W Social House – Malton, Mississauga
W Social House is an upcoming casual eatery and social lounge built around great food, good company, and an energetic atmosphere. Our concept will feature craveable wings, chicken sandwiches, burgers, shareable appetizers, and modern comfort food.
We are looking for an experienced and creative Opening Chef / Kitchen Lead to help develop our menu and lead the kitchen as we prepare to launch.
The Role
This is more than a traditional line-cook position. We need someone who can help us build a strong, practical, and profitable food program from the ground up.
The successful candidate will work closely with ownership to:
- Curate and develop the opening menu
- Create signature wing flavours, sauces, burgers, sandwiches, appetizers, and shareable dishes
- Develop recipes that are consistent, visually appealing, and suitable for a casual lounge environment
- Test and refine recipes before launch
- Cost menu items and help maintain healthy food-cost percentages
- Design dishes that are efficient to prepare during busy service
- Create recipe cards, portion standards, prep procedures, and plating guides
- Help organize the kitchen, equipment, ingredient lists, and supplier requirements
- Recruit, train, and supervise kitchen staff
- Maintain food safety, cleanliness, quality, and consistency
- Monitor inventory, ordering, waste, and kitchen labour
- Take ownership of kitchen operations after opening
Our Ideal Candidate
- Has professional experience as a Chef, Kitchen Manager, Sous Chef, or experienced Kitchen Lead
- Has experience developing menus for a restaurant, sports bar, pub, lounge, or casual dining concept
- Understands wings, burgers, fried chicken, sandwiches, sauces, appetizers, and high-volume service
- Can balance creativity with food cost, prep time, product availability, and kitchen efficiency
- Has strong leadership, organization, and communication skills
- Is comfortable working directly with ownership during the menu-development and opening process
- Understands Ontario food-safety and kitchen standards
- Has Food Handler Certification or is willing to obtain it
- Is dependable, hands-on, and willing to work alongside the kitchen team
Experience opening a new restaurant or creating a menu from scratch is a strong asset.
Pay: $17.60-$27.24 per hour
Work Location: In person
