Japanese Chef

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.

Overall supervision of entire Hot Food department with includes:

• Work with kitchen staff to produce high quality products on a consistent basis.
• Interface and efficiently react to Customer/Executive Chef requirements.
• Implement customer specific menu items.
• Maintain HACCP standards.
• Culinary Quality & Menu adherence.
• Production planning and management.
• Employee Scheduling and Training.
• Food Cost Improvements.
• Food Safety
• Menu development when required and other daily operation needs. Able to create a vision for the department

• Experienced Japanese Chef with high volume production environments.
• Strong management and productivity improvement skills.
• Complete understanding of HACCP standards of food production.
• Proven track record successfully handling customer issues and requests.
• Read, write, understand, and communicate in English.
• 2 years minimum experience.