About the role

Great food starts with great leadership. Bring both.

You know what excellent food looks like. You also know it takes clear expectations, capable people and strong commercial decisions to deliver it consistently at scale.

At Local Kitchen Co, we make meals that help people spend less time worrying about dinner and more time enjoying it. We’re looking for an experienced leader to bring that same care and purpose to the people and operations behind every meal.

The challenge? Lead two kitchens on one site, build a team that takes pride in its work, and make quality, efficiency and accountability part of every day.

Your impact

Reporting to the Founder and working as part of our senior leadership team, you’ll take responsibility for kitchen operations, overseeing our kitchen teams, Production Manager and Commercial Logistics Manager.

You’ll set the direction, develop your leaders and connect daily production decisions with the bigger business picture.

Your focus will include

- People who thrive: Coach and mentor leaders, build team capability and manage performance with clarity and respect.

- Production that delivers: Align people, capacity and schedules to meet demand, quality standards and fulfilment targets.

- Numbers that matter: Own operational KPIs, review results monthly and turn insights into action across labour, food costs, waste and productivity.

- Standards we stand behind: Lead food safety, HACCP and WHS, creating a culture where safe practices are everyone’s responsibility.

- Better ways of working:



Strengthen systems, solve recurring problems and help the business plan for what comes next.

- Customers at the centre: Keep taste, consistency and the customer experience at the heart of operational decisions.

What will you bring to the table?

You're an experience operational leader who understands food production and knows that excellent results start with great people.

You'll bring

- Leadership experience in a commercial kitchen, food manufacturing or a comparable production environment.

- A track record of improving operations and guiding teams through change.

- Solid people skills, including the confidence to address issues fairly and follow through.

- Sound commercial judgement and experience managing budgets, labour and production costs.

- Practical workforce planning and rostering experience.

- A strong understanding of food safety and WHS, with working knowledge of GMP and HACCP.

- A practical. calm approach and a willingness to be visible and involved on the floor.

Why Local Kitchen Co?

We're a South Australian business with a clear purpose: making everyday life easier through delicious, quality meals.

This role offers the opportunity to work directly with our Founder, contribute to senior leadership decisions and make a visible difference to our people, our operations and the food our customers take home.

If you can lead the people, understand the numbers and care deeply about the food, we’d love to hear from you.

📌 General Manager – Kitchen Operations (Brooklyn Park)
🏢 Local Kitchen
📍 Brooklyn Park