Production Chef - Team Leader | High-Volume Production Kitchen

KG Foods; Sydney; On-site; AUD 49,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals provided

Uniform supplied

Team leader role

Professional team environment

Job summary

KG Foods in Sydney is seeking an experienced Production Chef to lead a high-volume operation, oversee both production and packaging, and drive efficiency, quality and safety across the shift. You will supervise afternoon production teams, manage workflow and ensure recipes and specifications are followed, while coaching staff and maintaining strong labour control.

This full-time role offers a Monday to Friday afternoon roster, meals provided, uniform supplied, and a real operational leadership

Qualifications

• Proven experience supervising on a fast-paced production line in food manufacturing.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and performance management abilities.
• Knowledge of food safety, hygiene, and WHS standards.

Responsibilities

• Leading, supervising, and motivating production and packaging teams on shift
• Managing daily workflow across bulk food production and packaging lines/ stations
• Ensuring strict adherence to recipes, portion control, and production specifications
• Driving productivity, efficiency, and on-time output in a high-volume environment
• Supporting staff training, coaching, and performance management
• Maintaining strong organisational control across production priorities and labour allocation
• Ensuring compliance with all food safety, hygiene, and WHS standards
• Monitoring quality control and resolving operational issues quickly
• Promoting a positive, accountable, and high-performance team culture

Skills

Team leadership

Production supervision

Quality control

Food safety

Labour planning

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Production Chef to take a leadership role within our high-volume food production operation. This is, hands-on position responsible for leading teams across both production and packaging processes, ensuring efficiency, consistency, and high-quality output every day.

You will play a critical role in supervising operations, driving performance, and supporting the Afternoon Production supervisor in leading a large, fast-paced team environment.

Kids Gourmet Food (KGF) is Australia's leading provider of freshly prepared meals to the childcare sector, supplying centres across Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne.

As a high-volume food production business, we operate across morning, afternoon, and overnight shifts, producing nutritious meals at scale with a strong focus on quality, safety, and reliability.

What You'll Do

In this operational role, you will oversee afternoon production and packaging operations, ensuring smooth workflow, strong team performance, and consistent product quality.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading, supervising, and motivating production and packaging teams on shift

Managing daily workflow across bulk food production and packaging lines/ stations

Ensuring strict adherence to recipes, portion control, and production specifications

Driving productivity, efficiency, and on-time output in a high-volume environment

Supporting staff training, coaching, and performance management

Maintaining strong organisational control across production priorities and labour allocation

Ensuring compliance with all food safety, hygiene, and WHS standards

Monitoring quality control and resolving operational issues quickly

Promoting a positive, accountable, and high-performance team culture

Full-time, unrestricted Australian working rights (38 hours per week)

Proven experience in a supervisory, team leader, within food production, catering, or manufacturing role.

Strong leadership ability with experience in team management, motivation, and performance oversight

Excellent organisational and time management skills

Experience in bulk production and high-volume operations

Strong understanding of food safety, WHS, and quality systems

Physically fit and able to safely lift and move items up to 25kg on a regular basis

Availability to work consistent weekday afternoon shifts (Monday to Friday)

Please note: applicants on student visas or with restricted working hours will not be considered

What We Offer

$43.25 per hour

Fixed Monday-to-Friday afternoon roster 12 PM to 8 PM

Team Leader role with real operational responsibility

Meals provided (lunch/dinner)

Uniform supplied

Supportive, professional, and high-performing team environment

If you are a strong operational leader who thrives in a fast-paced production environment, enjoys leading and motivating teams, and takes pride in delivering quality food at scale, we would love to hear from you.