Head Chef

Save-On-Foods; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 56,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retail Management Incentive Plan

Paid weekly

Team member discounts

Benefits & pension eligibility

Wellness program

Education reimbursement & scholarships

Opportunities to learn and grow

Job summary

Save-On-Foods in North Vancouver, BC, is seeking a Head Chef for Park & Tilford to lead the Kitchen and Restaurant department. The role focuses on delivering exceptional customer experiences, coaching staff, and ensuring safety, quality, and profitability.

You will partner with the Corporate Chef on new programs, drive sales with merchandising plans, and manage staffing, schedules, and performance. A dynamic, energetic leader with strong communication will thrive in this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' supervisory experience in a high-volume restaurant.
• Food Safe Certification.
• Serving It Right Certification.
• Red Seal Certification is an asset.
• Post-secondary education in business or related field is an asset.
• Experience with achieving sales targets, merchandising, HR/training, and scheduling.
• Proficiency with computer applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the department, coaching and mentoring the team.
• Deliver operational excellence in customer experience, health and safety, and merchandising.
• Accountable for department performance, including financial results and standards.
• Recruit, train, manage performance, rewards/recognition, and succession planning.
• Partner with Corporate Chef to develop programs, partnerships, and recipes.
• Communicate key messages and KPIs to the team.
• Review financial reports and present KPIs to management.
• Manage ordering, inventory counts and period-end activities.
• Perform duties and lift up to 50 lbs, standing in hot/cold environments.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Financial management

Merchandising

HR & scheduling

Safety compliance

Education

Business-related degree

Tools

Computer applications

Job description

With over 185 stores and nearly 22,000 team members, Save-On-Foods is Western Canada’s largest grocery retail company and a great place to grow your career. Committed to its core values of service, people, innovation, fun and integrity, Save-On-Foods is known for its World Class Team that goes the extra mile for its customers, team members, and communities. A division of Pattison Food Group Ltd., Save-On-Foods is B.C.’s Most Loved Brand and certified a Great Place to Work®.

We are hiring a Head Chef at our Park & Tilford Save-On-Foods location in North Vancouver, BC.

This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, and the successful applicant must have open availability.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the department, acting as a coach, mentor, and resource while fostering a positive team environment focused on Always Customer First service.
• Delivering operational excellence through customer experience, health and safety, food safety, and merchandising.
• Accountable for overall department performance, including financial results, team engagement, and operational standards.
• Engaging and retaining team members through recruitment activities, training, performance management, rewards/recognition, succession planning, administration of the collective agreement, and conflict resolution.
• Partnering with the Corporate Chef to develop and implement new programs, vendor partnerships, and recipes/procedures.
• Communicating key messages and business objectives to team members in the department, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Reviewing and analyzing financial reports, identifying opportunities to improve performance, and presenting KPIs to the management team.
• Analyzing business/HR metrics and dashboards of the department.
• Implementing strategies to grow sales and customer loyalty by using knowledge of the community and food industry trends.
• Maintaining cleanliness standards throughout Kitchen & Restaurant seating area and leading by example.
• Leading product ordering, inventory counts/period end of the department and resolving issues as required.
• Performing all job duties throughout the department as needed, including lifting weight (up to 50 lbs), standing for long periods of time, and working in hot/cold environments.

You have:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in a high-volume restaurant in a supervisory role.
• Food Safe Certification.
• Serving it Right Certification.
• Red Seal Certification is an asset.
• A post-secondary education in a business related field is an asset.
• Experience and/or knowledge with:
  • Achieving sales targets and profitability.
  • Executing merchandising plans and creating in-store displays to drive sales.
  • Human Resources (e.g.training, development,coachingand mentoring).
  • Employee/Labour Relations and knowledge of the collective agreement as it relates to scheduling.
  • Health and safety policies, procedures, and safe work practices.
• Proficiency with computer applications.

You are:

• A leader that embodies and demonstrates our leadership competency model through communication, collaboration, initiative and emotional intelligence.
• An effective communicator, with strong leadership and coaching skills.
• Passionate about cooking and serving high quality food.
• Profit driven with demonstrated comprehension & interpretation of financial information.
• Resilient with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while providing excellent customer service.
• Proactive in taking initiative with an entrepreneurial mindset.

Here are some of the perks we offer:

• Eligible toparticipatein the Retail Management Incentive Plan.
• Get paid every Friday!
• Exclusive team member offers and discounts.
• Benefits & pension eligibility.
• Wellness and team member assistance program.
• Educational reimbursement & scholarship opportunities.
• Opportunities to learn and grow.

Compensation Details:

$66,200.00

Join our Team!

Come be part of an energetic and inclusive team where we work together to have fun and achieve our goals. If you are a positive, customer-focused individual, we would love to hear from you.