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Commissary Production Team Lead

Impact Kitchen

Toronto, Ontario, CanadaJobCAD 21.5/hrPosted 3mo agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago

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Compensation
CAD 21.5/hr
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Food Handlers Certification

Job overview

Impact Kitchen is hiring a Commissary Production Team Lead. Impact Kitchen is seeking a Commissary Production Team Lead to uphold culinary standards and ensure guests enjoy their dining experience through exceptional food. This role involves preparing consistent dishes for dine-in and take-out, supporting back-of-house operations, and collaborating with commissary counterparts. The ideal candidate is flexible, efficient, and thrives in a fast-paced environment, with a strong focus on food handling, safety, and consistent recipe preparation.

Key focus areas include Prepare, produce and execute menu items and food quality standards according to detailed recipes and instructions, Operate and maintain dishwashing unit and dish-cleaning areas, and Execute other custodial duties as needed.

Successful candidates bring 1+ Years Kitchen Experience, Food Handlers Certification, and Work Permit. Important skills include Food Handling, Food Safety, Consistent Recipe Preparation, Monitor Sanitation, Monitor Food Quality, and Monitor Food Freshness. Preferred (not required): Efficient, Flexible, Time Management, and Team Player.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Food HandlingFood SafetyConsistent Recipe PreparationMonitor SanitationMonitor Food QualityMonitor Food FreshnessPreparation of Menu ItemsProduction of Menu ItemsExecution of Menu ItemsFood Quality StandardsOperation of Dishwashing UnitMaintenance of Dishwashing UnitCustodial DutiesReceiving DeliveriesStorage of DeliveriesEffective StorageManagement of ProductsSafe Rotation of Products (FIFO)Cleaning Kitchen EquipmentSanitation Kitchen EquipmentMaintenance Kitchen EquipmentCleaning Food Production SpacesSanitation Food Production SpacesMaintenance Food Production SpacesAdherence to Safe Workplace Environment GuidelinesGeneral Understanding of Cooking FundamentalsGeneral Understanding of Cleaning FundamentalsExecute in Fast-Paced EnvironmentOrganizational SkillsMultitaskCommunicate EffectivelyCommunicate RespectfullyWork Well With OthersEfficientFlexibleTime ManagementTeam PlayerThrive in Fast-Paced Environment

Qualifications

Strong Level of Physical Stamina1 Year Kitchen ExperienceWork in Standing Position for Extended PeriodsAvailability to Work Days, Evenings, and WeekendsAbility to Lift Up to 50 LBSWork PermitFood Handlers CertificationOpen Availability

Full job description

MAKE YOUR IMPACT

Impact Kitchen is on a mission to empower our community to eat healthy, nutritionally-dense foods with a focus on quality and sustainability. We know that what you eat matters, and we seek to make an impact by choosing local, ethically-sourced ingredients that will nourish you and help you thrive everyday. Founded in 2015, Impact Kitchen is the brainchild of former personal trainer and nutrition expert, Josh Broun, and Frank Toskan (co-founder of M·A·C Cosmetics).

In addition to our 5 restaurants located within Toronto’s core, Impact Kitchen fuels many of the city's major sports teams and top athletes through our catering and culinary programs and partnerships.

Impact Kitchen is always looking for enthusiastic, passionate, service oriented team members to join our diverse team. If health and wellness is your passion, if providing wholesome food and empowering others to make healthy choices drives you, and if you are looking for opportunities to grow alongside a dynamic team, then working with Impact might be a great fit for you!

COMMISSARY PRODUCTION TEAM LEAD

As a Commissary Production Team Lead (CPTL) at Impact Kitchen you set the culinary standard high and are passionate to ensure guests enjoy their experience through incredible food. You create delectable and consistent dishes for dine-in and take-out guests, support back of house operations and partner with your Commissary counterparts on the team.

Commissary Team Leads are highly flexible individuals responsible for dishwashing, preparing and working both Hot and Cold line kitchen stations supporting Impact Kitchen’s breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner menu. As proper food handling, food safety, and consistent recipe preparation are all vital to this position, a primary role of the CETM position is to monitor sanitation, food quality, and food freshness. This position is highly physical; therefore, individuals must possess a strong level of physical stamina. Ideal candidates are efficient, flexible, possess superior time management skills, are team players, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

COMPENSATION

Commissary Production Team Leads earn $21.50/hour and receive a substantial discount on Impact Kitchen products.

TEAM & DEPARTMENT

Commissary Production Team Leads make an impact everyday through our Commissary operations. In this role you will have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from multiple levels of the organization while being the main point of food production for our guests. The Commissary Production Team Lead reports to Commissary Management.

Although the first entry point for our culinary inclined restaurant teams, the Commissary Production Team Lead is the perfect knowledge incubator. Those that excel in their capacity at a CPTM have the opportunity to succeed to a Commissary Lead role where they train and develop top talent for the organization, and then on to management.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Preparation, production and execution of menu items and food quality standards according to detailed recipes and instructions

  • Operation and maintenance of dishwashing unit and dish-cleaning areas

  • Ability to execute other custodial duties as needed

  • Receiving and storage of deliveries as related to the commissary kitchen and 3rd party suppliers

  • Effective storage, management, and safe rotation (FIFO) of all products

  • Cleaning, sanitation and maintenance of kitchen equipment and food production spaces

  • Strict adherence to company, municipal and provincial guidelines as they are related to food safety and safe workplace environments

SKILLS

  • Minimum of 1 year of kitchen experience with a general understanding of cooking and cleaning fundamentals and practices

  • Strong understanding of food safety and public health practices

  • Ability to execute and thrive in a fast-paced environment

  • Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to multitask when required

  • Ability to communicate effectively, and respectfully and work well with others in a team-based setting

  • Be able to work in a standing position for extended periods

  • Availability to work days, evenings, and weekends as business demands

  • Ability to lift up to 50 LBS

  • Work Permit required

  • Food Handlers Certification is required

  • Open Availability is a must

This job posting is for an existing vacancy within Impact Kitchen. We are looking to fill this position with a qualified candidate as soon as possible.

INCLUSIVITY AT IMPACT

Impact Kitchen feeds a diverse community and is made stronger by a diverse team. We welcome and encourage applications from our entire community equally. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the decision to hire is based solely on business needs, experience and future potential. Hiring is not determined or influenced by any classification of an individual as protected by the laws that govern the region for which the prospective individual would work within. This is true for all practices and policies within the employee journey/lifecycle.

Impact Kitchen supports alternative ways to interview and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Should you require a reasonable accommodation, please indicate in your application. Both Impact Kitchen management and the applicant share responsibility to communicate and reasonably accommodate.

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