Kitchen Leader

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Position Summary: We are seeking a Kitchen Leader to supervise food preparation, processing, and preservation, ensuring food quality and safety, inventory control, and team leadership within a hospital setting. Key Highlights: 1. Supervises food preparation and preservation processes 2. Ensures quality standards and hygienic regulations 3. Manages kitchen staff and optimizes raw material usage A private second-level healthcare facility is seeking a Kitchen Leader (Production Supervisor) for its Food Services Department. Objective: Supervise food preparation, processing, and preservation, ensuring **quality** standards, food safety (**hygienic regulations**), and **inventory** control. Manage kitchen staff, plan production prior to service, and optimize raw material usage. Main Responsibilities: * Participate in food preparation, cooking times, portion sizes, plating, and dish temperatures. * Production Management: Supervise cutting, handling, preservation, and processing of ingredients. * Identify food availability. * Fulfill food requirements from medical departments. * Ensure food is prepared according to established standards and sanitary regulations. * Monitor raw material and work-in-process inventories. * Team Leadership: Coordinate kitchen staff activities and ensure efficient operations. * Maintenance: Ensure proper functioning of machinery and facilities. * Participate in training courses aimed at improving service processes. Requirements: Experience and Knowledge: Food handling and preparation. Hospital diets and NOM 251\. Use of kitchen utensils and equipment. Technical degree in Gastronomy, Food and Beverage Technician, or related field. Gross monthly salary: $12,500 plus punctuality and attendance bonus; grocery vouchers starting from the second month; birthday bonus. Statutory benefits from day one. Biweekly payroll payments. Work schedule: Monday through Sunday, with one rest day; rotating shifts: Morning shift: 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM Evening shift: 2:00 PM to 9:30 PM Position Type: Full-time Salary: $12,500.00 per month Benefits: * Option for indefinite-term contract * Grocery vouchers Education: * Incomplete or ongoing higher technical education (Preferred) Experience: * Kitchen experience: 1 year (Preferred) Work Location: On-site employment