Catering Chef

4 months ago

Whitby, Canada Butchie's Restaurant Full time

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Menu Planning and Development**:

- Collaborate with the catering manager to create custom menus that meet specific event requirements.
- Develop innovative and appealing dishes that cater to a variety of tastes and dietary needs.
- **Food Preparation and Production**:

- Oversee the preparation, cooking, and presentation of all catering orders.
- Ensure all food is prepared to the highest standards of quality, taste, and presentation.
- Monitor portion and waste control to maintain profit margins.
- Commissary Prep for Butchie's Restaurant - maintaining communication with the executive chef
- Execute plated meals for events of up to 500 people
- **Kitchen Management**:

- Supervise and train kitchen staff, ensuring they adhere to all food safety and hygiene standards.
- Coordinate kitchen activities and ensure efficient workflow and timely production.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe kitchen environment.
- **Quality Control**:

- Conduct regular inspections of kitchen and storage areas to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Implement and maintain standard operating procedures for all kitchen processes.
- **Inventory and Ordering**:

- Manage inventory levels and ensure the availability of necessary ingredients and supplies.
- Place orders for food and kitchen supplies, maintaining relationships with vendors.
- **Executing Events Onsite and Offsite**:

- Driving to offsite events and setting up a kitchen
- Managing the kitchen team at onsite events at Dish Play
- **Teaching Cooking Classes at Dish Play**:

- Teaching at Dish Play's public cooking classes - menu and recipe development, strong cooking and teaching skills

**Qualifications**:

- Proven experience as a catering chef or in a similar role in a high-volume, fast-paced kitchen environment.
- Culinary degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Strong knowledge of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures.
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
- Ability to manage a team and work under pressure.
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high standards of food quality and presentation.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with clients and staff effectively.
- Knowledge of food safety and sanitation regulations.

**Requirements**:

- Ability to stand for long periods and perform physically demanding tasks.
- Flexibility to work irregular hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, as required.
- Must have own vehicle, comfortable with company van and highway driving

Pay: $60,000.00-$70,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Discounted or free food
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Do you have access to your own vehicle?

**Experience**:

- Management: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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