# Hands-On Kitchen Production Supervisor / Culinary Lead **Mississauga, ON | $24–$28/hour || Long-Term Growth Opportunity** We are looking for an **experienced, hands-on Kitchen Production Supervisor / Culinary Lead** to join a growing food and beverage production operation in Mississauga. **This is NOT an entry-level supervisory position.** We are specifically looking for someone with established professional kitchen, culinary or food-production experience who can confidently work alongside an experienced production team from the beginning. **The right person must be able to do the work before directing the work.** ## What We Need You should already be comfortable in a professional kitchen and able to demonstrate strong practical skills in: - Professional knife handling and ingredient preparation - Washing, cutting and prepping fruits and vegetables - Following recipes and production sheets accurately - Measuring and portioning ingredients - Mixing, blending and batching - Bottling, packaging and labelling - Food safety, sanitation and proper kitchen procedures - Cleaning and maintaining production equipment - Organizing multiple production tasks efficiently - Inventory control, FIFO and stock rotation - Working quickly while maintaining accuracy and quality - Recognizing production problems and taking initiative to correct them You must be comfortable standing and working hands-on for several hours during a production shift. This is **not a position where you will simply supervise other employees.** Our Production Lead is expected to step directly into prep, blending, bottling, packaging, cleaning and customer service whenever required. ## Leadership Experience Required We are looking for someone who has already been responsible for: - Leading and supervising employees - Training and onboarding staff - Assigning and organizing daily responsibilities - Managing workflow and production priorities - Correcting mistakes professionally - Holding employees accountable to established standards - Ensuring recipes, procedures and checklists are followed - Maintaining production and quality standards - Solving problems without requiring constant direction - Taking responsibility when something goes wrong - Helping create an organized, accountable and professional work setting **Minimum 2 years of supervisory,



team-lead or management experience within food service, culinary, restaurant, catering or food production is strongly preferred.** Candidates with **3+ years of professional commercial-kitchen or food-production experience** will be given preference. ## Who Will Do Well Here You may be a strong fit if you: - Notice problems and address them - Take initiative without constantly waiting for instructions - Accept feedback professionally - Stay calm when production becomes busy - Understand urgency without sacrificing accuracy - Lead by example - Are comfortable respectfully correcting employees when standards are not followed - Take pride in cleanliness and organization - Communicate clearly and professionally - Can move between production, inventory, staff leadership and customer service - Want a permanent position with increasing responsibility as the company grows We are a small, growing operation, so leadership here means being willing to step into **whatever area needs attention**. ## Important We are specifically looking for someone with **established professional experience**. If you are looking for your first kitchen job, require extensive training in basic food preparation, or have management experience but very little recent hands-on kitchen experience, this position will likely not be the right fit. Candidates should already demonstrate professional knife skills, kitchen awareness, food-safety habits and comfort working efficiently within an active production environment. All employees working directly with food must comply with our food-safety, sanitation, hygiene and grooming requirements, including policies regarding jewellery, artificial/long nails and anything else that could interfere with safe food handling. ## Schedule Our primary operating schedule is approximately **9:00 AM–5:00 PM**: **Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday** **WEDNESDAYS - once the role has been fully trained, perfected, and able to lead.



Additional requirements may include: - At least **one Saturday per month** - Occasional company events, demonstrations or special production days - Additional paid opportunities may become available through events and business growth Availability during our core operating days is essential. Initial training hours may begin below the full schedule and increase as the successful candidate demonstrates proficiency, reliability and ability to assume greater responsibility. ## Compensation **$24–$28/hour**, depending on demonstrated: - Culinary and food-production ability - Leadership experience - Supervisory capability - Operational judgment - Ability to work independently - Overall fit for the responsibilities of the position There is genuine opportunity for increased responsibility as the company grows, particularly in production oversight, employee training, inventory management and daily operations. ## Application Instructions **Please do not send only a résumé.** Along with your résumé, please send a brief message answering the following: 1. How many years of professional commercial-kitchen or food-production experience do you have? 2. What was your most recent hands-on kitchen or production position? 3. How many years have you supervised or led employees? 4. Approximately how many employees have you directly supervised at one time? 5. Are you personally comfortable cutting, prepping, measuring, blending/batching, packaging, cleaning and working hands-on for several hours during a shift? 6. Tell us briefly about one kitchen or production problem you were personally responsible for resolving. 7. Why are you currently looking for a new position? 8. Which city do you currently live in? 9. Are you consistently available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, as well as an occasional Saturday? 10. Are you looking for permanent, long-term employment? 11. Are you comfortable working directly with customers when required? **Applications that do not answer these questions may not be considered.** Qualified candidates will first complete a brief interview. Selected candidates may then be invited to complete a **paid practical assessment/training period** so that both sides can determine whether there is a strong long-term fit.

📌 Hands on Kitchen Supervisor Supervisor/Culinary Lead (Mississauga)
🏢 anthony
📍 Mississauga