At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high-quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world's leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy, and sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as: Green Chef, EveryPlate, Chefs Plate, Factor_, and Youfoodz.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Junior Sous-Chef responsible for helping oversee the daily kitchen operations. This role will ensure that all food prepared meets the highest quality standards and follows all SOP's and company practices.

The Junior Sous Chef will assist the Executive Chef, Executive Sous Chef, and Sous Chef’s in supervising food quality, production and recipe adherence. The ability to quickly and authoritatively delegate tasks to hourly kitchen personnel. Knowledge of all kitchen stations with a mentality to fill in for and/or assist cooks to ensure that the kitchen operates smoothly.

What you will be doing:

- Train, coach, and develop a team of hourly kitchen employees
- Maintain upkeep of the kitchen, including equipment and inventory
- Ensure the kitchen operates with the highest health and safety standards, and is in alignment with federal and provincial health and safety requirements
- Track and manage food storage, rotation, and qualityBalance quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive results in all areas
- Work in all areas of the production facility, including refrigerated areas, and perform tasks ranging from receiving of ingredients and packaging, preparation of ingredients, cooking activities, plating, and order packing.

At a minimum, you have:

- 2+ years experience in a commissary kitchen with high-volume food preparation
- Computer literate; you are comfortable with Microsoft Office / Google Suite applications (spreadsheets, slides, etc)
- Ability to lead, train and develop a small group of employees and manage an active kitchen




- A problem solver’s mentality; you see problems as opportunities and see the benefit of doing things differently
- Strong communication skills; you adjust your communication style to different audiences, relay information effectively, and speak to employees with tact and diplomacy
- Ability to multitask, tracking/monitoring recipe development, maintaining efficiency, and delivering on time
- No/low ego; you take direction/feedback well, and are focused on getting to the best possible outcome
- Comfortable with being exposed to hot, cool and/or cold environments (0-30ºC)

What you'll get in return:

- Competitive salary and health perks
- Shift premiums are available for afternoon and overnight shifts
- 75% discount on HelloFresh or Chefs Plate weekly box subscription
- High impact work to help feed thousands of families in Canada
- Opportunity to learn and grow
- Work with a hard-working and supportive team

Working Conditions:

It’s no surprise that as a food company, we use many ingredients that may be considered common allergens (i.e. peanuts, tree nuts, milk, etc.). Whether this role is based out of our headquarters or one of our distribution centers, it is possible that you may be exposed to such allergens in this role. If you have any concerns with being exposed to any particular food ingredients, including meat, please disclose this during the hiring process.

If this sounds like you, please click the "Apply Now" button. If this role doesn't quite match what you're looking for, but you'd like to know more about joining the HelloFresh team, please visit our Jobs page to view our other vacancies. We'd love to hear from you!

HelloFresh Canada uses AI-integrated technology to help us process and evaluate applications more efficiently. This includes tools that screen and assess candidate qualifications based on the requirements for this role. While these tools assist our workflow, all final selection decisions are made by our hiring team.

This is a posting for an existing vacancy.



We are actively seeking to fill this position.

#JD1003

Mississauga, ON Pay Range

$23.75—$23.75 CAD

About HelloFresh

We believe that sharing a meal brings people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures together. We are committed to celebrating all dimensions of diversity in the workplace equally and ensuring that everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We also aim to extend this commitment to the partners we work with and the communities we serve. We are constantly listening, learning, and evolving to deliver on these principles. We are proud of our collaborative culture. Our diverse employee population enables us to connect with our customers and turn their feedback into meaningful action - from developing new recipes to constantly improving our process of getting dinner to our customers’ homes. Our culture attracts top talent with shared values and forms the foundation for a great place to work!

At HelloFresh, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. As part of the Company’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations, up to the point of undue hardship, to candidates at any stage, including to individuals with disabilities.

We want to adapt our processes and create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate our process. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share that with us in the application form.

To learn more about what it's like working inside HelloFresh, follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.

HelloFresh is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please reach out to us at:

- Europe: [email protected]
- APAC: [email protected]
- United States: [email protected]
- Canada: [email protected]

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