National Kitchen Director
Verano
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Food Service
Posted on January 26, 2023
Role Summary:
The National Kitchen Director is responsible for supporting the Facility Production and National Operations team on all kitchen production initiatives and processes within their region. Kitchen production includes but is not limited to the following departments: Production, Production Automation, Packaging, Packaging Automation, Scheduling, and Inventory Management. The primary focus of this position is to provide training to the facility leadership on current SOPs and future process improvements that pertain to any of the defined kitchen production departments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide training to facility GMs, PMs, Managers, Supervisors, and Leads on all Kitchen Production processes (departments listed in job summary) within your region.
Always aim to maximize production efficiencies
Ensure product is produced, packaged & tested as scheduled
Follow Verano’s Continual Improvement Process (Identify, Plan, Execute, Review)
Operate and provide training on Kitchen Production and Labeling Automation Equipment (Savage Brothers cookers, Baker Perkins Depositor, Selmi Chocolate Machine, Ilapak Flow Wrapper, Countec Machine, Sejong Tablet Press, CVC labeler)
Identify any existing bottlenecks in Kitchen production and packaging departments
Uphold product quality (Quality Assurance) initiatives
Maintain and improve upon each facility’s Kitchen Production workflow (Production through Packaging)
The National Kitchen Director is responsible for supporting the Facility Production and National Operations team on all kitchen production initiatives and processes within their region. Kitchen production includes but is not limited to the following departments: Production, Production Automation, Packaging, Packaging Automation, Scheduling, and Inventory Management. The primary focus of this position is to provide training to the facility leadership on current SOPs and future process improvements that pertain to any of the defined kitchen production departments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide training to facility GMs, PMs, Managers, Supervisors, and Leads on all Kitchen Production processes (departments listed in job summary) within your region.
Always aim to maximize production efficiencies
Ensure product is produced, packaged & tested as scheduled
Follow Verano’s Continual Improvement Process (Identify, Plan, Execute, Review)
Operate and provide training on Kitchen Production and Labeling Automation Equipment (Savage Brothers cookers, Baker Perkins Depositor, Selmi Chocolate Machine, Ilapak Flow Wrapper, Countec Machine, Sejong Tablet Press, CVC labeler)
Identify any existing bottlenecks in Kitchen production and packaging departments
Uphold product quality (Quality Assurance) initiatives
Maintain and improve upon each facility’s Kitchen Production workflow (Production through Packaging)