Banquet Sous Chef

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts; Toronto; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in luxury hospitality is seeking a talented Banquet Sous Chef to enhance their culinary team. This exciting role involves overseeing the operations of the banqueting kitchen, ensuring high standards of food quality and consistency, and providing essential training to kitchen staff. The ideal candidate will possess a strong culinary background, exceptional management skills, and a passion for creating memorable dining experiences. Join a vibrant team dedicated to excellence and enjoy a range of employee benefits, including training opportunities and travel perks. If you are ready to take your culinary career to the next level, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Exclusive Travel Discounts

Complimentary Meals

Complimentary Dry Cleaning

Training and Development Opportunities

Extended Flex Benefit Plan

Employer Paid Retirement Plan

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of operational kitchen experience in a variety of culinary settings.
• Strong management skills with a focus on training and development.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily kitchen operations for banquets and room service.
• Manage food costs and ensure quality and consistency in food preparation.

Skills

Culinary Skills

Management Skills

Creativity

Business Acumen

Supervisory Experience

Education

Culinary Degree or Equivalent Experience

Job description

About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:

A warm welcome framed by spacious, modern design awaits you in the heart of Toronto's historic Yorkville neighbourhood. Enjoy authentic French cuisine paired with one of our 350 wine labels at Café Boulud, and specialty craft cocktails at our spirited lobby lounge and bar. Enjoy the serenity of our Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rated Spa, or step out and explore the vibrant character of Toronto's most glamorous shopping and restaurant district.

Join our team!

We are looking for a talented and creative culinarian to join our team as a Banquet Sous Chef! The Banquet Sous Chef is responsible for supervising the day-to-day running of the banqueting, Room Service and Employee Dining kitchen in the Hotel alongside the Banquet Chef. They will plan, organize, control and direct the work of employees in the Kitchen Department responsible for preparing food for banquet functions while ensuring quality and consistency. The management of food costs and production control are important to reduce wastage in addition to the culinary training that the Banquet Sous Chef provides for all kitchen employees on a daily basis. The Banquet Sous Chef will report to the Banquet Chef.

Preferred qualifications and skills:

We are looking for individuals who have a solid knowledge of food and are passionate to develop their management skills within the hotel industry, have creativity and flair and the ability to provide guidance to others and are able to demonstrate good business acumen and a strong work ethic. The ideal candidate will have an outgoing personality and a can-do approach to any task. Applicants are required to have three to five years of operational kitchen experience with a diversity of culinary experience. Supervisory and management experience is required.

What we offer:

• Paid time off, including vacation days, management holiday days, and sick days
• Exclusive discount and travel programs with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts worldwide
• Complimentary meals in our employee dining room, OASIS
• Complimentary dry cleaning of business attire
• Excellent Training and Development opportunities, including educational assistance, discounted e-Cornell courses, and access to complementary e-training
• Robust extended flex benefit plan, including medical, HCSA, dental, vision, life insurance, virtual health care, Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Employer paid retirement plan with RRSP/TFSA flexibility

We look forward to receiving your application!

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