199 Four Valley Dr, Concord, ON L4K 0B8, Canada
Job Description Posted Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Recipe Unlimited Corporation is Canada’s leading full service restaurant company. Home to such iconic brands as Swiss Chalet, Harvey’s, St.Hubert, Montana’s, Olive Garden Canada, Kelseys, Bier Markt, East Side Mario’s, The Landing Restaurant Group, New York Fries, The Pickle Barrel & Catering, State & Main, Elephant and Castle, Original Joe’s, Fresh Kitchen + Juice Bar, The Burger’s Priest, Blanco Cantina and Anejo. With this diverse portfolio of restaurants our Home Office Teammates have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of some of the most popular, well-loved brands in Canada. Variety isn’t the only thing we offer – we are passionate about our industry, we celebrate and support diversity of thought, we are innately curious and encourage our Teammates to take ownership. Above all else, we believe in doing the right thing for our people, our communities and our planet.
The Kitchen Engineer provides operational consulting to cross-functional stakeholders who drive new menu or packaging items and new food-production equipment, systems, and process projects from conception to implementation. This engineer is specifically tasked with developing and influencing solutions to increase the production capacity of restaurants and decrease complexity, labour, or ergonomic risk for team members.
This engineer needs to be skilled and confident in influencing and communicating with cross-functional partners at all levels of the organization. A significant contribution will be utilizing disciplined engineering analysis, problem-solving, and innovative design principles. The position must understand current state-of-the-art food-industry equipment designs and apply innovative, forward-thinking design initiatives.
What you'll do in this role: Provide SME (Small to Medium Enterprises) to all Recipe brands needing restaurant Operational Feasibility and process insight




Provide a thorough understanding and process flow mapping of all our priority brands
Provide thorough knowledge of Recipe brands Guest per hour models
Identify barriers, bottlenecks, and pain points to continued profitable growth, prioritize problems to solve, and recommend improvements
Find opportunities to optimize throughput and increase the speed of service for priority brands
Influence partners across multiple brands and departments to direct large, high-impact programs related to restaurant capacity and complexity improvement
Establish an operator feedback tool, allowing all ideas to be shared efficiently
Provide continuous improvement recommendations for energy reduction
Partner with high-level leadership within Recipe brands and departments, including Menu & Packaging, Food Safety, Culinary, Operations and Restaurant Central Operations Analytics, to craft strategy and ensure alignment
Lead collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure that projects meet all business needs and are successfully executed within constraints
Leverage skills as an individual contributor and in a technical leadership capacity
Align strategy and work output with various cross-functional disciplines including, but not limited to, other teams within Design, Construction, Supply Chain, Kitchen Design, Culinary and Operations
Influence strategic direction by providing input that directly impacts specific programs or areas of the business that have a broader impact across the organization
What we are looking for from you: Bachelor's Degree, background in Industrial Engineering or a similar discipline (Master's Degree in Engineering Discipline preferred)
Salary $80,000-$100,000 + Annual Bonus + other incentives.




2-5 years of engineering experience (Industrial Engineering preferred) with high interpersonal skills
Proven ability to provide technical leadership to stakeholders
Ability to work with wide latitude for unreviewed action or decision on outcomes
Advanced project management skills demonstrated
Previous experience working in a Restaurant
Excellent communication, relational, and team skills to enable interaction with restaurant team members, as well as corporate peers and leaders
Knowledge of producing and maintaining technical specification documents on both process and equipment improvement opportunities
Experience leading cross-functional teams that include both technical and non-technical aptitudes
Proficiency in Google (Doc, Sheets, Slides)
What’s in it for you? Flexible/Hybrid work environment
You’d be joining a close-knit, innovative team of creative and energetic go-getters
You’d be a part of Canada’s largest full-service restaurant company that leads the industry in size and innovation
20% associate discount dining card and monthly dining allowance valid at participating Recipe brands
A welcoming, fun and safe work environment founded on respect
Career advancement opportunities with a company that owns some of Canada’s most iconic restaurant brands
Industry-leading advantages, wellness programs, and total rewards programs
Recipe is committed to providing a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. Celebrating people, being passionate and curious, owning it, and doing the right thing are the values that guide how we build our teams, support our franchisees and create a company that unlocks the full potential of everyone.
Recipe is dedicated to providing accommodations in accordance with applicable human rights and accommodation legislation. For individuals that require accommodations please contact [email protected]
199 Four Valley Dr, Concord, ON L4K 0B8, Canada

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