Food Production Supervisor

Flying Food Group (FFG) is a large-scale catering company providing outstanding meals and snacks for over 70 of the world’s leading airlines—primarily international carriers--and for top retail partners, including Starbucks. FFG’s strategic network of 18 production kitchens stretches from Hawaii to New York JFK: the company’s quality service and products have been exceeding customer expectations since its founding in Chicago in 1983.

* Follow the Basic Principles in all employee interactions * Provide direction, guidance and assistance to employees to enable them to work more effectively * Motivate employees by giving positive feedback, always in a respectful manner * Measure and manage productivity in the department to identify areas for improvement * Coordinate production process to increase productivity and improve process controls * Effectively allocate production labor as needed on a daily basis to improve productivity * Manage workforce to cross-train employees and rotate employees regularly * Follow all procedures for reporting Worker’s Compensation incidents and accidents, * Ensure meal processing counts and deadlines are met by checking line progress regularly * Ensure accurate counts are produced to specification * Ensure portions control is accurately measured by employees by conducting regular verifications * Train employee in production processes and portion control * Proactively engage in employee relations issues to resolve them effectively and promptly * Manage storage and rotation of daily food production overages to minimize waste * Hold regular communication meeting with employees to review production results, safety and hygiene * Communicate schedule changes to employees * Manage production schedules and processes to minimize overtime * Manage work force accountability for quality and productivity * Ensure employees have proper tools and equipment needed for production * Ensure that HACCP, GMP and USDA standards are achieved and completed * Ensure customer production and labeling requirements are achieved * Competent to work independently, ask questions and seek direction as needed. * Ensure all safety requirements are achieved and strives to maintain a safe work environment. * Effectively gives and receives feedback in a positive and respectful manner * Must be able to function within a team environment. * Performs tasks under general supervision.

* Food Service experience required * A minimum of 2-5 years supervising a food production environment * Knowledge of internal policies and procedures * Knowledge of HACCP requirements, USDA, GMP and sanitation requirements. * Knowledge of cold food production processes * Candidate bilingual in English and Spanish a plus * Competent written skills and effective verbal communication skills * Computer skills a plus (Microsoft)