The original jewel in the Oliver & Bonacini crown and a North Toronto icon, Auberge du Pommier has been serving guests since 1987. The restaurant exudes a quiet confidence, reflecting our commitment to culinary excellence and inspired service. Our cuisine is traditional French, with innovative North American influences, and our seasonal menus are elegant and genuine celebrations of fine food.

What's in it for you:

• Competitive salary
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal days
• Gratuity sharing
• Health, Dental and Visions benefits with Enhanced Mental Health Coverage
• Discounted gym membership and Employee Assistance Program
• Group Life & Disability Insurance
• Management Uniform/ Clothing Reimbursement
• Monthly dining allowance for all O&B and Freehand locations
• 50% Dining Discount for all O&B and Freehand locations
• RRSP Matching
• Tuition Reimbursement
• O&B is one of Canada’s largest hospitality companies with many internal career opportunities. We have restaurants, food halls, and catering teams in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia.

The Executive Chef is responsible for leading, motivating and engaging the culinary team by executing the highest standard of culinary excellence. The Executive Chef is accountable for ensuring maximum productivity and cost-effectiveness through food and labour costing initiatives. Passionate about innovation and quality, the Executive Chef must critically and creatively assess their dishes regularly, as the menus change frequently. We are looking for an individual who is relentless in their pursuit to push culinary limits across multiple locations.

Core Values:

• You are passionate and articulate about food and beverage 
• You value relentless innovation and kick-ass creativity
• You value positivity, honesty and respect 
• You aim to leave lasting, positive impressions on every guest through intelligent, enthusiastic and emotional service.
• You celebrate diversity and recognize that we are strongest when we apply the sum of our personal energies, our collective genius

The Day to Day:

• Communicates the venue's vision to all team members and leads by example. Reinforces the values daily and inspires the team with his/her exciting vision for the venue's future.
• Actively monitors kitchen operations and cleanliness
• Assists in budgets and annual strategic planning
• Acts a ‘stand-in’ Chef when needed, including supervising activities and instructs cooks in preparation, cooking, garnishing and presentation of food
• Manages day-to-day financial operations of the venue including budgeting, forecasting, and food and labour costs
• Creates creative menu offerings including custom menus ensuring overall guest satisfaction, including development and ongoing maintain of a team recipe book
• Builds and maintains relationships and communication with team members and front of house management alike
• Follows proper ordering, inventory and receiving procedures
• Shows leadership in creating a culture that revolves around the experience and enjoyment of food and cooking
• Works together with the management team to further develop the event space and its offerings
• Conducts recruitment and selection, training and development initiatives as well as performance management and employee coaching
• Demonstrates high personal integrity, business ethics and takes every opportunity to promote the business unit
• Ensures proper ordering, inventory and receiving procedures are being followed and identifies efficiencies wherever possible
• Ensures proper health and safety procedures are followed by all team members
• Uses conflict/resolution and problem solving skills

• A minimum of 4-5 years of culinary leadership experience in a similar environment
• Experience managing multiple different locations
• Post secondary education in Culinary Arts Management or similar
• Red Seal, Certified Chef de Cuisine designation Certification desirable
• Serve Safe Certification
• Strong business acumen
• Efficiency using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Self-starter, flexible and ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Human resources management skills such as: recruitment, selection, training, performance management
• Strong leadership skills
• Time management skills

** We thank all applicants for their interest in Oliver & Bonacini Hospitality; however, only suitable candidates will be contacted to continue the application process. **

Oliver & Bonacini's Diversity Commitment 

At Oliver & Bonacini Hospitality, we are committed to treating every employee with dignity and respect. We strive to be fair and just, and create working environments where our employees can be at their best.