Sous Chef

Who We Are :

Meet Fresh Prep Western Canada’s most convenient and sustainable meal kit delivery service.

As a certified B Corporation, we make convenient eating healthy and sustainable for the communities we operate in. We source quality local ingredients whenever possible, and deliver in reusable, recyclable and compostable packaging.

We offer 10 chef-created meal kit recipes each week, with options for many lifestyles and preferences including vegetarian and vegan.

In the past few years, we have collected many awards and recognition for our continued pursuit in being a leader in both customer and employee satisfaction.

Some awards include The Georgia Straight’s Golden Plates, 23rd and 24th Annual Best of Vancouver award for Best Meal Kit Service, BC’s Top Employers 2023, Top SME 2023, and Climate Smart.

Fresh Prep also placed on The Globe and Mail’s prestigious 2023 Canada's Top Growing Companies list.

Who You Are :

You are a Sous Chef, with a passion for food and experience with leading a team you can be proud of. You see yourself as a Mentor first and you are looking for an opportunity to show off your skills in assisting with training and building a new Kitchen from the ground up and a resulting new Team that comes with it!

This position would report into the Executive Sous Chef, where you will be overseeing production in our dedicated Hot and Cold Kitchen operations, which will be launching our new Ready to Eat direct to consumer product line of Appetizers, Sauces, Soups, and Meals.

What You'll Be Doing :

Leading our new Kitchen Team that will process, prep, cook, plate, and package a variety of Ready to Eat products for a direct to consumer delivery business.

Responsible for the Kitchen’s labour, grocery, and supplies budget performance under a weekly rotating menu schedule

Be fully accountable for all product quality, taste, presentation as well as on time, and in full order fulfillment within a CFIA registered facility

Ensure the kitchen operates alongside provincial and federal health and safety codes

Ensure we have the right equipment and supplies to keep up with ever expanding list of recipes and rapidly growing customer volumes

Work to continuously improve processes and results, collaborating with other departments to execute facility-wide initiatives

Collaboratively partner with our Purchasing and Warehouse teams to ensure we the have the right quality and quantity of ingredients on hand to meet customer orders, while reporting accurate ingredient yields and usage

What We Are Looking For :

Culinary Diploma or Culinary Red Seal required

5 years of experience supervising productivity, efficiency, and process improvement in a commercial kitchen setting is required.

5 years experience liaising with purchasing, quality assurance, and human resource departments is required.

A problem solver’s mentality; you see problems as opportunities and see the benefit of doing things differently

Strong communication skills, ability to adjust your communication style to different audiences, relay information clearly and concisely

Ability to multitask, maintain efficiency, and deliver results on time

Low ego; you take feedback well, and are focused on getting to the best possible outcome

What You Can Expect :

A positive workplace filled with fantastic colleagues.

Competitive pay.

Extended benefits (including medical, dental, and life-insurance) after 90 days of successful employment.

Free food! Fresh Prep meal credits.

Fresh Prep is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and prohibit discrimination of any kind. We value diversity at our company and at all job levels our goal is to be diverse, inclusive and representative of the communities we operate in.

We endeavour to recruit, develop and retain the best talent from a diverse candidate pool and truly believe that diversity, equity and inclusion among our team members is vital to our success as a company.

We trust that in applying for a role with us you value this as well!

Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized folks tend to only apply when they check every box.

So if you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.

We’d love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.