Assistant Commissary Production Manager

impactkitchen; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Impact Kitchen is seeking an Assistant Commissary Production Manager in Toronto to support the Commissary Production Manager in delivering high‑quality food, minimizing waste and driving profitability.

You will develop SOPs, train staff, and ensure products meet Impact Kitchen standards, leading a team focused on exceptional guest experiences across stores and partners.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years progressive culinary/kitchen management experience.
• Proven understanding and success managing food and labour costs
• Comprehensive knowledge of food production, sanitation, food cost controls and presentation
• Knowledge of federal, provincial and municipal health and safety requirements
• Exceptional communication, organization and leadership skills
• Experience in training, orientating and development of new employees
• Proven ability to ensure and train on consistency, quality and plate presentation
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays
• Willing to periodically work long hours depending on the needs of the business
• Willingness to perform other duties as assigned
• Multiple outlet or commissary experience considered an asset
• Ability to lift over 20lbs is required
• Applicants who do not already have legal permission to work in Canada will not be considered

Responsibilities

• Champion Impact Kitchen values and leadership practices
• Build, train and develop an incredible commissary team
• Maintain accurate food & beverage survey scores through production and delivery of consistent food goods
• Ensure accurate delivery fulfillment to restaurants
• Minimize waste, manage costs and support COG control
• Manage refunds as required
• Minimize variance with SOPs and inventory counts
• Support with P&L review and planning
• Support with Hiring and Training
• Support with Performance Management
• Maintain Commissary cleanliness and maintenance
• Lead periodic inventory counts
• Place orders with suppliers for Commissary products
• Support team scheduling
• Quality control and assurance
• Provide exemplary support to restaurant partners
• Support with production planning and support
• Participate in Health & Safety initiatives and risk mitigation
• Other tasks as assigned

Skills

3+ years kitchen management

Cost control

Food production knowledge

Food safety & sanitation

Health & safety regulations

Communication & leadership

Training and development

Consistency & plating quality

flexible schedule

long hours readiness

multi-outlet/commissary experience

heavy lifting 20lbs+

legal work in Canada

Job description

ASSISTANT COMMISSARY PRODUCTION MANAGER

MAKE YOUR IMPACT

Impact Kitchen is on a mission to empower our community to eat healthy, nutritionally-dense foods with a focus on quality and sustainability. We know that what you eat matters, and we seek to make an impact by choosing local, ethically-sourced ingredients that will nourish you and help you thrive everyday. Founded in 2015, Impact Kitchen is the brainchild of former personal trainer and nutrition expert, Josh Broun, and Frank Toskan (co-founder of MAC Cosmetics).

In addition to our 7 restaurants located within Toronto’s core, Impact Kitchen fuels many of the city's major sports teams and top athletes through our catering and culinary programs and partnerships.

Impact Kitchen is always looking for enthusiastic, passionate, service oriented team members to join our diverse team. If health and wellness is your passion, if providing wholesome food and empowering others to make healthy choices drives you, and if you are looking for opportunities to grow alongside a dynamic team, then working with Impact might be a great fit for you!

The role of the Assistant Commissary Production Manager (ACPM) is to support the Commissary Production Manager in all aspects of the commissary kitchen with the goal of delivering great food, minimizing waste and running a profitable business. The ACPM’s key objectives are developing and executing all SOPs as written, training all team members for their assignments, and ensuring all products meet Impact Kitchen standards. You will foster a team-first mentality and deliver above and beyond service both within the commissary and to Impact Kitchen Stores. As Impact’s Assistant Commissary Kitchen Manager you must be an advocate of our mission, participate in and support our ethos, and live and breathe our values. You and your team will strive to deliver the best-in-class guest experience with a motivated and engaged staff aligned to an exciting workplace culture. This role is accountable for cost of goods (COG’s), people, equipment, cleanliness and excellent food execution.

The ACPM reports to: Commissary Production Manager (CPM)

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Champion Impact Kitchen values and leadership practices
• Build, train and develop an incredible commissary team
• Maintaining accurate food & beverage survey scores by way of production and delivery of consistent food goods.
• Ensuring accurate delivery fulfillment to restaurants
• Minimizing waste, manage costs and support the control of COGs
• Managing refunds as required
• Minimize variance with accurate use of SOP and inventory counts
• Support with P&L review and planning
• Support with Hiring and Training
• Support with Performance Management
• Maintain Commissary cleanliness, maintenance and continual improvement
• Lead and conduct periodic inventory counts
• Place orders with suppliers for Commissary products and ingredients
• Support with team scheduling
• Quality control and assurance
• Provide exemplary support to restaurant partners across the company
• Support with production planning and support
• Participate in Health & Safety initiatives, risk mitigation, and compliance surveys
• Other tasks as assigned

SKILLS

• Minimum 3 years progressive culinary/kitchen management experience
• Proven understanding and success managing food and labour costs
• Comprehensive knowledge of food production, sanitation, food cost controls and presentation
• Knowledge of federal, provincial and municipal health and safety requirements
• Exceptional communication, organization and leadership skills
• Experience in training, orientating and development of new employees
• Proven ability to ensure and train on consistency, quality and plate presentation
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays
• Willing to periodically work long hours depending on the needs of the business
• Willingness to perform other duties as assigned
• Multiple outlet or commissary experience considered an asset
• Ability to lift over 20lbs is required
• Applicants who do not already have legal permission to work in Canada will not be considered

INCLUSIVITY AT IMPACT

Impact Kitchen feeds a diverse community and is made stronger by a diverse team. We welcome and encourage applications from our entire community equally. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the decision to hire is based solely on business needs, experience and future potential. Hiring is not determined or influenced by any classification of an individual as protected by the laws that govern the region for which the prospective individual would work within. This is true for all practices and policies within the employee journey / lifecycle.

Impact Kitchen supports alternative ways to interview and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Should you require a reasonable accommodation, please indicate in your application. Both Impact Kitchen management and the applicant share responsibility to communicate and reasonably accommodate.