Sr. Manager, Production CPU - RSG

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The Sr. Manager - CPU Production oversees daily food production operations to ensure high-quality, safe, and timely output across assigned sections of the Central Production Unit. The role ensures compliance with customer specifications, airline standards, and food safety regulations while coordinating with cross-functional teams to maintain smooth operations. The position leads Section Heads and Supervisors, drives efficiency, reduces waste, and supports continuous improvement across production activities.

• Lead daily production operations across all assigned sections (hot kitchen, cold kitchen, bakery, pastry, butchery, etc.) to ensure smooth workflow and consistent outcomes.
• Ensure food production meets customer specifications, portioning standards, and quality requirements.
• Oversee production planning to ensure labour, equipment, and materials are aligned with daily and weekly operational demand.
• Implement production schedules, processes, and work methods to ensure timely and efficient output.
• Monitor food quality, presentation, and sanitation standards, ensuring compliance with company and customer requirements.
• Maintain updated recipe standards, yields, and production guidelines for all assigned sections.
• Support menu trials, new product development, and improvements in collaboration with culinary development teams.
• Coordinate with Procurement and Stores to ensure availability of raw materials according to production needs.
• Monitor raw material usage, wastage, and yield, ensuring proper controls and reporting.
• Handle operational deviations, shortages, and unexpected production issues with corrective actions.
• Investigate and respond to customer complaints, identifying root causes and implementing corrective measures.
• Maintain communication channels with other departments (QA, Technical, Planning, Logistics) for seamless operations.
• Ensure staff follow established operating procedures, safety rules, quality standards, and hygiene protocols.
• Monitor equipment performance, reporting issues and coordinating with Technical for preventive maintenance.
• Prepare production operations reports, including output volume, quality findings, wastage, and resource utilization.
• Oversee manpower planning frameworks and ensure resources match production needs.
• Monitor productivity trends and ensure Supervisors manage individual performance.
• Support the performance appraisal process, providing feedback and documenting performance of team members.
• Identify training needs and support on-the-job training to build skills and improve productivity.
• Ensure compliance with hygiene, food safety, and temperature control standards in all production areas.
• Support seasonal or peak operations through proper planning and coordination.
• Maintain discipline and positive work environment, ensuring adherence to company policies.
• Monitor overtime usage, staffing efficiency, and labor productivity indicators.
• Review and refine work processes to enhance efficiency, reduce wastage, and improve output quality.
• Support budget preparation by providing operational assumptions and resource requirements.
• Implement cost-saving initiatives within production areas without compromising product quality.
• Ensure proper documentation for production activities, hygiene checks, waste logs, and quality records.
• Participate in operational meetings, providing updates and alignment with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure proper handover between shifts through structured briefings and communication tools.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Perform other duties related to the job and/or the operation of the company, in accordance with the regulations of the Saudi Labor of Law. Adherence to Cybersecurity policies and procedures.
• Dealing with data and information according to their level of classification.
• Avoid violating the rights of any person or company protected by copyrights, patents, or any other intellectual property, or similar laws or regulations.
• Compliance with Cybersecurity requirements related to the protection of user devices, Internet, software, systems, and Email requirements.
• Adhere to the acceptable use policy and Using CATRION information and technical assets only for business purposes.
• Obtaining the required permit from the security department or the owner of the authority in CATRION before hosting visitors in the company's specific sensitive sites.
• Reporting Cybersecurity incidents.

Minimum Requirements for The Job Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in culinary arts, Hospitality Management, Food Production, Food Science, or related field.

Years and Nature of Experience

8 - 10 years of experience in large-scale food production or central kitchen operations.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong understanding of large-scale food production processes (hot kitchen, cold kitchen, bakery, pastry, butchery, etc.).
• Knowledge of recipe standardization, yield control, portioning, and production costing.
• Ability to interpret specifications, menus, and plating guidelines.
• Strong capability in production planning, forecasting, and workflow optimization.
• Knowledge of raw material handling, storage standards, and temperature control.
• Familiarity with GACA, SFDA, and ISO 22000 requirements related to food safety.
• Experience using production documentation systems (batch sheets, production logs, temperature charts).

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Manufacturing, Analyst, and Finance

Industries

Manufacturing