Blue Shock Executive Search, established in 2003, is a renowned executive search firm excelling in recruiting top-tier candidates across the restaurant, hospitality, and food service-related sectors. As industry leaders, we specialize in forging connections between exceptional talent and leading employers in Canada and the US.
 
 
The Client:
Our client proudly owns and operates many restaurants across Canada and the Unitied States. Known for our globally inspired menu, handcrafted cocktails, and vibrant atmosphere, we're passionate about delivering memorable dining experiences for our guests. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we're committed to developing strong leaders who thrive in hospitality. We have also pledged to being the most tech forward full service restaurant group in Canada and beyond.
 
Role: Chef training to take over their own kitchen
Salary: $70,000 plus $15,000 bonus potential
 
Role Overview:
 
A Chef is responsible for setting the standard for culinary excellence within their home store while building a deep, high-performing team with clear succession planning. This role is a critical stepping stone into multi-unit leadership, blending strong in-restaurant execution with regional support, project ownership, and leadership development. A successful Senior Chef balances operational mastery with strategic growth, becoming a trusted leader in training, testing, and culinary innovation.
 
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Providing leadership, training, and ongoing morale for a large culinary crew.
• Food Preparation: Prepare and cook a variety of dishes, ensuring that they are executed with excellence in taste, presentation, and quality. This includes following recipes, portion control, and maintaining consistency in the preparation and cooking processes.
• Managing sales forecasts and profit budgets.
• Identifying skill and leadership potential in your crew and developing those exceptional individuals into management roles within our company.
• Full kitchen execution and managing quality assurance during high revenue periods.
• Inventory and inventory management.
• Expert scheduling.
• Managing and submitting periodic weekly and monthly reporting regarding labour cost, food cost as well as all of the controllable kitchen and restaurant costs to budget.

• Proven success as a Chef or senior culinary leader in a premium casual or comparable setting.
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain high-performing teams.
• Strong training and development background, including systems and standards execution.
• Experience supporting or leading culinary tests, projects, or rollouts.
• Solid financial understanding: food cost, labour, waste, and P&L fundamentals.
• Comfortable operating as both a hands-on leader and a strategic partner.
• Skilled in coaching, mentorship, and accountability systems.
• Passion for hospitality, culinary innovation, and operational excellence.

• Previous experience managing a large culinary team in a high volume, fast paced environment.
• Previous experience managing the culinary team of a Premium Casual or Fine Dining restaurant.
• Food Safe Certified
• Experience with projection and management of inventory, food cost, labour, variable costs, prep charts, other.
• Knowledge and consistent compliance of government health and safety standards.
• Proven Leadership Skills - people development and motivation, technical culinary skills training, policy and procedure management, time management, problem solving/decision making.
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills - Self-motivated/driven, positive/high energy, excellent written and verbal communication skills, administration skills, adaptability/flexibility, dependability/attendance, appearance/grooming.
• Proven ability to achieve short and long term business goals.

• Highly organized.
• Red Seal Chef Certification is an asset.
• Personal commitment to continuous improvement.
• Ambassadorship - Complete understanding and belief in company philosophy.
• Ability to remain calm and make effective decisions in stressful situations.
• A positive, outgoing personality.
• Learn about opportunities for taking part in new restaurant opens across Canada and the USA