Job Description

Village Ice Cream is on an exciting journey to find our new Kitchen Manager for our Victoria Park location! As a recognized member of, and advocate for the communities we serve, we are looking for someone who is organized, a self-starter, and has a passion for food and cooking. As Kitchen Manager, you will work mostly independently, with Ice Cream Maker assistance in the summer. In any given week, you will split your time between high-level meetings with your colleagues from other locations, ensuring the kitchen is running effectively at your respective location, and creating incredible ice cream. You're amazing at this role if the people in your life would describe you as someone who loves to be hands-on and go above and beyond, efficient, and adaptive. If this sounds like you, we'd love to meet you (over an ice cream of course!)

As Kitchen Manager with Village Ice Cream, you will:

Follow recipes to produce 24 batches of ice cream a day. Properly label, date, pack, and store up to 400 or more pints of ice cream each day. Prepare ingredients and produce house-made bases, and inclusions such as hot fudge, caramel sauces, vanilla syrup etc. Train, manage, and create a schedule for one Ice Cream Maker during summer months. Manage product inventory and place orders for ingredients from suppliers. Maintain all product and kitchen stock, and create weekly plans for production. Thoughtfully complete daily cleaning tasks to ensure all areas of the kitchen are clean and organized. Follow Company policies as well as proper food health, safety and sanitation guidelines, and ensure employees do as well.

You are a great fit for this role if you:

Have at least two (2) years of previous kitchen/culinary experience. Lead with positive energy. Take pride in your work. Prioritize the greater good. Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Excel at organization, multi-tasking, and communicating. Are both self-motivated and a dedicated team player. Are willing to learn and follow instructions with precision as well as give great attention to detail. Can be on your feet for eight hours and can lift and pull 50lbs repeatedly.

Our compensation offer for this role includes:

Full time, salaried position. Annual performance reviews. 100% company subsidized health and wellness spending account. Company subsidized mental health benefits from your first day of employment. 3 weeks paid vacation. All the free ice cream you can eat while on shift. Two free pints to take home per week. Employee discount to be used on product & merchandise. Participation in the Village Mini Business program and other professional development opportunities.

If we reach out, please expect an interview process which includes:

An initial screen interview conducted over the phone. More comprehensive interview(s) with our Head Chef and representatives of our Management Team. A 1-2 hour stage in the kitchen. Reference chats with past employers or other contacts.


While we'd love to meet everyone who applies, we unfortunately do not have the capacity to do that, so only those who are short-listed will be contacted.



Thank you for taking the time to apply!

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Village Ice Cream is an independently owned, local, premium small-batch ice cream producer and retailer in the heart of Calgary. Founded in 2012, Village has grown into five scoop shops in Calgary's most energetic neighbourhoods, from University District to Bridgeland, Victoria Park, Marda Loop and Britannia Plaza.


Our mission is to turn our scoop shops into the best beer-free parties in town, and we won't rest until we do. We are also focused on 'doing good in our 'hood', and we're committed to making a valuable impact in our city by pursuing partnerships with incredible community partners like Kids Cancer Care, Centre for Sexuality, and Pawsitive Match to mention a few.


Village is a company where people who are creative, hard-working, friendly, honest, and open come to do great work. Every person at Village is here because their role is necessary. We do not have anyone twiddling their thumbs - every team member has a direct impact on our business. Lastly, we only hire people we can count on, so you can be certain that you're joining a team of happy and competent team members.


At Village Ice Cream we are committed to being powerful allies in celebrating and supporting diversity and inclusivity. We continue to learn and evolve how we create meaningful, safe, and equitable employment opportunities for the many different groups of people that exist in our world. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all steps of our hiring process.