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Head Of Central Kitchen - Production & Dispatch

Head Of Central Kitchen - Production & Dispatch

TIF HospitalityBengaluru, Republic Of India, IN
5 days ago
Job description

Job Overview

Khao Aur Khane Do is building a Central Kitchen in Bangalore. We’re hiring a Head of Central Kitchen – Production & Dispatch to standardize recipes at scale, control costs, and run clockwork dispatch to multi-city outlets.

Location : Bangalore

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 pick–pack–label–seal ;
  • 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

  • 6–10 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 :

    Send your CV, a cover letter and Portfolio samples to career@tifhospitality.com with the subject “Head of Central Kitchen"

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    Head Production • Bengaluru, Republic Of India, IN

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