chef

East Tea Can; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

East Tea Can is seeking a capable kitchen professional to manage daily culinary operations on-site in Mississauga. The role involves creating recipes, training cooks, and supervising kitchen staff to deliver high-quality meals for events and daily service.

Applicants should have 1–2 years of kitchen experience and a secondary school diploma, with strong English communication. The job requires on-site presence in a fast-paced environment with attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Secondary school certificate required.
• 1–2 years kitchen experience preferred.
• On-site work only.
• Fluent English required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain records of food costs, consumption, sales and inventory.
• 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 meals or specialty foods.
• Requisition food and kitchen supplies.
• Plan menus and ensure food meets quality standards.
• Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food.

Skills

Dependability

Interpersonal skills

Excellent oral communication

Flexibility

Initiative

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Education

Secondary school diploma

Job description

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Maintain records of food costs, consumption, sales and inventory
• 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 meals or specialty foods
• Requisition food and kitchen supplies
• Plan menus and ensure food meets quality standards
• Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food

Supervision

• 3-4 people
  

Additional information

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
  

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player