Lead Kitchen Production Supervisor

Chef & Cook; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Planthood is seeking a Kitchen Supervisor to lead the kitchen operation and ensure safety, quality and efficiency across the team. This hands-on leadership role oversees daily food preparation, production flow, and KPI-driven performance, with close collaboration to the Production Manager to uphold Planthood's high culinary and hygiene standards.

You'll coach chefs and kitchen porters, schedule production, manage staffing, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-growing food business.

Qualifications

• Strong culinary expertise: CDP level or equivalent experience with a refined palate and flavor knowledge.
• Mastery of high-volume cooking methods, precise recipe scaling, and yield optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily briefings and debriefings, assigning stations, tasks, and time expectations.
• Train and onboard new chefs and KPs, supporting their development and success.
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings, coaching sessions, and performance conversations.
• Manage kitchen staffing levels, rotas, holidays and shift changes to meet operational needs.
• Drive daily production flow on the kitchen floor, coordinating with packing, warehouse and procurement.
• Adjust production flow in real time to handle short-staffing and minimize idle time.
• Step into production stations and demonstrate CDP skills when needed.
• Support day-to-day operations and deputise for Production Managers.
• Draft weekly production schedule and set daily plan considering equipment, delays, and staffing.
• Procure fresh ingredients for next production day using systems like Rekki.
• Ensure KPIs and quality standards are consistently achieved.
• Maintain kitchen records, reports, and operational documentation.
• Provide high-quality end-of-day handovers to Production Manager(s).
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the kitchen floor.

Skills

Strong culinary expertise

Mastery of cooking processes

Technical kitchen capability

Production management skills

Supervisor experience

Job description

Planthood is seeking a Kitchen Supervisor to lead the kitchen operation and ensure safety, quality and efficiency across the team. This hands-on leadership role oversees daily food preparation, production flow, and KPI-driven performance, with close collaboration to the Production Manager to uphold Planthood's high culinary and hygiene standards.

You'll coach chefs and kitchen porters, schedule production, manage staffing, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-growing food business.