Catering Sous Chef

Aramark; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa is hiring a Sous Chef who will lead kitchen operations, guide culinary teams, and ensure top-quality food experiences for guests.

Reporting to the Executive Chef, you will drive safety, training, budgeting, and client relations while maintaining standards and supporting budget goals. This role emphasizes hands-on cooking, staff development, and collaboration with operations to deliver outstanding service.

Qualifications

• Requires 2-3 years of experience in a related position.
• Requires 2-3 years post-high school education or equivalent experience.
• Culinary degree preferred.
• Requires communication skills and ability to manage people and problems.

Responsibilities

• Train and manage kitchen personnel and supervise culinary activities.
• Estimate food consumption and requisition or purchase food.
• Develop and standardize recipes and menus for consistent quality.
• Establish presentation standards and plan pricing for menus.
• Oversee safety, sanitation, and equipment operation in the kitchen.
• Lead catering events and manage daily food and beverage service.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Food safety

People management

Communication skills

Education

Post-secondary education or equivalent

Culinary degree preferred

Job description

Job Description

Canadian Tire Centre The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food, facilities, and uniform services in many countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you’re pursuing, a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work, our focus is helping you reach your full potential.

Job Description Aramark Sports + Entertainment is looking to hire a Sous Chef to support the food and beverage operations at the Canadian Tire Centre home to the Ottawa Senators.

We know that a Chef’s job isn’t only about the food. It takes skills, dedication, patience, and the right opportunities. We’re looking for a sous chef who can help us deliver the best customer service and food experiences. Reporting to the Executive Chef, you’ll take a hands‑on approach in focusing on team development, culinary expertise, safety protocol, and client relations. Our sous chef will also play a key role in helping us meet budget requirements and execute company-delivered programs.

COMPENSATION: The salary range for this position is $60,471 to $76,385.

Job Responsibilities

• Operations Management

  Train and manage kitchen personnel and supervise/coordinate all related culinary activities.

  • Estimate food consumption and requisition or purchase food
  • Select and develop recipes as well as standardize production recipes to ensure consistent quality
  • Establish presentation technique and quality standards, and plan and price menus
  • Ensure proper equipment operation/maintenance and ensure proper safety and sanitation in kitchen
  • Oversee special catering events and may also offer culinary instruction and/or demonstrates culinary techniques
  • Oversee daily operations of the set up and service of all food and beverage events, meetings, conferences, conventions and trade/consumer shows

  Leadership and Training

  • Recruit, train, and mentor staff
  • Assign tasks and manage performance
  • Foster a positive workplace culture and ensure team adherence to policies, procedures and standards
  • Manage the team in alignment with the collective agreement
  • Maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with all departments

  Guest Experience

  • Communicate timelines, actions, and expectations throughout service execution to keep clients informed and confident
  • Monitor satisfaction at every stage—checking in regularly, confirming solutions meet expectations, and following up after service completion to ensure continued positive experiences

  Financial Performance

  • Utilize Aramark’s established operational processes, systems, and technology platforms to maintain consistency
  • Ensure all documentation, reporting, and data entry are completed accurately and in alignment with company standards
  • Manage purchasing activities to ensure timely procurement of products and maintain accurate inventory levels
  • Ensure proper staffing levels that align with business demands and budget requirements.
  • Effective management of food and beverage costs

  Compliance and Safety

  • Compliance with all Aramark policies, procedures and guidelines as well as the client contract and the collective agreement
  • Compliance with applicable law, codes and regulations including but not limited to those related to Public Health, Food Safety, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, and Occupational Health and Safety

  Additional Responsibilities

  All other related and assigned duties and responsibilities.

  At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

  This job profile does not contain a comprehensive listing of all required activities, duties, or responsibilities. Job duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

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Qualifications

• Requires 2-3 years of experience in a related position
• Requires 2-3 years of post-high school education or equivalent experience
• Culinary degree preferred
• Requires advanced knowledge of the principles and practices within the food professionRequires experiential knowledge of management of people and/or problems
• Requires oral, reading and written communication skills. This role may have physical demands including, but not limited to, lifting, bending, pushing, pulling and/or extended walking and standing. This role may also require uniforms and/or usage of Personal Protective equipment (PPE).

Education

About Aramark

Our Mission

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing -a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here athttp://www.aramarkcareers.comor connect with us onFacebook,InstagramandTwitter.

The pay range for this position is $53,045.00 - $65,776.00.