Chef de Cuisine

**Joy Foods Canada Inc.**

**Joy Foods is a Toronto-based Italian restaurant with its own production of hand-made desserts, bread and ice cream.**

We make food and we do our best to transform high-quality ingredients into flavours to remember. That is why we proudly say that it’s hard to choose your favourite Joy product from hundred perfect ones.

JOY make & bake is a chain of elegant shops where we serve all kinds of handmade food products, daily prepared and 100% fresh.

**We are currently open to hiring an experienced chef de cuisine to join our team.**

**This person will be responsible for**:

- Plan and direct food preparation and cooking activities of several restaurants in the restaurant
- Consult with clients regarding big banquets
- Plan menus and ensure food meets quality standards
- Estimate food requirements and may estimate food and labour costs
- Supervise activities of sous-chefs, specialist chefs, chefs and cooks
- Arrange for equipment purchases and repairs
- Recruit and hire staff
- May prepare and cook food on a regular basis, or for special guests or functions.
- Prepare and cook especially specialties from the Chef
- Instruct cooks in the preparation, cooking, garnishing and presentation of food
- Create new recipes and develop dessert menus and specialties (gluten-free, sugar-free, plant-based options)
- Supervise cooks and other kitchen staff; understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.
- Ensure that regular ongoing communication occurs with employees to create awareness of business objectives and communicate expectations, recognize performance and produce desired results.
- Lead shifts while personally preparing food items and executing requests based on required specifications.
- Represent the company in media events and networking environments as needed.
- Ensuring Culinary Standards and Responsibilities are Met
- Plan menus and special offers for guests
- Requisition of food and kitchen supplies
- Inspecting raw materials before use and recording observations on a checklist
- Assisting the Executive Chef in ensuring the success and profitability of the organization
- Maintaining brand and quality standards in the outlets with presence during peak times of operations
- Following strict safety and hygiene protocols and ensuring that the culinary team adheres to them as well
- A minimum of a Secondary School education
- Perfect verbal and written communication skills
- Bilingual; (Italian, Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian) is an asset, but not a mandatory requirement
- A minimum of 5 years of experience as a Chef de Cuisine (Italian or European culinary)
- Culinary courses or school (certificate or diploma) is an asset, however, can be replaced by excessive work experience
- Ability to produce a quality product consistently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Ability to train and coach a culinary team
- Strong knowledge of preparing Italian Food
- Ability to multi-task by handling various production demands
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures for Health and Safety
- Strong organizational skills

The position is full-time (minimum of 30 hours per week) Our company offers compensation of 19$ - 22$ per hour.

Please send us your resume and we’ll gladly schedule an interview

**You can apply**:
over this website

over the phone:
647.787.0171

in person with an address: 666 Burnhamthrope Rd suite 6 Etobicoke Toronto, M9C 2Z4 (Restaurant Joy Foods)

Refer to: Jadranka Dugec

**Salary**: $19.00 per hour

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Etobicoke, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Cooking: 5 years (required)