Sr, Kitchen Manager

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Job Title: Manager for the Kitchen Department (Distribution Center)

Shift: TBD

Salary: $85,000/YR.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Merit Pay, AD&D, Bonus Potential

Job Purpose: The Kitchen Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the kitchen production area within a high-volume food distribution center. This role ensures all kitchen processes—including food preparation, portioning, quality control, and sanitation—are performed efficiently, safely, and in full compliance with USDA, HACCP, and company food-safety standards.

The Kitchen Manager leads, trains, and supervises kitchen staff; coordinates production schedules; monitors inventory of ingredients and supplies; and maintains strict adherence to temperature controls and product specifications. This position plays a key role in supporting operational efficiency, achieving production goals, and delivering high-quality, consistent food products to multiple distribution centers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee the daily operations in the Kitchen department
• Corresponding with Client through Emails
• Plan a production schedule for the day. Get in at the beginning of pre-production is very important to help coordinate and organize all the aspect of the production.
• Implement and control the production schedule.
• Ensure we meet production and customer requirement on a timely basic
• Proper email etiquettes
• Enforce plant quality standards
• Manage and maintain the Company's quality inspection and product
• Monitor, enforce and further develop plant HACCP program
• Knowledge of MSDS
• Ensure compliance to Federal, State and local regulations
• Increase awareness and evaluation of GMP's.
• Follow all food Safety Requirements' and Good Manufacturing Practices as applicable to this position
• Ensure that safety rules, production, and sanitation standards are met.
• Oversee the process of store orders to ensure the highest level of service to the customer.
• Assist and maintain high quality of service by enforcing company policies and procedures.
• Assigns duties to employees and schedules break periods, work hours, and vacations. Schedules and performs periodic evaluations of employees as dictated by the appropriate HR policies.
• Assist other warehouse floor supervisors and associates in warehouse policies, departmental procedures, and job duties.
• Follow up on customer concerns/complaints, examine discrepancy reports, and resolutions to restore and promote good public relations with the client.
• Promotes a positive work environment while also being a team builder. Work closely with staff to ensure that quality and productivity requirements are maintained and communicated to each associate.
• Must be flexible and able to work any shift in support of business needs.
• All other duties required by Distribution Center and Operations Manager

Minimum Requirements:

• HACCP Certification preferred
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to be a self-initiator who can implement and supervise all warehouse data entry programs as directed by the Office Manager.
• High level of computer and WMS system literacy.
• Some college level training is preferred but not necessary so long as there is experience in warehouse supervision and some experience in the wholesale industry preferred.

Education and/or Experience:

• Some college level management education and/or 5 years warehouse supervising experience in food processing

Computer Skills:

• Strong computer skills required; with knowledge in MS Office, Excel and WMS system literacy

Reasoning Ability:

• Must be able to interact with all levels of management and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to manage and lead a diverse workforce.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Lifting up to 25lbs
• Sitting at a computer for long periods of time #IND-L