Personal Chef

If you love to cook, have a passion for whole foods over processed, enjoy creating and executing your own menus, looking for a flexible weekday job and three-day weekends, then FoodZen is looking for you

FoodZen is an in-home personal chef service that helps bring zen to busy family schedules, assists professionals in a better work/life balance, and helps seniors maintain their independence. We have a passion for providing fresh ingredients over processed food, putting our client’s health and wellness first while preparing exceptional food, saving them time and money.

The personal chef’s responsibilities include preparing meals on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis in the client’s homes, planning customized menus according to the client's specifications, preferences, and dietary needs, shopping for ingredients, and packaging meals accordingly with detailed reheating instructions. On Wednesdays, you will be in the FoodZen Kitchen helping to prepare our pre-made meals and possibly helping to deliver meals.

To be successful as a personal chef, you should have experience creating and executing your own menus, be punctual, well organized and clean, a team player and be customer-centric with a strong understanding of specialty diets and allergies. Ultimately, a top-notch personal chef should be able to handle criticism from clients as well as demonstrate exceptional communication, time management, and customer service skills at all times.

**Personal Chef Responsibilities**:

- Conferring with personal chef clients to determine their meal preferences, specifications, food allergies, and dietary restrictions.
- Working with the FoodZen Kitchen staff to prepare pre-made meals in an efficient and timely manner.
- Preparing customized menus for personal chef clients based on their preferences, specifications, and dietary needs.
- Shopping for ingredients as well as necessary kitchen tools and equipment for your personal chef clients.
- Inspecting meal ingredients before making purchases to ensure that they are of the highest quality.
- Preparing meals in clients' kitchens or the FoodZen Kitchen in accordance with food health and safety regulations.
- Cleaning and sanitizing work areas before and after meal preparation.
- Appropriately packaging and labelling prepared meals that are to be consumed at a later date.
- Providing personal chef clients with written instructions on how to reheat their meals.

**Personal Chef Requirements**:

- Degree in culinary arts or four to six years of equivalent experience.
- Minimum 4 years of experience working as a personal chef or within a restaurant environment.
- Food Handler Certification.
- Passionate about using fresh ingredients over processed.
- Specializing in Indian cuisine with a sound knowledge of international cuisines, specialty diets & allergies.
- A strong understanding of nutrition.
- The ability to handle criticism.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- Exceptional customer service skills.
- Detail-oriented.
- Comfortable using Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
- Must have access to your own transportation with room for equipment and groceries.

**Perks**:

- Flexible schedule
- No chasing customers for work. FoodZen is growing rapidly
- FoodZen reviews all jobs in advance to ensure you can be effective and productive.
- Competitive salary
- Bonuses and tips
- Weekly payment
- A kitchen starter kit is provided
- Uniform provided

**Schedule**:

- Day Shift
- Monday to Thursday (need to be available on Wednesdays)
- 20 to 40 hours per week
- Occasional Fridays, evenings and weekends

**Salary**: From $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Discounted or free food
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Work from home

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay
- Tips

Application question(s):

- Please provide your chef portfolio or link to your social media highlighting your dishes.

**Experience**:

- Cooking: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: On the road