Kitchen Team Leader (Afternoon Shift)
Core
Coordinate and support the kitchen team in preparing foundations for handcrafted chocolates, ensuring ingredients and components are prepared safely, efficiently, and to quality standards.
Role type
Hands-on Kitchen Team Leader (Production)
Builds
Handcrafted chocolate products and components
Domain
Food manufacturing / Confectionery
Required skills
Commercial kitchen leadership, food preparation, pastry production, food safety, hygiene, allergen management, workflow coordination, team coaching
Preferred skills
Passion for pastry craftsmanship, continuous improvement mindset, ability to reduce waste and downtime
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Ensure ingredients and products are prepared according to approved recipes; coordinate workflow and allocate team members to meet daily production plans; monitor product quality, consistency, and yield; ensure correct handling, storage, and rotation of ingredients; enforce cleaning, hygiene, and food safety procedures; complete and record production, temperature, and allergen checks; provide direction and feedback to team members; support onboarding and training; collaborate with cross-functional teams to address production issues; identify practical improvements to reduce waste and downtime.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC with supervisory experience