Impact Kitchen
Catering Cook
Off Site - Vaughan, ON, Canada - Full Time
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 7 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!
Catering Cook
Impact Kitchen is seeking a team-oriented individual to join our seasonal Special Events Team. This role supports the execution of daily special events from our offsite catering facility in Vaughan, Ontario.
This position is a dynamic blend of culinary execution and hospitality-driven service, requiring a hands-on approach in both food preparation and guest interaction. Responsibilities include assisting with food production, maintaining high standards of quality and presentation, and delivering a seamless, engaging experience for guests at events—including providing service to elite athletes and high-performance clients.
The ideal candidate brings strong attention to detail, thrives in a fast-paced, team environment, and is passionate about creating exceptional food and memorable guest experiences.
SCHEDULE & DURATION:
- Must be available to work Monday to Friday
- 3 month seasonal position (early June to September, with opportunity for permanent employment at Impact Kitchen restaurants afterwards)
LOCATION: 9600 Bathurst Street, Vaughan, Ontario, L6A 3Z8
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Unpack van; set up and break down serving areas; set up daily Meals, beverages, cutlery, and smallwares needed to effectively serve all food products
- Serve guests their meals and other items, assisting with food, drink, and nutritional inquiries, while providing above & beyond service
- Cleaning, sanitation and maintenance of Special Events serving stations, equipment, food production spaces, and Van
- Accomplish all job duties while adhering to all safety guidelines and practices throughout the shift
- Report any unsafe condition, unsafe act, accidents and/or injuries to the Executive Chef
- Complete closing duties at the end of each day
- Assist the other Special Events staff as needed to maintain the highest level of food quality, presentation, and timing to optimize guest experience
- Professionalism standards to be adhered to around athletes and staff
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Hospitality-related kitchen or front-of-the-house experience preferred
- Able to work in both a standing and a sitting position for extended periods of time
- Able to lift up to 50 LBS
- Exceptional Customer service skills
- Ability to communicate effectively, respectfully and work well with others in a team-based setting
- Self-motivated with a high energy level
- Ability to execute and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptional time management and organizational skills with the ability to multitask when required
- Strict adherence to company, municipal and provincial guidelines as they are related to food safety and safe workplace environments
- Food Handlers certificate is an asset but not required
- Minimum of 1 year Cooking Experience
- Comfortable in a locker room-type environment
TEAM PERKS and COMPENSATION
- Compensation: $18 - $22 / Hour
- Free Impact Kitchen Meal for each day of work
- 50% discount on Impact Kitchen brand purchases
- Free team events
- Paid Training
- Opportunities for permanent employment & internal promotion
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.
