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Come join our passionate culinary team! Our Chefs are consummate professionals who provide ongoing training, culinary vision, and leadership. You’ll take a hands-on approach in focusing on recipe creation, menu development, team development, culinary expertise, safety protocols and client relations. Aramark is recruiting highly skilled, experienced Executive Sous Chef to manage our culinary operations in a corporate setting in downtown Toronto. This is a Monday – Friday day shift responsible for creating menus to cater to the Executive Leadership Team within a conference centre venue. There are scheduled events that require some evening flexibility as required. The Executive Sous Chef is responsible for developing and executing culinary solutions to meet client needs and tastes for food service and catering operations. Oversees and manages culinary operations to meet production, presentation, and service standards. Applies culinary techniques to food preparation and manages the final presentation and service of food.
Job Responsibility:
Responsible for multiple daily menu creations, planning, managing, and executing food service and catering as required
Responsible for menu creation and service to various daily venues as required
Responsible for customized menu creations for upscale plated and buffet catered events
Manages and ensures proper culinary standards and techniques are in place for preparation of food items, production, presentation, and service standards
Manages a culinary team of approximately 6 kitchen staff to ensure quality in final presentation of food
Trains and manages culinary employees for best practice food production techniques
Maintain effective client and guest rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships
Maintain integrity of the standard Aramark food offer
always maintaining food quality and safety
Ensure compliance with Aramark SAFE food and Quality Assurance standards, occupational and environmental safety policies in all culinary and kitchen operations
Requirements:
Minimum 5 years culinary experience including upscale fine dining and recipe creation
A culinary diploma or degree is required
A minimum of 2 years kitchen management experience is preferred
Experience with recipe development, menu construction, culinary trends, chef training, coaching and development
Proven ability to develop menu offerings for day-to-day offerings and executive catered events
Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices within the food profession
Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills are required
The ability to establish rapport and mutually beneficial relationships with the clients, colleagues and management
Willingness to work occasional evenings shifts as required
Willingness to be assigned to other corporate venues as required
What we offer:
Extended benefits including health, dental and vision from the first day of employment
Aramark Canada’s Defined Contribution Pension Plan from the first day of employment
Three (3) week’s annual paid vacation + 3 personal days
Employee Recognition Program including Service Awards
Diverse and inclusive workforce
Aramark Scholarship Program for dependents of full- time employees