A Production Executive at The Akshaya Patra Foundation plays a central role in managing day-to-day, large-scale kitchen operations. Because Akshaya Patra operates centralized automated kitchens to provide mid-day meals to millions of school children daily, the position focuses heavily on bulk food preparation, strict food safety standards, and timely delivery.
Role Overview
- Department: Kitchen Operations / Production
- Reporting To: Production Manager / Kitchen Head
- Primary Objective: Ensure the secure, timely, cost-effective, and hygienic production of high-volume meals while strictly following standardized recipes and quality benchmarks.

Key Responsibilities1. Daily Meal Production & Operations
- Supervise Production Lines: Oversee raw material preparation, cooking, steam boiler operations, and automated food packing processes.
- Maintain Cooking Schedules: Ensure food preparation begins on time to align with early morning dispatch logistics to schools.
- Yield & Recipe Management: Ensure staff follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)



and standardized recipes to maintain consistent taste, nutrition, and portion sizing.

2. Quality Assurance & Food Safety
- Adhere to Hygiene Protocols: Maintain strict food safety and personal hygiene practices (e.g., proper wear of hairnets, aprons, and gloves) across kitchen staff.
- Standards & Compliance: Ensure compliance with statutory standards such as FSSAI, ISO 22000, HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and 5S frameworks.
- Raw Material Checks: Coordinate with the Quality Assurance team to inspect ingredients before processing.

3. Resource & Inventory Management
- Material Requisition: Work with the stores department to indent raw materials daily based on student meal count.
- Waste Reduction: Monitor cooking yields, identify causes of food or ingredient wastage, and implement corrective measures.
- Utility Management: Monitor efficient usage of resources like steam, electricity, LPG, and water to minimize ope

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