Culinary Operations Assistant Manager

About the role

The Culinary Operations Assistant Manager supports daily operations of a food manufacturing and central kitchen facility, ensuring efficient, safe, and on‑schedule production. Working closely with culinary, production, quality, procurement, logistics and maintenance teams, the role helps maintain high standards of food quality, safety and customer satisfaction.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in overseeing daily manufacturing and central kitchen operations.
• Coordinate production schedules to meet targets on time.
• Monitor food preparation, cooking, chilling, freezing, packing, labeling and storage processes.
• Ensure compliance with approved recipes, product specifications and SOPs.
• Track raw material usage, yields, portion control and waste.
• Support manpower planning, staff deployment and workflow optimisation.
• Maintain food safety, hygiene, HACCP, ISO 22000, Halal, SFA and other regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to uphold safety and quality standards.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Warehouse and Logistics for material availability and timely dispatch.
• Implement inventory control using FIFO/FEFO practices.
• Assist in new product development, trials and scale‑up to commercial production.
• Identify operational issues and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure equipment maintenance and report breakdowns promptly.
• Train production and culinary staff on SOPs, food safety and hygiene.

Required profile

• Senior‑level experience in food manufacturing or central kitchen operations.
• Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and quality standards.
• Proven ability to manage production schedules and coordinate cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent analytical skills for monitoring yields, waste and cost control.
• Ability to train and mentor staff on operational procedures.

Required skills

• HACCP
• ISO 22000
• Halal certification
• SFA (Singapore Food Agency) compliance
• FIFO inventory management
• FEFO inventory management

What we offer

• Competitive salary range SGD 3,000 – 4,000 per month