Chef Manager: Hotel & Conference Centre Lead

Aramark; Kingston; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Personal days

Health benefits

Pension plan

Employee assistance

ERGs

Educational assistance

Career growth

Safe workplace

Job summary

Aramark is recruiting a skilled Chef Manager to support the Executive Chef at theDonald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre on Queen’s University campus in Kingston, Ontario. You will oversee day-to-day food service and catering operations, leading a team of food service associates.

Reporting to the Executive Chef, you will ensure high quality guest meals, meetings and events, while managing a unionized team and maintaining safety and cost controls.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in a similar high-quality food service role.
• Culinary degree or diploma required.
• Experience managing in a unionized environment is an asset.
• Proficient with spreadsheet and word processing tools.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
• Flexible to work evenings and weekends.
• Effective verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operation for hotel guest meals, meetings and events.
• Direct a unionized team of up to 6 cooks and dishwashers.
• Ensure compliance with Aramark standards, health and safety and policies.
• Develop operational forecasts and analyze variances in costs and activities.
• Schedule staff and monitor daily labour metrics.
• Manage inventory controls (food, labour, costs).
• Support monthly inventory processes and reporting.
• Deliver high quality, courteous service to customers.
• Collaborate on recruitment, staffing, labour management, training and HR policy adherence.
• Assist in disciplinary action with the Executive Chef and HR.
• Develop staff to attain standards of performance.
• Monitor equipment repair and maintenance.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Flexibility

Time management

Customer service orientation

Verbal and written communication

Education

Culinary degree or diploma

Tools

Spreadsheet & Word

Job description

Aramark is recruiting a skilled Chef Manager to support the Executive Chef at theDonald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre on Queen’s University campus in Kingston, Ontario. You will oversee day-to-day food service and catering operations, leading a team of food service associates.

Reporting to the Executive Chef, you will ensure high quality guest meals, meetings and events, while managing a unionized team and maintaining safety and cost controls.