Executive Chef

Compass Group Canada; Montreal; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service company in Montreal seeks an Executive Chef to oversee catering operations and ensure quality food execution. The ideal candidate has at least five years of Chef experience, a strong catering background, and can manage high-volume projects. With strong client management skills and a passion for quality service, this role requires excellent communication in both French and English, and flexibility for evening and weekend work. Join us to create exceptional dining experiences.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Career growth opportunities

Diverse working environment

Qualifications

• Five years of Chef experience with a catering background.
• Leadership experience for three years.
• Ability to manage high-volume catering projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure catering food execution is flawless.
• Develop client relationships and ensure satisfaction.
• Demonstrate creativity with menu trends.

Skills

Client relationship management

High-volume catering experience

Creativity in menu planning

Detail-oriented

Excellent communication (French and English)

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

What's in it for you?

• Join an award-winning culture. We have been recognized for being a Great Place to Work, in addition to being selected as a FORTUNE Global 500 Company, Best Workplaces Retail & Hospitality, and FORTUNE World's Most Admired Companies.
• The opportunities with us are endless. As the world's largest food and support services company, we offer an extensive range of learning and career opportunities for all our associates.
• Health & Safety. The health and safety of our associates, clients and guests has always been our top priority. We have the right processes in place to ensure our teams have the support they need to stay safe, while helping to keep our guests safe.
• Health Benefits. For our eligible associates, we offer comprehensive health, vision, and dental care coverage.
• A Focus on Mental Health and Wellness. just now is our Mental Health and Well-Being initiative that was created to share credible resources with our associates and the communities we serve on a variety of topics, including mental, physical, spiritual, and financial wellbeing. Visit our Stronger Together Compass website at www.strongertogethercompass.com . We also have an Employment Assistance Program which provides our associates with access to 24/7 support, resources, and information.
• We are as diverse as our guests. We believe diverse and inclusive environments support innovation and collaboration, and benefit our associates, clients, and customers. We are committed to Listen, Learn, and Act and our Diversity Inclusion Action Councils (DIAC) are associate led groups that seek to foster inclusion through cultural awareness, engagement and appreciation of diversity. We are Stronger, Together!

You might not know our name, but you know where we are. That's because Compass Group Canada is part of a global foodservice and support services company that's the 6th largest employer in the world, with 625,000 employees.

You'll find us in schools, colleges, hospitals, office buildings, senior living communities, tourist attractions, sports venues, remote camps and military installations and more. We're in all major cities, at remote work sites and everywhere in between - doing business in Canada and 50+ other countries where you can learn and grow. Join us now and point your career forward!

Imagine a place where people work as one to create an experience that inspires many. Join us and know that you make it possible for friends, families, and co-workers to come together. No matter why they gather, we're here to serve. Because of what we do, people share so much more than a meal. And that's why this is so much more than a job.

Why work with Eurest Dining?

We are a member of Compass Group Canada, the leading food and support Services Company. We provide diverse, innovative dining services to corporate headquarter locations, law firms, manufacturing facilities, distribution centres and call centres. Join our commitment to providing exceptional food service to the best of business and industry.

Job Summary

Location: Downtown Montreal

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.
• 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) in French and English.
• 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.

Compass Group Canada is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.

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