and reducing employee turnover
- Responsible for coaching, counseling and preparing corrective actions for employees in compliance with applicable union/collective bargaining agreement
- Review and ensure employees in chain of command are in correct cost centers and correct job titles
- Review and ensure union represented employees' pay rates are correct based on wage scales and seniority
- Complete all company required training including ServSafe
- Comply with all company required policies, procedures and processes
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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