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Chef Kitchen Helper Jobs in Ontario (NOW HIRING)

We are seeking a Junior Sous-Chef responsible for helping oversee the daily kitchen operations. This role will ensure that all food prepared meets the highest quality standards and follows all SOP ...

CA$58K - CA$65K/yr

If you're passionate about the kitchen, thrive in fast-paced environments, and want to grow with a ... Train the Team: Mentor and support cooks and junior staff, helping them grow while keeping ...

Sous Chef

Jacksons Point, ON · On-site

CA$30.13/hr

Building on our roots as a world-wide Christian church, each year we help more than 2 million ... Support the Chef in overseeing daily kitchen operations, expediting service, directing staff, and ...

Chef

Oshawa, ON · On-site

... our society and helping our clients achieve higher performance and productivity. Powered by ... This role plays a key part in supporting daily kitchen operations while maintaining high standards ...

Biaggi's is seeking a motivated, creative, and reliable Executive Chef to help us create the ... kitchen staff, training and upholding standards for food preparation and plating, training and ...

As a part of our Kitchen Operations team, you will play a key role in delivering a consistently ... We offer generous vacation and PTO to help you create a good work-life balance. * Family Benefits ...

As a part of our Kitchen Operations team, you will play a key role in delivering a consistently ... We offer generous vacation and PTO to help you create a good work-life balance. * Family Benefits ...

Executive Chef

Mississauga, ON · On-site

CA$65K - CA$70K/yr

The Executive Chef is responsible for managing the kitchen operations and provides support in the ... Our Executive Chef will also play a key role in helping us meet budget requirements and execute ...

We are looking for a culinary leader to help us bring our passion for world-class BBQ and scratch ... Equipment & Facility Oversight - Ensure smokers and all kitchen equipment are clean, operational ...

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Chef Kitchen Helper information

Can a chef kitchen helper become a chef?

A chef kitchen helper can advance to become a chef by gaining experience, developing culinary skills, and often obtaining relevant certifications or training. Progression typically involves working in various kitchen roles to build knowledge of cooking techniques, kitchen management, and food safety standards.

What does a chef kitchen helper do?

A chef kitchen helper assists in food preparation, cleaning, and organizing kitchen areas. They may handle tasks such as washing ingredients, preparing basic dishes, and supporting chefs to ensure smooth kitchen operations, often working under supervision and following safety standards.

What are the most commonly searched types of Chef Kitchen jobs in Ontario?

The most popular types of Chef Kitchen jobs in Ontario are:

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Jr. Sous Chef

Mississauga, ON • On-site

HelloFresh
Food Services and Drinking Places • 1 - 5K employees

Full-time

Medical

Re-posted 9 hours ago


HelloFresh rating

6.6

Company rating: 6.6 out of 10

Based on 52 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz


Job description

About the Role:

We are seeking a Junior Sous-Chef responsible for helping oversee the daily kitchen operations.  This role will ensure that all food prepared meets the highest quality standards and follows all SOP's and company practices. 

The Junior Sous Chef will assist the Executive Chef, Executive Sous Chef, and Sous Chef's in supervising food quality, production and recipe adherence. The ability to quickly and authoritatively delegate tasks to hourly kitchen personnel. Knowledge of all kitchen stations with a mentality to fill in for and/or assist cooks to ensure that the kitchen operates smoothly.

What you will be doing:

  • Train, coach, and develop a team of hourly kitchen employees
  • Maintain upkeep of the kitchen, including equipment and inventory
  • Ensure the kitchen operates with the highest health and safety standards, and is in alignment with federal and provincial health and safety requirements
  • Track and manage food storage, rotation, and qualityBalance quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive results in all areas
  • Work in all areas of the production facility, including refrigerated areas, and perform tasks ranging from receiving of ingredients and packaging, preparation of ingredients, cooking activities, plating, and order packing.

At a minimum, you have: 

  • 2+ years experience in a commissary kitchen with high-volume food preparation
  • Computer literate; you are comfortable with Microsoft Office / Google Suite applications (spreadsheets, slides, etc) 
  • Ability to lead, train and develop a small group of employees and manage an active kitchen
  • A problem solver's mentality; you see problems as opportunities and see the benefit of doing things differently 
  • Strong communication skills; you adjust your communication style to different audiences, relay information effectively, and speak to employees with tact and diplomacy
  • Ability to multitask, tracking/monitoring recipe development, maintaining efficiency, and delivering on time
  • No/low ego; you take direction/feedback well, and are focused on getting to the best possible outcome
  • Comfortable with being exposed to hot, cool and/or cold environments (0-30C)

What you'll get in return:

  • Competitive salary and health benefits
  • Shift premiums are available for afternoon and overnight shifts 
  • 75% discount on HelloFresh or Chefs Plate weekly box subscription
  • High impact work to help feed thousands of families in Canada
  • Opportunity to learn and grow
  • Work with a hard-working and supportive team

Working Conditions:

It's no surprise that as a food company, we use many ingredients that may be considered common allergens (i.e. peanuts, tree nuts, milk, etc.). Whether this role is based out of our headquarters or one of our distribution centers, it is possible that you may be exposed to such allergens in this role. If you have any concerns with being exposed to any particular food ingredients, including meat, please disclose this during the hiring process.

If this sounds like you, please click the "Apply Now" button. If this role doesn't quite match what you're looking for, but you'd like to know more about joining the HelloFresh team, please visit our Jobs page to view our other vacancies. We'd love to hear from you!

HelloFresh Canada uses AI-integrated technology to help us process and evaluate applications more efficiently. This includes tools that screen and assess candidate qualifications based on the requirements for this role. While these tools assist our workflow, all final selection decisions are made by our hiring team.

This is a posting for an existing vacancy. We are actively seeking to fill this position.

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About HelloFresh

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HelloFresh is a meal-kit company based in Berlin, Germany. It is the largest meal-kit provider in the United States and also has operations in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, as well as Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Italy, Ireland, Spain and Scandinavia). HelloFresh’s mission is to change the way people eat forever by helping consumers save money with every meal, democratizing access to high-quality food, allowing everyone to enjoy a varied and tasty diet, and reducing food waste through CO2 neutral delivery of every box.

Industry

Food services and drinking places

Company size

1,001 - 5,000 Employees

Headquarters location

New York, NY, US