About this role
Education: College/CEGEP.
Work site environment: Noisy. Hot. Cold/refrigerated.
Non-smoking.
Ranks of chefs: Sous-chef.
Tasks
- Estimate amount and costs of supplies and food items.
- Estimate labour costs.
- Maintain records of food costs, consumption, sales and inventory.
- Analyze operating costs and other data.
- Demonstrate new cooking techniques and new equipment to cooking staff.
- Supervise activities of specialist chefs, chefs, cooks and other kitchen workers.
- Create new recipes.
- Instruct cooks in preparation, cooking, garnishing and presentation of food.
- Prepare and cook complete meals and specialty foods for events such as banquets.
- Supervise cooks and other kitchen staff.
- Prepare and cook food on a regular basis, or for special guests or functions.
- Prepare and cook meals or specialty foods.
- Requisition food and kitchen supplies.
- Arrange for equipment purchases and repairs.
- Plan and direct food preparation and cooking activities of several restaurants.
- Plan menus and ensure food meets quality standards.
- Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances.
- Recruit and hire staff.
- Supervise activities of sous-chefs, specialist chefs, chefs and cooks.
- Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food.
- Leading/instructing individuals.
Supervision: 11-15 people.
Area of work experience: Manager.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Personal suitability: Leadership.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Flexible hours.
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years.
- Employment terms options: Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Paramedical services coverage.
- Vision care benefits.
- Financial benefits: Life insurance.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
- Long term benefits: Long-term care insurance.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- On-site amenities.
- On-site housing options.
- Other benefits.
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).
- Support for newcomers and refugees: Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) . Support for Veterans: Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.) . Support for mature workers: Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).