About the Company

Established in 1983, ICS Foods - A Compass Group Company, is a leading contract catering company in India offering its services at over 100+ client locations. With its headquarters in Gurgaon, its business operations span over 12 states. It serves marquee clients from industries such as automobiles, electronic devices, education, oil and gas and construction.

Website: www.icsfoods.in

Job Purpose

Kitchen Designer shall be responsible to design, plan, and optimize central production kitchens, base kitchens, factory canteens and staff dining facilities. The role will be responsible for developing efficient kitchen layouts, production workflows, equipment planning, utility coordination and food-safe facility designs that support high-volume meal production and distribution.

Key Responsibilities:

Kitchen Planning & Design

- Design layouts for central kitchens, factory canteens, corporate cafeterias, and food production facilities.
- Plan end-to-end workflow from raw material receipt to finished product dispatch.
- Ensure productive space utilization, operational flow, and food safety compliance.

Production & Workflow Planning

- Develop kitchen workflows based on production volumes and menu requirements.
- Design processes for bulk cooking, food preparation, packaging, storage, and dispatch operations.
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity and operational efficiency.

Equipment Planning





- Select and specify kitchen and food production equipment based on capacity requirements.
- Prepare equipment layouts and utility requirement schedules.
- Coordinate with vendors and evaluate technical specifications and proposals.

Technical Design & Coordination

- Prepare detailed kitchen layouts, equipment schedules, and BOQs.
- Coordinate with architects, MEP consultants, contractors and project teams.
- Support projects from design development through installation and commissioning.

Food Safety & Compliance

- Ensure designs meet FSSAI, HACCP, GMP and other applicable food safety and regulatory standards.
- Incorporate hygiene, safety and audit requirements into facility design.

Project Execution

- Conduct site surveys and assess existing facilities.
- Participate in client and internal design review meetings.
- Support installation, testing, commissioning and project handover activities.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree/Diploma in Architecture / Civil engineering.
- Certification in Commercial Kitchen Design will be added advantage.

Experience

- 5-8 years of experience in commercial kitchen planning and design.

- Experience in

- Industrial Catering

- Corporate Food Services

- Central Production Kitchens

- Institutional Catering
- F&B; Beverage Units

Technical Skills

- AutoCAD
- SketchUp/Revit
- Kitchen Planning Software
- BOQ Preparation
- Capacity Planning
- Workflow Mapping
- Utility Coordination
- Equipment Specification & Selection

📌 Kitchen Designer || Icsfoods || Gurgaon (Gurugram)
🏢 ICS Foods u0026 Hospitality Services
📍 Gurugram