Food Production Manager

Classification: Exempt

Salary Range: $75,000 to $80,000

Reports to: Sidney Ho (General Manager)

Location: Kahului, Maui, Hawaii

Date: October 2026

Job Description

This role is geared toward an airline food manufacturing operation. We are looking for a Food Production Manager to lead the hot food production in accordance with applicable federal, state, and corporate standards, guidelines, and regulations with established policies and procedures.

Essential Functions

• Provide direction, guidance, and supervision to supervisors to enable them to work more effectively.
• Knowledge of hot food production processes.
• Improve production process to increase productivity and process controls.
• Ensure 'food ready' time is met daily for meal processing and packing.
• Ensure no shortages occur and all special meals are produced to specifications.
• Ensure portion control is accurately measured and managed by supervisors and employees.
• Train employees and supervisors in production processes and measurements.
• Proactively manage employee relations issues to resolve them effectively and promptly.
• Provide counsel supervisors in effectively handling employee relations issues.
• Ensure controls are in place to manage food costs and report waste.
• Measure and manage productivity in the department to identify areas for improvement.
• Manage rotation of produced cold meals and hot meals to minimize waste.
• Manage rotation of bulk food production to FIFO
• Hold regular communication meetings with employees to review production results.
• Hold regular communication meetings with employees to review safety & hygiene.
• Prepare and post employee shift schedules and changes.
• Manage production schedules and processes to minimize overtime.
• Manage workforce accountability and ensure employees have the tools needed for production.
• Ensure that HACCP standards are achieved, and control documents are completed.
• Knowledge of internal policies and procedures.
• Competent in working independently within the area of expertise.
• Knowledgeable of safety requirements and strives to maintain a safe work environment.
• Effectively gives and receives feedback; willingly asks questions and seeks direction, as needed.
• Must be able to function within a team environment as well as independently

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum B.A./B.S. degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Food Service experience required.
• A minimum of 4-5 years supervising a food & hot kitchen production environment.
• Knowledge of Food Industry quality and sanitation standards and requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Able to read, write, and verbally communicate effectively in English.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, and Excel)

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The

employee is frequently required to sit and stand for long periods and reach with hands and arms.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time exempt position. The facility operates 24 hours/7 days a week for all 365 days. Hours of work may vary depending on the needs of the business

Travel

0-10%

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of

activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with our without notice.

Benefits

Flying Food Group, LLC offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity plans, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, commuter benefit, retirement program 401(k), tuition reimbursement, MetLife- Legal Program, and pet insurance.