We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Kitchen Lead to oversee kitchen operations, manage kitchen staff, and ensure the delivery of high-quality food in a fast-paced, high-energy environment. The Kitchen Lead will play a vital role in maintaining kitchen organization, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and fostering a positive work environment for the culinary team.

Team Leadership:

• Supervise, train, and motivate production staff to ensure high levels of performance and morale.

• Delegate tasks effectively, ensuring workload distribution is equitable and efficient.

• Provide guidance and support to resolve any issues or conflicts within the team.

Production Oversight:

• Monitor production processes to ensure compliance with established procedures and quality standards.

• Implement and enforce safety protocols to maintain a safe working environment for all employees.

Resource Management:

• Assist in scheduling production activities and allocate resources (including manpower, equipment, and materials) efficiently to meet production targets with production supervisor.

• Continuous improvement: Identify opportunities for improvement in production efficiency and cost reduction.

Quality Assurance:

• Conduct regular inspections of products and processes to ensure compliance with quality specifications.

• Address any deviations from quality standards promptly, implementing corrective actions, as necessary.

• Collaborate with the quality control team to implement and maintain quality management systems.

Documentation and Reporting:

• Maintain accurate records of production activities, including production volumes, downtime, and quality metric on production log sheet.

• Prepare reports on production performance, identifying trends, issues, and areas for improvement. (continuous improvement)

• Communicate production status and issues to management team in a timely manner.

• Flexibility to work non-standard hours as needed, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

• Performs all other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proven experience as a cook, kitchen lead, or similar culinary role.

• In-depth knowledge of kitchen equipment, food preparation techniques, and safety standards.

• Strong leadership and communication skills.

• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to multitask and prioritize.

• Flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Culinary school or formal training is a plus.

• Good problem-solving skills.

• Some knowledge of the production process, such as HACCP and SQF, safety, and health protocols are required

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

• Ability to stand for long periods and lift heavy items (up to 50 lbs).

• Ability to work in a cold and noisy environment.

• Position requires frequent sitting or standing for long periods of time with occasional reaching, walking, lifting, grasping, bending and twisting, cold environment.

• Must be capable of understanding work instructions in English, both oral and written.

• Must be able to distinguish colors to perform analysis.