Executive Chef

Compass Group Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Group Canada is seeking an Executive Chef to lead catering operations across sites in Canada, ensuring flawless food execution and strong client relationships. The chef will develop and present creative menus that comply with Healthy Eating Guidelines.

The position requires five+ years of chef experience with catering, three years of leadership, ServSafe and Allergen Awareness, and willingness to travel within Canada; evenings and weekends may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of Chef experience with a strong catering background.
• Three years of leadership experience.
• ServSafe and Allergen Awareness certificates required.
• Ability to travel within Canada.
• Excellent communication and client service skills.

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 trends while following Healthy Eating Guidelines.
• Follow all H&S policies and HACCP requirements.
• Oversee staff in their stations and maintain cleanliness of all kitchen areas.
• Ensure compliance with Compass QA, Health & Safety, and WHMIS regulations.
• Coordinate WHMIS training and report workplace incidents to the Food Service Director.

Skills

Leadership

Client relations

Communication

Detail oriented

Creativity

Team player

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

The salary range for this position is $90,000 to $95,000. 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.