Chef de Partie

Optus Stadium; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier entertainment venue in Southwestern Ontario seeks a Chef de Partie to support kitchen management and improve food quality standards. Candidates should have a Chef qualification, 3 years of experience, and strong communication skills. The role requires working outside standard hours during events. This position offers opportunities to innovate in a collaborative environment, focused on delivering memorable experiences for guests.

Qualifications

• Chef qualification (Commercial Cookery) required.
• 3 years relevant industry experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of HACCP food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering catering across various venues.
• Create accurate recipes and market lists.
• Train culinary team members and ensure quality.

Skills

Culinary techniques

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

Education

Diploma in Hospitality Management

Job description

Job purpose :

The purpose of the Chef de Partie role is to support Senior Sous Chef, Sous Chef and Junior Sous Chef level to lead and manage parts of the kitchen brigade in particular the casual workforce in order to analyse, produce and implement improvements to the food standards quality for the business, in particular but not limited to Functions & Events.

The role works with the kitchen management to deliver the overall operation of the Kitchen including the production and service for all corporate external catering and the food quality across all function rooms, suites, boxes and external events. Accountable to the Executive Chef for the financial, operational, food quality and customer service performance of kitchen services program.

In this role you will :

• To assist the F&B team in delivering catering across multiple restaurants, function rooms and outlets on major event days and for banquets on non-major event days.
• Planning a dietary matrix with suitable substitutions
• Create market lists for ordering
• Create accurate recipes for the preparation of the dishes
• Delivery of the dishes
• Training of other culinary team members and wait staff to be knowledgeable about contents of dishes
• Adding value to the day-to-day operation of the stadium
• Assisting our position as 'the most beautiful Stadium in the world.'

To be successful, you will have :

• A Chef qualification (Commercial Cookery) with a Diploma in Hospitality Management preferred
• 3 years relevant industry experience in a similar role
• Passionate about modern food trends and culinary techniques and skilled in demonstrating them
• HACCP knowledge and exposure
• Outstanding communication skills, within and across multiple departments, understanding the needs and requirements of the business to provide a “Fans First” Environment.
• Sound Microsoft skills, ability to understand excel, and use email.

While the standard workinghours are 8 : 30am to 5 : 00pm, the nature of the event industry means you will be required to work outside these hours, especially during events held at Optus Stadium and Stadium Park.

About us :

Optus Stadium is one of Australia’s premier entertainment destinations, recognised globally as the International Venue of the Year (Stadium Business Awards 2022) and the World’s Most Beautiful Stadium (Prix Versailles 2019).

We pride ourselves on our ‘fans first’ approach and are dedicated to creating memorable experiences for guests, partners and each other.

At VenuesLive, we value innovation, inclusivity, and teamwork. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and work in a vibrant and collaborative environment where everyone belongs

Applications close 21 September 2025.

Shortlisting will commence immediately, and the position may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.