We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.
We’re looking for someone with a passion for Operations Leadership for a position in our Vancouver Flight Kitchen. If you have strong leadership skills and assembly / production experience this is an opportunity to take your career to the next level. You will be leading people and process in our food and tray assembly department. As we’re a 24hr/day, 7 days per week operation, you must be able to work various shifts.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Plan daily labour according to production requirements and productivity targets
• Assign work and follow up throughout your shift to ensure your teams achieving the plan
• Ensure everything your teams produce meet your internal and external customers’ requirements (Quality) and are delivered on time
• Responsible for safety, quality and compliance with customer specifications and regulatory requirements and company policies and procedures
• Proactively seek opportunities to improve upon safety, quality and productivity
• Play an active role in minimizing material usage
• Work independently and with your peers to resolve problems in the supply chain
• Responsible for training, performance evaluation, coaching, counseling and preparing corrective action for employees and liaises appropriately with HR and other support functions.
• Various administrative tasks including creation / review of material requisitions, production sheets, food safety documentation, shift reports etc.
Education:
• High School Diploma or GED required.
Work Experience:
• 2+ years supervisory experience working in a high volume, fast paced manufacturing or logistics operation preferred
• Experience leading in a unionized environment is a plus, but not required.
Skills:
• Must have strong and effective leadership skills, and the ability to successfully manage a staff of 40+ hourly employees.
• Strong communicator both verbally and in writing
• Ability to prioritize
• Must have the ability to give negative and positive feedback to employees daily
• Excellent time management skills required.
• Basic computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office products required.
If you want to be part of a team that helps make travel and culinary memories, join us!
Shaping the future of Inflight Hospitality.
At gategroup, we are the global leader in airline catering, retail-on-board, and hospitality services, enhancing the passenger experience at 35,000 feet and beyond.
Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, our footprint spans over 200 operating units across 60+ countries and territories, making us the most extensive catering network in the aviation industry. Every day, we proudly serve millions of travelers, partnering with the world’s top airlines to deliver memorable culinary moments and seamless retail experiences.
Driven by innovation, advanced technology, and operational excellence, our teams design and deliver premium food and service solutions tailored to the dynamic needs of modern air travel.
From gourmet meals to intelligent retail programs, our mission is simple:
To elevate every journey.
