Welcome to the world of LSG Sky Chefs, where we take on-board dining to new heights! Our culinary expertise is matched only by our transportation department, which ensures that our meals reach your flights with the utmost care and precision.

But who is the mastermind behind this seamless operation, you ask? None other than our transportation manager, who runs the show with clockwork precision.

As an Operations Manager for Transportation at LSG Sky Chefs, your role is to ensure the smooth and efficient control of all transportation activities in accordance with customer policies and requirements. Additionally, you will be required to ensure compliance with customer specifications, quality standards, FDA, HACCP, safety, health, environmental, and other regulations.

Main Accountabilities

• 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
• Strong knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), FDA, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.
• Maintain an ongoing, positive and pro-active relationship with all internal and external customers
• Attend the daily operations briefing
• 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

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
• In addition, three to five years of directly related experience required in a management role
• 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 Type: Full-time

Pay: From $78,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• What are your salary expectations?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Logistics: 4 years (Required)
• Transportation management: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person