Station Chef

House of Commons of Canada Chambre des communes du Canada; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The House of Commons’ Parliamentary Precinct Operations (PPO) is seeking a Station Chef to lead and coordinate operations within the Food Production Facility and Main Kitchen. The role supports haute cuisine delivery, cafeteria meals, and catering services to Parliamentarians, staff, and visitors, ensuring quality and secure food preparation spaces.

Based on operational requirements, duties may move between the Food Production Facility and the Parliamentary Precinct.

Qualifications

• Leadership and supervision of a team within a food production or service environment.
• Strong knowledge of food safety standards and HACCP practices.
• Ability to deliver high-quality meals and catering under operational pressures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate operations for haute cuisine, cafeteria meals and catering.
• Move between Food Production Facility and Parliamentary Precinct as needed to meet demand.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Food safety

Job description

The House of Commons’ Parliamentary Precinct Operations (PPO) is currently looking to staff the Station Chef position.PPO is responsible for providing efficient and modern operational services to Members of Parliament and the House Administration while ensuring a functional work environment. This includes but not limited to the provision of services such as food services.Food services provide various hospitality services to Parliamentarians and their staff, House Administration employees and visitors to the Hill. These services are offered by the Parliamentary Dining Room and cafeterias located in different buildings on the Hill. Food services also provide a full catering service for a variety of functions ranging from a simple coffee service to the complexities of a banquet.

The Station Chef is responsible for the leadership and coordination of operations and oversight of a team within an assigned area of food preparation to support areas of operations within the Food Production Facility and the Main Kitchen. This includes the timely delivery of high-quality haute cuisine, cafeteria meals and other food products that maintain Food Services' reputation for excellence and ensure high client satisfaction levels within a healthy, clean and secure environment in alignment with industry best practices.

Note: This activity may be located at either the Food Production Facility or on the Parliamentary Precinct. There are some differences in the requirements of the two locations; however, the incumbent will be expected to move fluidly between the two locations in order to deal with fluctuations in demand, seasonal requirements etc.

The Station Chef role can include either hot or cold food production duties as either Garde Manger, (cold menu items) or Saucier, (preparing, rethermalizing, finishing, garnishing and expediting hot meal production) Banquets or Butchery.

According to operational requirements, the person will be required to work shifts, long or irregular hours or weekends.

Top Reasons to Join the Food Services team:

Our dynamic and people-driven team works to deliver attractive and balanced menus. By joining our team, you will be able to participate in the creation of delicious dishes without compromising your work/life balance and working in a diverse, inclusive and collaborative environment. You will have the unique opportunity to work in the high quality food service spaces of our Parliamentary Precinct kitchens and the Food Production Facility.