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Job Location:
Mississauga - Canada
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
08-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
This position is responsible for contributing to the coordinated efforts of preparing high-quality products for our retail stores. The performance of the duties must align with all Food Safety standards and ensure a quality service approach to all customers employees and suppliers. All responsibilities must be performed in a manner consistent with the Farm Boy Way.
Major Responsibilities:
- Cook/prepare food ensuring items adhere to high quality standard and company recipes and specifications.
- Ensure that all food is creatively and attractively presented at all times.
- Train departmental staff in the correct methods for cooking preparation and presentation.
- Perform opening and closing procedures for the department.
- Coordinate department activity ensuring that goals are properly communicated and attained.
- Practice and promote Company policies (as communicated in meetings policies and procedure manuals employee guidebooks written directives etc.) and ensure compliance.
- Ensure the accurate receipt of all incoming department products inspecting the items for freshness and quality and reconcile products received with packing slips purchase orders invoices etc.
- Conduct inventory of merchandise and report discrepancies.
- Communicate weekly the supply and packaging orders necessary for the department to the Assistant Production Manager.
- Stay apprised of new food trends and technologies and communicate those trends.
- Ensure compliance of all Government regulations and Health & Safety standards including Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) food handling and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Sheet (WHMIS) chemical safety.
- Safeguard the integrity of the Companys financial information.
- Ensure kitchen is kept clean and sanitized by cleaning preparation areas and equipment washing and organizing dishes and kitchenware and sweeping and mopping floors.
- May be requested to undertake other related duties on a periodic basis.
Qualifications :
- Typically requires completion of a post secondary program in culinary arts plus a minimum of 1 year of related experience in a culinary/food environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Excellent organizational interpersonal and analytical skills.
- Knowledge of food costs.
- Knowledge of methods material and practices of volume food preparation.
- Knowledge of sanitary methods and safety procedures in the kitchen.
- Supervisory or management experience will be considered an asset.
- Strong team player with clear effective communication skills.
- Ability to learn manual and automated systems/tools.
- Food Safety Certification will be considered an asset.
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule including afternoons evenings weekends and holidays.
Work & Sensory Environment:
- Required to wear cumbersome protective clothing or equipment during shift.
- Lack of control over pace due to multiple and/or tight deadlines beyond ones control.
- Required to lift carry and/or handle heavy objects.
- Required to stand for extended periods of time while performing duties.
Additional Information :
Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and employees with disabilities.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Food Handling
- Restaurant Experience
- Food Preparation Experience
- Kitchen Experience
- Hotel Experience
- Taleo
- Cake Decorating
- Cooking
- Baking
- Sanitation
- Knife Skills
About Company
Selected as one of Canadas 50 Best Managed Companies, Eastern Ontario based Farm Boy provides a unique and friendly, fresh-market shopping experience. Featuring their signature farm-fresh produce and organic, natural and locally sourced foods, plus their popular store brands and whol ... View more
