Food Service Manager

COMPASS GROUP CANADA; Whitby; Hybrid; CAD 58,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Group Canada in Whitby, Ontario is seeking a Food Service Manager to drive the unit's financial success and oversee all aspects of daily operations, including menu planning and food preparation.

The role requires at least two years of food service management with at least one year in catering, strong leadership, cost control, client relations, and excellent written and verbal communication; proficiency with Word, Excel, and Outlook is a plus.

Qualifications

• Two+ years of food service management experience, including at least one year in catering.
• Ability to control food and labour costs.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive the financial success of the unit's operation.
• Lead all phases of food preparation, menu planning and development, operation planning and expenditures, budgeting, costing and maintaining proper inventory levels.
• Recruit, hire, schedule and perform general administrative duties.
• Ensure excellent client relationships and client satisfaction with the service and menu options.
• Achieve compliance with OH&S and WHMIS regulations.
• Initiate frequent workplace inspections and WHMIS training of all staff.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Cost control

Staff recruitment

Client relations

Communication

Culinary skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The salary range for this position is $58,000 to $60,000. 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 Food Service Managers, we’d ask you to do the following for us:

• Drive the financial success of the unit's operation.

• Lead all phases of food preparation, menu planning and development, operation planning and expenditures, budgeting, costing and maintaining proper inventory levels.

• Recruit, hire, schedule and perform general administrative duties.

• Ensure excellent client relationships and client satisfaction with the service and menu options.

• Achieve compliance with Compass’ Quality Assurance, Occupational Health and Safety Act and WHMIS regulations.

• Initiate frequent workplace inspections and WHMIS training of all staff and effectively manage all.

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

• At least two years of related food service management experience with at least one year of catering experience.

• The ability to control food and labour costs.

• Creatively apply trendy food items and presentations to food service operations.

• A strong motivator, mentor and leader with management skills.

• A detail-oriented individual and a strong team player.

• Outstanding client relationship skills.

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).

• Proven Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).

• Culinary skills would be an asset.