Campus Dining Chef Manager: Lead Menus & Events

Dexterra Group; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Referral Program.

Great Place to Work 2025-2026

Job summary

Dexterra Group is seeking a hands-on Chef Manager to lead a university campus food service operation. You’ll shape the dining experience through menus, concepts, catering events, and hospitality, leading culinary team and building client relationships.

You’ll ensure operational, financial, and food safety excellence; manage costs, labor, inventory, and procurement; and develop high-performing teams in a fast-paced campus setting. Flexible days, afternoons, and weekend shifts are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive culinary leadership experience within hospitality, restaurants, catering, campus dining, hotels, or other high-volume food service environments.
• Previous experience as a Chef Manager, Executive Chef, Sous Chef, or similar culinary leadership role.
• Strong culinary background with experience in menu planning, production management, menu costing, and recipe development.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead all day-to-day culinary operations, ensuring exceptional food quality, consistency, presentation, and service.
• Develop and execute menus, daily features, promotions, and food concepts that keep the program fresh and relevant.
• Provide visible, hands-on leadership during service periods and special events.
• Recruit, coach, train, and develop team members while fostering a positive and accountable workplace culture.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, FOODSAFE, workplace safety, and company food safety standards.
• Oversee catering services and special events from planning through execution.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Menu planning

Production management

Budget management

Staff coaching

Food safety HACCP

MS Office (Excel/Outlook/Word/Teams)

Education

Red Seal certification

Culinary diploma

SafeCheck Advanced Food Safety certification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Word

Teams

Job description

Dexterra Group is seeking a hands-on Chef Manager to lead a university campus food service operation. You’ll shape the dining experience through menus, concepts, catering events, and hospitality, leading culinary team and building client relationships.

You’ll ensure operational, financial, and food safety excellence; manage costs, labor, inventory, and procurement; and develop high-performing teams in a fast-paced campus setting. Flexible days, afternoons, and weekend shifts are required.