Kitchen Manager

Kitchen Manager – Food ManufacturingSupreme Cuisine LLC | Montgomery City, MOFull-Time | Salaried | ExemptREADY TO LEAD A HIGH-PERFORMANCE FOOD PRODUCTION TEAM?Supreme Cuisine is hiring a hands-on Kitchen Manager to lead industrial food manufacturing operations producing sauces, beef tallow, broths, stocks, and other food products.This is NOT a traditional restaurant Kitchen Manager position.We need a strong production leader who can take ownership of the floor, lead employees, execute the production schedule, solve problems quickly, reduce downtime and waste, enforce food safety standards, and drive results.If you are an experienced leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and believes managers should be on the floor leading—not sitting in an office—we want to talk to you.What You’ll OwnLead daily kitchen and industrial food production operations.Manage, train, coach, and develop production employees.Execute daily production schedules and adjust staffing as needed.Oversee batch cooking, mixing, heating, ingredient preparation, tanks, kettles, transfers, and changeovers.Ensure approved recipes, formulas, batch sheets, and SOPs are followed accurately.Monitor cooking times, temperatures, yields, production output, downtime, and waste.Drive labor efficiency and effective equipment utilization.Identify bottlenecks and take immediate action to keep production moving.Ensure accurate production and food safety documentation.Maintain strong GMP, sanitation, allergen control, and traceability standards.Support compliance with applicable USDA, FDA, SQF, SOP, and SSOP requirements.Partner with Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Warehouse, Human Resources, and plant leadership.Conduct employee coaching, performance management, and accountability.Build a positive, professional, high-performing production team.We Want to Hear From You If You Have Experience In:Food manufacturingIndustrial kitchen operationsLarge-scale batch cookingSauce manufacturingBroth or stock productionBeef tallow or renderingMeat or protein processingUSDA-regulated productionSQF-certified manufacturingIndustrial tanks and kettlesHigh-volume food productionRequired QualificationsHigh School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.Minimum 2 years of cooking, food production, food manufacturing, or related experience.Strong leadership and employee management skills.Ability to read and follow detailed recipes, formulas, batch sheets, and production instructions.Strong math skills, including ratios, percentages, quantities, conversions, and yields.Knowledge of cooking times and temperatures.Basic sanitation and food safety knowledge.Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.Ability to work varied hours based on production needs.Food manufacturing leadership experience is strongly preferred.You May Be a Great Fit If You:Lead from the production floor.Take ownership of results.Hold employees accountable.Solve problems instead of passing them along.Understand that food safety is non-negotiable.Can manage changing priorities under pressure.Focus on production output, yield, labor efficiency, and waste reduction.Know how to build and develop a strong team.Physical & Work EnvironmentThis is an active food manufacturing leadership position. Candidates must be able to:Stand and walk for extended periods.Bend, reach, twist, push, pull, and perform repetitive movements.Lift up to 65 pounds, with assistance when required by company safety procedures.Work around hot liquids, steam, heated tanks, kettles, and industrial equipment.Work in wet, hot, cold, and fast-paced production environments.Wear required PPE.Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities consistent with applicable law.READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT?We are looking for a Kitchen Manager who wants to build a stronger team, improve production, reduce waste, strengthen accountability, and drive measurable results.If you have experience leading food production, industrial cooking, batch processing, sauce manufacturing, broth production, rendering, or meat processing APPLY TODAY.Supreme Cuisine LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr