Banquet Chef - Seasonal

Calgary Stampede; Calgary; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Calgary Stampede in Calgary, AB is seeking a skilled Banquet Chef to lead and support diverse food operations across multiple venues, ensuring exceptional quality and presentation for guests, volunteers and staff during our September to December 2026 events.

Reporting to the Chef de Cuisine, you will supervise and coordinate kitchen activities, maintain menu knowledge, uphold safety standards, and foster teamwork while delivering outstanding dining experiences in a fast-paced guest-focused

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Hotel or Restaurant setting.
• Journeyman certification is required.
• Must possess excellent organizational and quick decision making skills.
• Must have high quality standards and promote teamwork.
• Must have good knowledge of kitchen safety and safe food handling certificate.
• Must be able to work with minimal or no supervision.
• Must possess good carving skills

Responsibilities

• Preparation of the highest quality food and contemporary presentations of all items.
• Ensure all food products are available and prepared on a timely basis.
• Maintain exceptional menu knowledge and attention to detail to current menus.
• Daily meetings with Chef de Partie/Sous Chef to review upcoming events and recap past events to ensure all teams are synced.
• Support a work environment that promotes teamwork, performance feedback, recognition, mutual respect and employee satisfaction.
• Leads the cleanliness of all kitchen and areas on a daily basis in accordance with CS and Alberta Health Services standards.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Organization

Food safety knowledge

Carving skills

Teamwork

Decision making

Work independently

Education

Journeyman certification

Job description

Calgary Exhibition & Stampede
CALGARY, AB T2P2K8, CAN

Description

About the Calgary Stampede!

The Calgary Stampede is a not-for-profit community organization that preserves and promotes our western heritage, cultures and community spirit with a vision to create a world-class, year-round gathering place for the community. Exemplifying the theme, We’re Greatest Together, the Stampede is one of the most respected volunteer-based organizations in the world governed by a Board of Directors with over 2,500 passionate volunteers and 1,200 year-round employees.

As an organization that exists for the benefit of the community, inclusion and equity are woven into our core values of western hospitality, pride of place, integrity, and commitment to the community. The world-class, year-round gathering place we have built for the community also welcomes visitors from around the world and those who are new to the local community. We know that blending diverse cultures with our long-standing traditions makes community spirit thrive.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Chef de Cuisine, the Banquet Chef provides support/leads our diverse Food operations. Ensuring superior food quality and presentation in all venues and ensuring guests, volunteers and employees of the Calgary Stampede have an exceptional dining experience.

The Banquet Chef positions available are seasonal positions that will require the successful candidate to work flexible hours September to December 2026.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Preparation of the highest quality food and contemporary presentations of all items.
• Ensure all food products are available and prepared on a timely basis.
• Maintain exceptional menu knowledge and attention to detail to current menus.
• Daily meetings with Chef de Partie/Sous Chef to review upcoming events and recap past events to ensure all teams are synced.
• Support a work environment that promotes teamwork, performance feedback, recognition, mutual respect and employee satisfaction.
• Leads the cleanliness of all kitchen and areas on a daily basis in accordance with CS and Alberta Health Services standards.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be proactive, optimistic and have worked in a dynamic environment where they have experience delivering on multiple priorities and will hold the following qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Hotel or Restaurant setting.
• Journeyman certification is required.
• Must possess excellent organizational and quick decision making skills.
• Must have high quality standards and promote teamwork.
• Must have good knowledge of kitchen safety and safe food handling certificate.
• Must be able to work with minimal or no supervision.
• Must possess good carving skills

The Calgary Stampede offers a unique and exciting work environment and the opportunity for advancement and employee training.

All applicants are thanked in advance and only those selected for interviews will be contacted.