Executive Chef

COMPASS GROUP CANADA; London; Hybrid; CAD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Group Canada is seeking an Executive Chef to oversee catering execution and drive client satisfaction across service and menu options. You will lead a team, apply current food trends, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards across multiple sites in Canada.

The role requires 5+ years of chef experience in catering and at least 3 years of leadership, ServSafe and Allergen Awareness certs, strong client-relations skills, and the ability to manage high-volume projects with

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of Chef experience with catering background.
• Three years of leadership experience.
• ServSafe and Allergen Awareness certificates required.
• Experience managing high-volume catering projects and large quantity meal prep.
• Creative ability to apply current food trends to menus and service.
• Passionate about quality and customer service.
• Detail-oriented and a strong team player.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Flexible to work evenings and weekends; travel within Canada.

Responsibilities

• Ensure catering food execution is flawless.
• Develop positive client relationships and ensure client satisfaction with service and menu options.
• Demonstrate creativity with menus and knowledge of current trends while following Healthy Eating guidelines.
• Follow all health and safety policies and HACCP regulations.
• Oversee staff in their stations and maintain cleanliness of all stations and kitchen areas.
• Coordinate WHMIS training and report workplace incidents to the Food Service Director or designate.

Skills

Chef experience

Leadership

Client relationships

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Creativity

Food trends

Team player

Flexibility

Travel willingness

Education

ServSafe certificate

Allergen Awareness certificate

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

The salary range for this position is $55,000 to $65,000. Final compensation will be determined based on relevant skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may be entitled to other elements of total compensation, which may include group benefits, employer RRSP contributions, and discretionary bonus or incentive programs, where applicable to the role. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and comply with all applicable pay transparency legislation. Further details regarding our total rewards program will be shared by the Talent Acquisition team during the hiring process. Canadian work experience is not a requirement for this role. Please note that artificial intelligence–based tools may be used at certain stages of the recruitment and applicant screening process.

This is a posting for an existing job vacancy.

Now, if you were to come on board as one of our Executive Chef, we’d ask you to do the following for us:

• Ensure catering food execution is flawless.
• Develop positive client relationships and ensure overall client satisfaction with service and menu options are achieved.
• Demonstrate creativity with menus, knowledge of the newest trends/cutting-edge cooking while following Healthy Eating Guidelines.
• Follow all H&S policies and regulations as well as HACCP.
• Oversee staff in their stations and maintain cleanliness of all stations and kitchen areas.
• Ensure strict compliance with Compass Quality Assurance and Health and Safety Programs, Occupational Health and Safety Act and WHMIS regulations.
• Coordinate frequent workplace inspections and WHMIS training of all staff and promptly report any workplace incident to the Food Service Director or designate.

Think you have what it takes to be the Executive Chef? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you’ll be successful in the role.

• Minimum five years of Chef experience with a strong catering background and three years of leadership experience.
• ServSafe and Allergen Awareness certificates required.
• You have great experience managing high-volume catering projects and the ability to prepare a large quantity of meals, daily, by yourself (when required).
• Creative ability to apply current food trends and presentations to menus and food service operations.
• Passionate about quality and customer service.
• Very detail-oriented individual and a strong team player.
• Good client relationship management skills.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Proficiency with MS Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Flexible to work evenings and weekends (when required).
• Able to travel within Canada.
• You have a valid driver’s license and the ability to travel locally between sites.