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Job Title: Head Chef - Airline Catering Production
Job Location: Jamaica-USA-11430
Work Location Type: On-Site
Salary Range: $94,000.00 - 110,000.00

About us

Since 1942, SkyChefs has taken culinary excellence to new heights. As a trusted partner to the nation?s leading airlines and retailers, we proudly deliver millions of meals and exceptional service experiences every year across 43 sites throughout the United States. Built on a legacy of operational excellence, culinary expertise, and continuous innovation, we are committed to setting the industry standard in aviation culinary, airline services, last-mile logistics, and retail commerce. From the kitchen to the runway, our teams work together to deliver quality, reliability, and service at every altitude. Our people are the heart of everything we do. At SkyChefs, a career is more than a job ? it?s an opportunity to grow, lead, and make an impact in a fast-paced, team-driven environment. Join America?s first, foremost, and finest and take your career to new heights.

Role Purpose Statement

This role partners closely with the Executive Chef to deliver exceptional daily food production at our Customer Service Center (CSC), ensuring every dish meets company standards, menu specifications, and customer expectations. Acting as the Chef?s right hand, the incumbent also takes full leadership of operations in the Executive Chef?s absence, keeping the kitchen running smoothly and standards consistently high

Main Accountabilities

Supports all food production activities in the Hot & Cold Kitchen in responsible CSC which include but not limited to the following.
Identifying deviations in inventories and production, initiates countermeasures if necessary
Supports the controls and adjust of production plans, estimates consumption of food and equipment required to execute the daily production.
Ensures compliance of recipe specifications and conducts sense-checks (Gold Standards)
Participates in the development of food products and menus as needed.
Must be aware of content in catering manuals; updates and distributes them within responsible CSC
Supports the cost controlling of the budget, personnel and material costs
Participates in menu presentations internal and external
The coordination and controls countermeasures in the production in case of customer complaints
Helps to develop and support existing training strategy and training plans for kitchen staff in responsible CSC
Represents kitchen and kitchen staff in front of external stakeholders
Actively researches and incorporates industry innovations and emerging food trends, ensuring continuous alignment and collaboration with Design Chefs.
Participates in marketing activities as needed
Ensures quality of goods received
Guarantees tidiness in food storage in the responsible CSC is maintained and first in - first out principle is followed
Guarantees adherence to hygiene, health and safety standards and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) regulations in responsible CSC
Ensure that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed and directed
Guide, motivate and develop the subordinate employees within the Human Resources Policy
Make the company\'s values and management principles live in the department(s)
Implement and control the cost budget in the area of responsibility; initiate and steer corrective actions in case of deviations
Participate and support company sponsored initiatives such as Global Quality Standard (GQS), HACCP, Lean Manufacturing

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Five years of experience in commercial cooking.
Apprenticeship or Graduation from an accredited culinary school
Additional certifications (e.g. diet chef, industrial chef, design chef,) or equivalent professional experience preferred
Certification with the American Culinary Federation a plus
Knowledge of food and hygiene regulations (example: HACCP)
Good communication and organizational skills
Service orientation
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and Windows-based computer applications

SkyChefs is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Women/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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Position Id: 24235_8096
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