Catering Superintendent

About IFS: 

International Food Services is an independently owned Maritime Catering Organisation. We offer Catering solutions of the highest quality and monitor the consumption on board and deliveries for our clients in the shipping industry.   

IFS has offices in Antwerp, Poland, Singapore and Manila. We stand for a no-nonsense approach with a dedicated team. We try to make the difference for our clients. Passion for the job and a sustainable collaboration is very important for us. We aim to increase our clients buying power by reducing waste and inefficiencies. We achieve this by training and support of the Crew on board and to improve the wellbeing on board of the crew. 

About the position: 

IFS is growing rapidly to make sure our services are guaranteed to the clients we are looking for a Full time Catering Superintendent who will be supporting on training, audit/stock takes and trouble shooting at our offices or on board the clients vessels. The main job would be to represent our company and to train the catering crew on our standard operating procedures and way of working. With a focus on safety, quality, variety and waste management. 

This includes training on cookings skills, menu planning, QHSE and another range of maritime catering standards. Within this position you will work closely together with our different departments internally such as operations,crewing and procurement as well as externally you will be in contact with our clients, catering crew, suppliers and captains to give your support where you can. Location; you would mainly give training in Belgium at our Maritime Food Lab in Antwerp however you would work globally based on the location of the vessels of the clients. You would have to travel frequently in a 1-2 rotation with exceptions when urgent issues arise.  

The main tasks/responsibilities will be: 

• Project setup; start up new projects(organizing kitchen, storage and working schedules for the crew on board. 

• Conducting audits against a range of maritime catering standards and create the audit report in our system

• Conducting stock takes according to the IFS standards and add these in to the IFS system

• Troubleshooting and problem solving on board. Analyzing the situation on board and assist with new set-up/ required changes

• Build strong business relationships with clients;

• Available at all times to travel to the vessels when the project requires;

• Cook training; training and coaching of cooks on board or at our training center that are new or underperforming 

• Menu updating and awareness; continuously develop/update your knowledge in regards to the multicultural cuisines and support in creating/selecting menus per crew and client requirements

What are we looking for: 

• Fluent in English on a professional level 

• Computer literacy (MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook);

• 5+ years knowledge and working experience within the maritime catering industry 

• Good hygiene legislation knowledge. IFS Health & safety policies monitoring

• Knowledge MARPOL Guidelines

• Cooking degree in international cuisine and preferably knowledgeable in other cuisines

• Good communication and organizational skills;

• Reliable and Flexible work mentality;

• No 9-5 mentality; 

• Stress resistant; confident when working under pressure in a fast-paced environment;

• Independent;

• Ability to adhere to all health & safety practices as per IFS policies;   

• Valid driver's license B

What do we offer: 

We offer a competitive salary including underneath benefits:  

• A B2B service agreement solution 

• Remote office no fixed country is required to work from 

• Flexible working hours 

• Laptop, mobile phone 

• Learning and Development opportunities

If you are living in Belgium we also offer: 

• Employment agreement in Belgium

• Hospitalisation insurance

• Eco Vouchers

• Meal Vouchers

Are you looking for a new challenge in a dynamic, international, family owned company? Don’t look any further and send your application to vacancies@ifs.be  

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