The Opportunity

Meal Prep For You (MP4U) is a growing local health-focused food company specializing in fresh, high-quality prepared meals and bakery products.

We have a talented team, strong products, and a solid foundation. We're now looking for an experienced, hands-on Kitchen Manager who can bring fresh energy, confident leadership, and new ideas to our business.

You'll lead approximately 10–12 employees across our kitchen and bakery operations, with the opportunity to shape team culture, encourage innovation, and strengthen how we operate.

We're not looking for someone to simply manage a kitchen. We want a leader who brings people together, recognizes their strengths, and inspires them to do their best work.

Key ResponsibilitiesPeople Leadership & Culture

- Lead, coach, and develop our kitchen and bakery teams.
- Build a positive, collaborative workplace with clear expectations and accountability.
- Address performance concerns and difficult conversations with confidence, fairness, and professionalism.
- Oversee hiring, onboarding, training, and employee performance management.

Kitchen & Bakery Operations

- Direct daily production across both departments, ensuring quality, consistency, and deadlines are met.
- Manage staff scheduling, labour costs,



and labour allocation based on production demands.
- Maintain food safety, cleanliness, and operational standards.
- Oversee inventory management, ingredient usage, and waste reduction.
- Work hands-on alongside the team when needed.

Innovation & Improvement

- Encourage fresh ideas and collaboration around recent products and improvements to existing offerings.
- Identify opportunities to improve production efficiency, workflows, and operational systems.
- Take ownership of daily operational decisions.

Required Qualifications

- Minimum 3 years of proven leadership experience in a commercial kitchen, food production, catering, bakery, or similar hospitality environment.
- Demonstrated success managing employees, developing teams, and navigating challenging workplace situations.
- Strong communication, organization, and decision-making skills.
- Strong understanding of commercial kitchen operations, food safety, and production standards.

If you're a confident, people-focused leader who enjoys building great teams, bringing fresh ideas to the table, and making a meaningful impact, we'd love to meet you.

Pay: $60,000.00-$85,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 Kitchen Manager – Culinary Operations & Team Leadership (Kelowna)
🏢 Meal Prep For You
📍 Kelowna