Corporate Chef

St. Louis Bar & Grill; Barrie; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular restaurant chain in Barrie is seeking an experienced Corporate Chef to lead culinary innovation and menu development. This role involves overseeing food trends, collaborating across teams, and ensuring high culinary standards. Ideal candidates should hold a Red Seal or equivalent certification and have a minimum of 6 years in leadership roles within the restaurant industry. Competitive compensation and professional growth opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Extended weekends

Industry-leading vacation schedules

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of leadership experience, ideally in franchisor business.
• Detailed knowledge of menu development and culinary trends.
• Ability to handle high-pressure situations and unexpected changes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee food and beverage menu development and innovations.
• Conduct market research for menu strategies.
• Train Operations staff on new product rollouts.
• Maintain test kitchen operations.

Skills

Leadership & coaching experience

Food technology knowledge

Problem solving

Multi-tasking & time management

Effective communication

Education

Red Seal, Certified Working Chef (CWC) or Certified Chef de Cuisine (CCC)

Job description

Are you Devilishly Good at what you do and looking for a great place to apply all those traits that make you an amazing leader, coach and individual? Join the team at St. Louis Bar & Grill as our Corporate Chef. St. Louis Bar & Grill is a thriving organization that is growing and expanding nationally. We offer a dynamic, high-performance culture with exceptional team members where you can grow your career and maximize your potential. A competitive compensation and benefits package can be yours along with the opportunity for extended weekends and industry-leading vacation schedules. We will support you in your professional development and nurture your career with us. We are proud of the company culture we have created and would love you to be a part of it!

We’re looking for an experienced and dynamic Corporate Chef, reporting directly to our President based in Toronto. You will oversee, direct and drive food and beverage menu product development for new menu items and LTO menus. You will also play a pivotal role in the selection and implementation of tableware and restaurant equipment. You will be responsible for identifying additional revenue streams based on culinary trends, consumer research, Franchisee profitability, Operational excellence, Procurement opportunities and Marketing strategy.

Responsibilities

• Create new presentation and appearance of current menu offerings (where necessary), while evolving menu through innovation and ideation
• Conduct research on foods, menus, and customer trends, translating the findings into a menu development strategy
• Make recommendations for restaurant equipment needed to execute a craveable menu
• Follow through with testing of new items in selected restaurants prior to chain-wide roll out
• Recipe Documentation (prepare recipes and plate assembly recipes)
• Nutritional Analysis & Menu Calorie Labeling
• Liaise between guests, Marketing, Procurement, Operations and Senior Leadership
• Analyze and present menu costs & pricing
• Responsible for product mix projections, leveraging the Business Intelligence team
• Responsible for selection of all plateware, glassware and smallware
• Accountable for take-out packaging recommendations
• Execute training of new products with Operations and Trainers
• Maintain responsibility for daily operation of the test kitchen, including cleanliness, safety, and scheduling of test kitchen activities and events.

Qualifications & Experience

• Red Seal, Certified Working Chef (CWC) or Certified Chef de Cuisine (CCC) certification
• A team player with the ability to function effectively in cross-departmental and internal/external teams
• Well organized, self-managing, with strong multi-tasking and time management skills
• Detailed knowledge of food technology, consumer food trends, flavoring and recipe development and food preparation processes
• Product innovation through a balance of strong culinary creativity and quantitative/analytical skills that produce results meeting consumer needs, company financial standards, and operational soundness
• Minimum 6 years of leadership & coaching experience, ideally with a franchisor business within the restaurant or retail industry
• Strategic thinking & planning abilities with the ability to implement plans through to execution
• Strong ability to problem solve while communicating effectively with all key stakeholders and guests
• Effective oral and written communication is required for interactions at all levels.
• Ability to deal with unexpected work demands, changes to deadlines and high pressure.

If this sounds like you then we can’t wait to meet you!

At St. Louis Bar & Grill we strongly believe in an inclusive culture and having diverse colleagues. We are an equal opportunity employer and are happy to provide accommodation for those who require it at any point in the recruitment process. Should you need this job posting in an alternative format please let us know. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.