Head of Central Kitchen - Production & Dispatch

Job Overview

Central Kitchen

Location:

Key Responsibilities

• Production Leadership:

  Own daily/weekly

  MPS & MRP

  ; plan batches, line balancing, and shift rosters to hit demand without over-prep.

• Quality & SOPs:

  Enforce

  recipe/portion SOPs, CCPs, HACCP/FSSAI

  , taste panels, and corrective actions; run

  daily line checks

  .

• Yield & Cost Control:

  Track

  yields, GRNs, variances, spoilage

  , and packaging cost; drive

  continuous improvement

  to hit targets.

• Dispatch & Cold Chain:

  Run

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  ; ensure

  on-time dispatch

  , route plans, temperature logs, and documentation.

• People & Training:

  Hire and develop

  BOH/production leads

  ; run skills matrices, audits, and performance reviews.

• Procurement & Vendor Mgmt:

  Source to spec, negotiate rates, qualify alternates; maintain

  par levels

  and service SLAs.

• Compliance & Safety:

  Lead

  FSSAI, fire & safety, pest control, equipment maintenance

  ; close audit non-conformities fast.

• Systems & MIS:

  Own

  ERP/POS indents, batch tickets, barcodes

  , and

  daily MIS

  (prep vs sold, yields, wastage, labour hrs).

• Scale & NPD Industrialization:

  Convert R&D into

  repeatable, scalable processes

  ; pilot and roll out to new kitchens/cities.

KPIs You'll Own

• On-Time Dispatch:

  ?

  98%

• Gross Food Cost:

  within target (brand benchmark)

• Yield Variance:

  ?

  3%

  vs. SOP

• Spoilage/Wastage:

  <1%

  of production value

• Hygiene Score (HACCP/FSSAI):

  95%+

  in monthly audits

• Downtime:

  <2%

  of production hours

Qualifications & Skills

• 610 years

  in

  central/base kitchen

  leadership for

  QSR/multi-outlet

  brands.
• Deep command of

  production planning, yields, cold chain, and scale SOPs

  .
• Hands-on with

  HACCP/FSSAI

  , utilities, and maintenance schedules.
• Strong with

  ERP/Excel

  , MIS, and root-cause/Kaizen mindset.

• People leader

  builds reliable shifts, coaches supervisors, and keeps the floor calm under pressure.

Tools You Know

ERP (indenting & batch mgmt), barcode/labeling, digital temp probes/data loggers, production dashboards.

To Apply:

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