Kitchen Operations Lead: Safety, Quality & Team Growth

Opaa! Food Management; KwaMaqoma; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Opaa! Food Management seeks a Kitchen Manager to direct daily kitchen operations, ensuring compliance with safety, health, and quality standards.

The role oversees production, staff supervision, inventory, and meal distribution to satellite locations. The ideal candidate will manage food quality, supervise staff, train team members, and uphold HACCP/CACFP requirements while maintaining accurate records and production logs on a standard platform.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and communicate effectively.
• Experience supervising kitchen staff and ensuring safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily kitchen operations to meet Opaa! standards and ensure health compliance.
• Monitor food quality, presentation, and sanitation throughout service.
• Coordinate meal preparation and transport to satellite locations when applicable.
• Lead safety and production meetings; train and supervise kitchen staff.

Skills

Staff supervision

Food safety

Quality control

Customer service

Inventory management

Training

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

ADP

Boss production software

Job description

Opaa! Food Management seeks a Kitchen Manager to direct daily kitchen operations, ensuring compliance with safety, health, and quality standards.

The role oversees production, staff supervision, inventory, and meal distribution to satellite locations. The ideal candidate will manage food quality, supervise staff, train team members, and uphold HACCP/CACFP requirements while maintaining accurate records and production logs on a standard platform.