Shift Incharge

Salad Days; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Salad Days in Bengaluru is seeking a Shift Incharge to run kitchen operations during the shift, ensuring hygiene, quality, and timely order execution. The role involves daily checklists, inventory monitoring, and enforcing SOPs across stations.

You will mentor junior staff, guide team development, and step in to assist with high-volume periods while providing hands-on supervision and supporting mise prep. One meal per shift is provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum 30 months of relevant kitchen experience.
• At least 12 months of team/shift management experience.
• Graduate or Diploma holder (12th pass + diploma).
• Strong leadership and ability to train junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations during the shift to ensure timely and accurate order execution.
• Enforce hygiene, safety, and food quality standards across all stations.
• Ensure opening/closing protocols, checklists, and shift reports are completed accurately.
• Monitor inventory usage, stock levels, and wastage control.
• Guide, train, and supervise junior staff with real-time feedback.
• Support high-volume operations during peak times, including mise prep.

Skills

Kitchen operations

Inventory control

Hygiene

Punctuality

Job description

We're Salad Days, and we're on a mission to make healthy eating delicious and convenient! Since 2014, we've been revolutionizing India's food scene with our meals. We're passionate about helping people integrate healthy, nourishing meals into their daily lives, all while retaining the taste. Salad Days currently operates in Delhi NCR, Bangalore and Mumbai with 29 kitchens in total.

Job Title

Shift Incharge

Job Overview

The Shift Incharge is responsible for running the kitchen operations smoothly during their shift. This includes ensuring hygiene and food quality standards, maintaining daily checklists, overseeing inventory usage, and enforcing operational SOPs across stations. In addition to supervising the floor, the Shift Incharge also plays a key role in team development—guiding junior staff, ensuring they learn processes correctly, and stepping in when required to help with order execution or mise prep. One meal(Rice + Indian Curry) is provided per shift.

Store Operating Hours

7:00 AM to 3:00 AM

Regular Shift Duration

10 hours

Key Responsibilities

Lead kitchen operations during the shift to ensure timely and accurate order execution.

Enforce hygiene, safety, and food quality standards across all stations.

Ensure daily checklists, opening/closing protocols, and shift reports are completed accurately.

Monitor and manage inventory consumption, stock levels, and wastage control.

Guide, train, and supervise junior staff; provide real-time feedback and ensure process adherence.

Step in when needed to support high-volume operations, including handling orders or assisting with mise prep.

Requirements

Minimum 30 months of relevant kitchen experience and at least 12 months of relevant team/shift management experience

Must be a graduate/Diploma holder(diploma after 12th).

Strong understanding of kitchen Operations , inventory control, hygiene and punctuality.

Capable of leading a team, managing shift responsibilities, and handling operational escalations.