Catering Chef

Job summary

Plan menus and prepare Asian-inspired bento meals and catering orders in volume, ensuring consistent quality, taste, and presentation. Coordinate kitchen workflows and catering service, maintain a safe and compliant kitchen, manage inventory and delivery timelines, and contribute to recipe development and operational improvements.

Job details

Company Description Kapioo Inc. is a Toronto-based food service company providing freshly prepared, Asian-inspired bento meals delivered across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. The company focuses on helping customers build healthier, more consistent eating routines through weekly meal plans and daily bento boxes. Kapioo offers a convenient alternative to last-minute takeout, emphasizing familiar flavors, reliable scheduling, and simplified meal decisions. With a commitment to good food and a steady routine, Kapioo aims to make everyday eating easier and more enjoyable. Customers can explore meal plan options and learn more about the service at kapioo.com. Role Description The Catering Chef is a full-time, on-site role based in Toronto, ON, responsible for overseeing the preparation and execution of Kapioo’s Asian-inspired bento meals and catering orders. Day-to-day tasks include planning menus aligned with Kapioo’s brand, preparing and cooking dishes in volume, and ensuring consistent quality, taste, and presentation. The Catering Chef will coordinate kitchen workflows, supervise food preparation and service for catering events, and maintain a clean, safe, and compliant kitchen environment. This role collaborates with the operations team to meet delivery timelines, manage inventory, and optimize efficiency in high-volume production. The Catering Chef also contributes to new recipe development and continuous improvement of meal offerings. Qualifications Candidates should possess strong Food Preparation and Cooking skills for high-volume meal production. Candidates should possess solid Culinary Skills and experience in Culinary Management to oversee kitchen operations. Candidates should possess Food Service experience, including plating, portioning, and coordination for catering orders. Candidates should possess knowledge of food safety, sanitation standards, and HACCP or similar guidelines. Candidates should possess the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple orders simultaneously. Candidates should possess strong organizational and time-management skills, with attention to detail and consistency. Formal culinary training or equivalent professional kitchen experience is preferred. Experience with Asian-inspired cuisine or bento-style meals is an asset. Chef is preferrably to be bilingual between chinese and english.with expereince in cooking asian cuisine

What you’ll do

Plan menus and prepare Asian-inspired bento meals and catering orders in volume, ensuring consistent quality, taste, and presentation. Coordinate kitchen workflows and catering service, maintain a safe and compliant kitchen, manage inventory and delivery timelines, and contribute to recipe development and operational improvements.

Requirements

Candidates should have strong food preparation and cooking skills, culinary management and food service experience, and knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and HACCP or similar guidelines. The role requires efficiency in a fast-paced environment, strong organization and time management, and attention to detail; formal culinary training or equivalent experience is preferred, as is Asian cuisine experience.

Listed skills

• Food preparation · Preferred
• Food service · Preferred
• Food safety · Preferred
• Sanitation · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• Time management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Food Preparation
• High-Volume Cooking
• Menu Planning
• Culinary Management
• Kitchen Operations
• Food Service
• Plating and Portioning
• Catering Coordination
• Food Safety
• Sanitation
• HACCP
• Inventory Management
• Workflow Coordination
• Recipe Development
• Time Management
• Asian Cuisine

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Hospitality
• Management & Leadership