Executive Chef

Compass Group Canada (Beaver) Ltd.; Sackville; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Group Canada (Beaver) Ltd. is seeking an Executive Chef in Sackville, NB to lead high-volume catering operations, develop menus, and ensure exceptional client satisfaction. The role requires managing kitchen staff, ensuring safety standards, and traveling within Canada when required.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, excellent communication, and creativity with menus. Flexible for evenings and weekends; a valid driver’s license is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of Chef experience with a strong catering background.
• Three years of leadership experience.
• Experience managing high-volume catering projects and preparing large quantities daily when required.
• Creative ability to apply current food trends to menus and service operations.
• Excellent client relations and customer service mindset.

Responsibilities

• Ensure catering food execution is flawless.
• Develop positive client relationships and ensure overall client satisfaction with service and menu options.
• Demonstrate creativity with menus and 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 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.

Skills

Leadership

Client relations

Menu development

Communication

Evenings/weekends flexibility

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Now, if you were to come on board as one of ourExecutive 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 theExecutive 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).
• 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.