Kitchen Process Lead in Middlesbrough

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Job description:

Working within our purpose-built food production facility in Middlesbrough, the Process Lead – Kitchen is responsible for the day-to-day leadership and performance of the production kitchen, ensuring that all ingredients and products are prepared safely, efficiently, consistently and to the required company specifications.

The role is responsible for leading and developing the kitchen team, coordinating production activities, maintaining high standards of food safety, quality, hygiene and housekeeping, and ensuring production schedules and customer requirements are achieved.

The Process Lead – Kitchen will actively monitor and improve the performance of the kitchen process, minimising waste, downtime, errors and disruption while maximising productivity, product quality and team performance.

The role requires a hands-on leader who can motivate and coach employees, make effective decisions in a fast-paced production environment, identify and resolve issues, and work collaboratively with Production, Technical, Purchasing, Management and other departments to ensure the smooth running of daily operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the day-to-day operation of the production kitchen, ensuring production schedules, customer requirements and business objectives are achieved efficiently and consistently.
• Ensure all ingredients and products are prepared accurately, safely and consistently to company specifications, maintaining the required standards of food safety, quality, hygiene and presentation.
• Maintain full compliance with food safety, HACCP, allergen, hygiene, health and safety and company procedures, ensuring appropriate controls are consistently followed.
• Monitor and manage kitchen performance, including production output, productivity, quality, waste, downtime and adherence to production schedules, taking corrective action where required.
• Lead, motivate, coach and develop the kitchen team, ensuring employees are trained, competent and supported to achieve the required standards and performance.
• Effectively plan and allocate labour, resources and responsibilities across the kitchen team to maximise productivity and respond to changing production requirements
• Ensure ingredients, packaging and other resources are available to meet production requirements, while maintaining effective stock rotation and minimising waste. xgikmsk
• Ensure equipment and facilities are operated safely and maintained to the required standard, identifying and escalating faults or maintenance requirements promptly to minimise disruption.
• Ensure all required production, quality, food safety, pre-s

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