GoKhana
Website:
gokhana.com
Job details:
Company: Food Whisperer Pvt. Ltd. (A subsidiary of Gokhana)
Location: Vapi, Gujarat
Department: Kitchen Operations
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience: 5–8 years in central kitchen operations, food production, or large-scale catering
About the Company
Food Whisperer Pvt. Ltd. is a subsidiary of Gokhana, specializing in food services and corporate catering solutions. We focus on delivering high-quality, hygienic, and consistent food services through efficient kitchen operations and customer-centric service delivery.
We are looking for an experienced CPU Manager to manage our Central Production Unit in Vapi, Gujarat. The ideal candidate will be responsible for end-to-end kitchen operations, food production planning, quality control, manpower management, inventory, food safety, and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
1. Central Kitchen Operations
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the Central Production Unit.
- Plan and supervise bulk food production according to client requirements and operational schedules.
- Ensure timely food preparation, dispatch, and delivery to designated locations.
- Maintain consistency in food quality, taste, portion size, and presentation.
2. Food Safety and Quality
- Ensure compliance with applicable FSSAI requirements, food safety standards, hygiene protocols, and company SOPs.
- Monitor kitchen cleanliness, sanitation, temperature control, and food storage practices.
- Coordinate with the HSEQ team during inspections, audits, and corrective action closures.
- Maintain food safety records, production logs, and quality checklists.
3. Manpower Management
- Manage kitchen staff, chefs, supervisors, and support personnel.
- Prepare duty rosters and allocate responsibilities according to production requirements.
- Monitor attendance, productivity, discipline, and staff performance.
- Identify training needs and ensure employees follow established kitchen procedures.
4. Inventory and Cost Control
- Monitor raw material consumption, stock availability, and food wastage.
- Coordinate with procurement and stores teams to ensure timely availability of ingredients.
- Conduct regular stock verification and support inventory reconciliation.
- Control food costs while maintaining quality and production standards.
5. Production Planning and Dispatch
- Prepare daily and weekly production plans based on demand and order forecasts.
- Coordinate with procurement, stores, logistics, and operations teams.
- Ensure accurate production quantities and timely dispatch.
- Monitor equipment utilization and coordinate preventive maintenance.
6. Reporting and Continuous Improvement
- Maintain daily production, manpower, wastage, inventory, and quality reports.
- Track key performance indicators such as food cost, wastage, productivity, and on-time dispatch.
- Identify operational gaps and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Support management in improving operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Qualifications and Skills
- Graduate or diploma in Hotel Management, Culinary Arts, Food Production, or a related field.
- 5–8 years of relevant experience in central kitchen operations, bulk catering, industrial catering, or large-scale food production.
- Experience managing a central kitchen or production unit will be preferred.
- Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene, inventory management, and production planning.
- Good leadership, communication, team management, and problem-solving skills.
- Working knowledge of Excel and operational reporting.
How to Apply
Interested candidates can apply through LinkedIn with their updated resume.
Location: Vapi, Gujarat
Join Food Whisperer Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Gokhana, and contribute to building efficient, quality-driven central kitchen operations.
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