Posted 18 days ago
Production Chef, Full Time
@ ESS
Dubreuilville, Ontario
Overview
ESS is hiring a Production Chef for a full-time, fly-in/fly-out remote camp role. The chef directs daily kitchen and food production, manages kitchen staff, handles ordering and budget, and covers occasional catering. The posting states a 10-hour shift on a 20-days-on, 10-days-off rotation, a $28.00 hourly wage, travel and accommodation provided, and benefits after 3 months.
Pay:
$28 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Run daily kitchen operations and food service periods
- Plan production, delegate tasks and manage kitchen staff
- Order commodities, control inventory and adhere to budget
- Ensure health, safety and sanitation compliance
- Coordinate occasional catering events
Requirements summary:
- 3 years of high-volume food production management experience
- Post-secondary culinary or related education
- Food Safe certification required; Red Seal preferred
- Strong leadership and organizational skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
- Valid driver's licence with clean record
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-19
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-19
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-26
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Food & beverage |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Management experience | 3+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 70 |
| Schedule | day, overtime, weekends |
| Travel | air: moderate |
| Work setting | Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Food Safe, Red Seal |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | criminal record, drug and alcohol |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples |
| Education | College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Culinary arts, Food service management |
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 36 |
As a Production Chef, you will be responsible for directing, coordinating, and evaluating assigned kitchen, food production and food-service associates.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Take responsibility for daily operations, such as preparation, cooking, presentation and services periods
- Be responsible for occasional catering events
- Ensure all health and safety policies are followed
- Perform administrative duties that include completion of weekly purchase summaries, scheduling associates for events, inventory
- Direct and supervise all aspects of food production and services
- Coordinate and prepare a large volume of meals daily following several different menus and concepts
- Ensure appropriate portions and presentation
- Plan production, delegate tasks and manage kitchen staff
- Control and recycle surplus production
- Assist with assessment of food requirements according to the menu and inventory, ordering the necessary commodities according to operational standards
- Complete production sheets and/or register
- Control the quality of commodities as soon as they arrive and rotate the stock
- Place orders
- Adhere to the budget
- Ensure compliance with hygiene, sanitation and safety standards
- Assist with service provision as needed
Qualifications:
- 3 years of foodservice or related management experience in high volume, food production environment
- Post-secondary education in culinary or related studies
- Red Seal Certificate and experience working in Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) preferred
- Food Safe Certification
- Advanced Food Safe or Red Seal certification is an asset
- Creative ability to apply trendy food items and presentations to operations
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment, paying attention to accuracy and detail
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
- Excellent leadership and organizational skills
- Solid knowledge of hygiene and occupational health and safety standards
- Customer service oriented and strong communication skills
- Capable of performing administrative duties
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word
- Willingness to accommodate a flexible work schedule (including weekends)
Position Requirements:
- Fly In/Fly Out - Remote Camp
- Valid full driver's license with a clean record
- Pass a Drug & Alcohol Test
- Pass a Criminal Record Check
- Shift: 10hr/Day
- Rotation: 20 Days on/ 10 Days off
Perks:
- Travel and Accommodation provided
- Overtime
- Benefits after 3 months
ESS Canada is committed to building meaningful partnerships with Indigenous communities and supporting inclusive employment opportunities. Consistent with our Indigenous community partnership commitments and voluntary employment equity initiatives, qualified Indigenous applicants (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) may be given preference in the hiring process. Such applicants are invited to voluntarily self-identify and may be required to confirm a claim of Indigenous identity during the hiring process.
The hourly wage for this position is $28.00. Final compensation will be determined based on relevant skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and comply with all applicable pay transparency legislation. Further details regarding our total rewards offerings 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.
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