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ATCO

Executive Chef

6w

ATCO

CA · Full-time · C$80,000 – C$100,000

About this role

ATCO Frontec is seeking an Executive Chef to join our team in Saskatchewan, responsible for the daily operations of the kitchen and providing professional leadership to kitchen personnel. This role involves creating menus, ordering products, and ensuring all food services are performed to the highest possible standards.

Day-to-day responsibilities include managing food services in strict compliance with Food Service Management Guides and Provincial and Federal regulations. The Executive Chef plans menus appropriate to the clientele within approved budgets, conducts monthly inventory and inventory control, and adheres to labour matrixes to control labour costs.

The Executive Chef oversees the kitchen staff, ensuring all duties are performed in a professional and timely manner, and conducts daily safety meetings with kitchen staff. This role also inspects facilities and equipment for regulatory compliance and ensures preventive maintenance is completed.

This position offers the opportunity to lead a complex kitchen operation in a remote camp or large facility setting, with a focus on high standards, cost control, and effective product use. The successful candidate will set excellent customer service and work examples while training and monitoring employees on Health and Safety procedures.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 8 years’ experience in an Executive Chef position in a complex kitchen operation
  • Culinary Red Seal certification
  • Prior experience working in large facilities such as universities, hospitals or a remote camp setting is an asset
  • Experience in menu development is a strong asset
  • Professional communication skills, oral and written, in a leadership role
  • Strong ability to train, mentor, coach and guide performance to personnel in all positions
  • Innovative and creative problem solver in finding solutions and opportunities
  • Proficient using MS Office software

Responsibilities

  • Manage food services in strict compliance with Food Service Management Guides, Provincial and Federal regulations
  • Plan menus appropriate to the clientele in accordance with the Contract Scope of Work and within approved budgets
  • Conduct monthly inventory and inventory control
  • Adhere to labour matrix and control labour costs
  • Ensure all meals are prepared and served to the highest standards while maintaining cost control and effective product use
  • Oversee the Kitchen Staff and ensure all duties are performed in a professional and timely manner
  • Conduct daily safety meetings with all kitchen staff
  • Inspect facilities and equipment for regulatory compliance and ensure preventive maintenance is completed