Commercial Kitchen Designer

Commercial Kitchen Designer.
Design Functional Commercial Kitchens from Concept to Completion:Paramount Services is seeking an experienced Commercial Kitchen Designer to join our growing team in Winnipeg. In this role, you'll collaborate with customers, architects, consultants, contractors, project managers, and equipment suppliers to design efficient, functional, and code-compliant commercial kitchens for restaurants, healthcare facilities, schools, hotels, grocery stores, and institutional clients throughout Manitoba.This position is based in our Winnipeg office and requires occasional travel to customer sites throughout Manitoba.
What We Offer:

• Competitive salary: $60,000–$80,000 annually (based on experience)
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• RRSP matching program
• Paid vacation
• Stable, year-round employment
• Diverse and rewarding commercial projects
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement
• Collaborative and supportive team environment

About Paramount Services:Paramount Services Ltd. is a growing leader in commercial kitchen design, foodservice equipment, HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, electrical, and facility maintenance throughout Manitoba. We partner with restaurants, healthcare facilities, schools, hotels, grocery stores, and institutional clients to design, install, and service commercial kitchens.
Our team is known for delivering practical solutions, quality workmanship, and exceptional customer service. We work collaboratively to help our clients bring successful foodservice facilities to life.
What You'll Do:

• Design commercial kitchen layouts using AutoCAD.
• Prepare floor plans, equipment layouts, elevations, utility drawings, and installation drawings.
• Coordinate electrical, plumbing, gas, and ventilation requirements with project designs.
• Review architectural drawings and integrate commercial kitchen layouts into overall building plans.
• Collaborate with customers, project managers, estimators, contractors, architects, consultants, and equipment suppliers throughout the design process.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable building codes, health regulations, accessibility standards, and manufacturer specifications.
• Develop kitchen layouts that maximize workflow, safety, efficiency, and productivity.
• Prepare equipment schedules, specifications, and project documentation.
• Revise drawings throughout the design and construction process.
• Conduct site visits to verify dimensions and existing conditions as required.

Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of direct commercial kitchen design experience is required.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD is required.
• Strong knowledge of commercial foodservice equipment, kitchen workflow, and utility requirements.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing drawings.
• Knowledge of applicable building codes and health regulations related to commercial kitchens.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines.
• Valid Class 5 driver's licence.

Why Join Paramount?:Every project is different. One week you may be designing a restaurant kitchen, the next a healthcare facility, school cafeteria, hotel, or grocery store renovation. You'll see your designs move from concept to construction while working alongside experienced project managers, estimators, technicians, and contractors who understand the industry and value practical, buildable solutions.
If you're passionate about commercial kitchen design and are looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact with a respected and growing Manitoba company, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help design the next generation of commercial kitchens across Manitoba.

About Paramount Services Ltd.:

Paramount Service Ltd. began as Paramount Restaurant Service Ltd. over 30 years ago. Since then, the company has evolved into a full-service equipment supply and facility maintenance company based from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Our presence is focused in Manitoba but we have strong partnerships spanning coast-to-coast-to-coast across Canada. As part of our full-service commitment throughout the country, we employ refrigeration, HVAC, plumbing, electrical and carpentry journeypersons, and we have over 600 subcontractors at our disposal. Our customer relationships are based on our performance and built on trust. As a result, our customers ask us if we can do more, and we do. From general contracting to minor service calls, landscape and parking lot maintenance, to hot and cold beverage services, equipment sales to preventative maintenance – we do it all.