Posted 10 days ago
Executive Chef
@ Chartwells Higher Education
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Chartwells Higher Education is hiring a full-time Executive Chef to lead catering food execution, client relationships and menu creation. The role requires five years of chef experience with a strong catering background and three years of leadership, plus ServSafe and Allergen Awareness certificates. The posted salary range is $60,000 to $70,000, with evening and weekend work when required.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure flawless catering food execution
- Develop client relationships and menus
- Create menus following healthy eating guidelines
- Oversee kitchen staff and station cleanliness
- Run workplace inspections and WHMIS training
Requirements summary:
- Five years of chef experience with catering background
- Three years of leadership experience
- ServSafe and Allergen Awareness certificates
- Ability to prepare large daily meal volumes
- Valid driver's licence and local travel between sites
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-27
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-27
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-27
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Food & beverage |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Management experience | 3+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | evening |
| Travel | air: minimal · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Restaurant or kitchen, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | ServSafe, Allergen Awareness, WHMIS |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Performance bonus |
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Chartwells Higher Education
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 221 |
The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $70,000. Final compensation will be determined based on relevant skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may be entitled to other elements of total compensation, which may include group benefits, employer RRSP contributions, and discretionary bonus or incentive programs, where applicable to the role. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and comply with all applicable pay transparency legislation. Further details regarding our total rewards program will be shared by the Talent Acquisition team during the hiring process. Canadian work experience is not a requirement for this role. Please note that artificial intelligence–based tools may be used at certain stages of the recruitment and applicant screening process.
This is a posting for an existing job vacancy.
Now, if you were to come on board as one of our Executive Chef, we’d ask you to do the following for us:
- Ensure catering food execution is flawless.
- Develop positive client relationships and ensure overall client satisfaction with service and menu options are achieved.
- Demonstrate creativity with menus, knowledge of the newest trends/cutting-edge cooking while following Healthy Eating Guidelines.
- Follow all H&S policies and regulations as well as HACCP.
- Oversee staff in their stations and maintain cleanliness of all stations and kitchen areas.
- Ensure strict compliance with Compass Quality Assurance and Health and Safety Programs, Occupational Health and Safety Act and WHMIS regulations.
- Coordinate frequent workplace inspections and WHMIS training of all staff and promptly report any workplace incident to the Food Service Director or designate.
Think you have what it takes to be the Executive Chef? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you’ll be successful in the role.
- Minimum five years of Chef experience with a strong catering background and three years of leadership experience.
- ServSafe and Allergen Awareness certificates required.
- You have great experience managing high-volume catering projects and the ability to prepare a large quantity of meals, daily, by yourself (when required).
- Creative ability to apply current food trends and presentations to menus and food service operations.
- Passionate about quality and customer service.
- Very detail-oriented individual and a strong team player.
- Good client relationship management skills.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
- Proficiency with MS Outlook, Word and Excel.
- Flexible to work evenings and weekends (when required).
- Able to travel within Canada.
- You have a valid driver’s license and the ability to travel locally between sites.
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