Executive Sous Chef / Assistant General Manager

JOEY Restaurant Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 48,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health plan

Maternity, Parental and Adoption leave top-up program

Mental and Physical health support plans

Flexible scheduling

Tuition & Education subsidies

Job summary

A leading restaurant group in Toronto is seeking Service and Culinary Leaders for their JOEY Accelerated Leadership Program. This three-month program focuses on leadership development within a fast-paced, multi-million-dollar restaurant environment. Responsibilities include building a high-performing team, managing strategic goals, and ensuring exceptional guest experiences. The annual compensation ranges from $48,000 to $100,000 and includes a comprehensive benefits package. Enthusiastic candidates passionate about hospitality are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 1–3+ years of experience in team leadership or culinary leadership.
• Proven ability to develop, coach, and inspire a high-performing team.
• Ability to manage in-store budgets and forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Attract, retain, and develop a high-performing team of 50-100 individuals.
• Deliver and execute quarterly strategic planning goals.
• Uphold the highest standards in product, profit, environment, and experience.

Skills

Team leadership

Culinary leadership

Recruiting and hiring

Budget management

Detail-oriented

Job description

This is about you. Your passion, purpose and potential. In you we see care, drive, confidence and curiosity. When you join our team, you can expect intensity, excitement and energy. Through our culture of people development, we are committed to the continuous learning and growth of our teams.

The JOEY Accelerated Leadership Program is a three-month fast-tracked development program for those with proven leadership abilities and skills to offer from previous experiences. Throughout this program, you will learn within Operations how to effectively run a multi-million-dollar business while elevating your skills in people and leadership development. You will gain an understanding of how JOEY leads through people within a high-performing coaching culture. Our goal is to provide you with the training and education you need to feel empowered to grow and develop with the JOEY Restaurant Business and Community.

As a Service Leader, you will directly contribute to the overall success of a multi-million-dollar Restaurant and its people. In this role, you will be responsible for attracting, retaining, and developing a high performing team of 50-100 individuals, while driving their personal growth. You will efficiently deliver and execute quarterly strategic planning goals while upholding the highest standards in product, profit, environment and experience.

As a Culinary Leader, you will directly contribute to the overall success of a multi-million-dollar Restaurant and its people. In this role, you will be responsible for attracting, retaining, and developing a high performing team of 50-100 individuals, while driving their personal growth. You will efficiently deliver and execute quarterly strategic planning goals while upholding the highest standards in product, profit, environment and experience.

Core Values

• You value honesty and humility. You have integrity and do what you say.
• You approach life with fearless determination & a sense of fun.
• You are creative, risk‑taking, visionary and cutting edge. You choose to lead.
• You contribute to a strong culture and are committed to the team.
• You are passionate about quality and professionalism.
• You believe in unleashing the potential in others.

Requirements

• 1–3+ years of experience in team leadership/culinary leadership
• Proven ability to develop, coach and inspire a high-performing team
• Proactively recruit, hire and retain talent
• Ability to manage in‑store budgets and forecasts
• High attention to detail with integrity to elevate the guest experience
• Open to supporting new restaurant openings across Canada and the US

Annual Compensation Range

$48,000 - $100,000 / year

The above total compensation range is based on an annual salary plus total estimated tips.

Benefits

• Extended health plan
• Maternity, Parental and Adoption leave top‑up program
• Mental and Physical health support plans
• Flexible scheduling to accommodate your personal and family needs
• Industry partner incentives
• Tuition & Education and Professional Accreditation subsidies
• Recruiting & Referral bonus programs
• Ongoing leadership development courses

This posting represents an existing vacancy on our team. If you’re passionate about hospitality and development, apply today.

Our applicant tracking system uses AI-enabled tools to help sort applications based on job‑related criteria, but members of our hiring team personally review all applications and make all hiring decisions.

JOEY Restaurants is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We thank all candidates for their time and interest in working at JOEY Restaurants, however, only candidates under consideration for opportunities with JOEY Restaurants will be contacted to participate further in this process.

JOEY Restaurants provides reasonable accommodations upon request to those applicants and employees who need them.