Leon's Burgers & Wings is looking for an experienced Head of Central Kitchen to lead and manage end-to-end production operations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring efficient production planning, maintaining food quality and safety standards, optimizing costs, and leading a high-performing production team to support business growth.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the complete operations of the Central Kitchen, ensuring smooth daily production and timely dispatch to all outlets.
- Develop and implement production plans based on sales forecasts and outlet demand.
- Ensure strict adherence to SOPs, food safety standards, HACCP, FSSAI regulations, and quality control processes.
- Drive operational excellence by improving productivity, reducing wastage, and optimizing production costs.
- Monitor inventory levels, raw material planning, and coordinate with Procurement to ensure uninterrupted production.
- Oversee manpower planning, team scheduling, performance management, and employee development.
- Collaborate with QA, Supply Chain, Operations, R&D;, and Procurement teams for seamless business operations.
- Lead new product implementation, recipe standardization, process improvements, and capacity expansion initiatives.
- Analyze production reports and operational KPIs to improve efficiency and profitability.




- Ensure preventive maintenance and optimal utilization of production equipment and facilities.

Desired Candidate Profile

- Bachelor's Degree/Diploma in Hotel Management, Food Technology, Catering, or a related field.
- 812 years of experience in Central Kitchen, QSR, Cloud Kitchen, Restaurant Chains, Food Manufacturing, or FMCG Food Production.
- Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a leadership role managing large-scale food production.
- Strong knowledge of production planning, inventory management, food costing, yield management, and process optimization.
- Hands-on experience with FSSAI, HACCP, food safety, hygiene, and quality management systems.
- Proven ability to lead large teams and manage high-volume production operations.
- Strong analytical, leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in MS Excel and production reporting.

Preferred Industry

- Quick Service Restaurants (QSR)
- Restaurant Chains
- Cloud Kitchens
- Central Kitchen Operations
- Food Manufacturing
- FMCG (Food Division)

Why Join Leon's?

- Opportunity to lead production for one of the fastest-growing QSR brands.
- Agile and growth-oriented work environment.
- Career advancement opportunities.
- Competitive compensation and performance-driven culture.

📌 Head of Central Kitchen (Bengaluru)
🏢 Leon Grill
📍 Bengaluru