About the Company:
Gate Gourmet is the world's largest independent provider of catering services for airlines and is the core business behind gategroup, whose eleven associated brands offer customers a comprehensive scope of products and services for virtually any on-board need. We provide more than 200 million meals a year to our 270-plus customers at some 120 airport locations around the globe
Job Summary
Overall leadership and coordination of the Bond, Pick & Pack Section including financial, operational, and compliance and statutory accountability
Key Responsibilities:
- Align operations with Master Production Schedule and meet quality KPIs
- Ensure Customs compliance and manage inventory reporting
- Drive team productivity to achieve budget targets
- Maintain health and safety, food safety, security, and gateOPEX standards
- Lead continuous improvement and customer engagement initiatives
- Train, coach, and develop team members
- Manage seasonal staffing within budget (with HR)
- Coordinate internal transport activities with IDS team
- Implement 5S standards and Internal Feedback Loop corrective actions
- Lead operational meetings and foster an inclusive work environment
Qualifications
Education:
- Degree educated preferred and/or relevant equivalent work experience at a similar level.
- Professional qualification in operations/logistics preferred.
Work Experience:
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment
- Proven experience of managing teams within a manufacturing, airline catering or production process.
- Minimum of 3 years management experience with demonstrable leadership and/or management activities and responsibilities.
- Culinary experience desirable
Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)
- Level 3 HACCP certification
- Proven leadership ability
- Level 3 Food Safety certification
- Level 3 Workplace Health & Safety / NEBOSH Certification or commitment to complete
- Ability to lead and manage diverse teams of varying sizes.
- Good negotiating and persuasive skills.
- Ability to effectively manage conflict.
- Ability to motivate and driver performance.
- Organised, process driven with an ability to critically evaluate and improve processes.
- Ability to manage change effectively.
- Computer literate and able to work with MS Office and IT Systems
- Excellent organisational skills, ability to manage workload to achieve critical dates.
- Ability to work well under pressure
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK, undertake a CRC (Criminal Record Check) and provide 5 years of checkable referencing history.
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