Food Production Supervisor

Sky Chefs is seeking a Food Production Supervisor to lead daily airline catering operations in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen. In this on-site role, you will oversee production teams preparing inflight meals, ensuring strict adherence to food safety, hygiene, and aviation standards. You will coordinate staffing, workflows, and scheduling to meet tight flight deadlines, while monitoring quality, yields, and waste. The supervisor trains and coaches employees, supports inventory control, and partners with logistics and operations to deliver safe, consistent, on-time catering solutions for major airline customers.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily food production for airline catering, ensuring quality, safety, and consistency
• Coordinate kitchen staff schedules, task assignments, and workflow for high-volume output
• Monitor compliance with food safety, hygiene, and aviation catering standards
• Inspect ingredients, finished products, and packaging for quality control
• Collaborate with logistics and operations to meet tight flight schedules and order specifications
• Train and coach production staff on procedures, safety, and performance expectations
• Track production metrics, yields, and waste to support continuous improvement
• Assist with inventory management, ordering, and proper storage of food and supplies
• Enforce company policies and safety-first culture across the production floor
• Communicate with management and cross-functional teams to resolve issues and support operational goals

Required Skills

• Food production management
• Team supervision and scheduling
• Food safety and sanitation (HACCP, Serv
• Safe)
• Quality control and inspection
• High-volume kitchen operations
• Inventory and stock control
• Basic data and production reporting
• Process improvement in production environments
• Time management under tight deadlines
• Knowledge of airline or institutional catering standards