Executive Sous Chef

Arcana Spirit Lounge; Vancouver, Penticton; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant culinary team as a Sous Chef, where your passion for cooking and leadership will shine! In this exciting role, you will oversee kitchen operations, ensuring that every plate is a masterpiece. You will be responsible for maintaining high standards of food quality and safety while fostering a positive work environment. This position offers the chance to create innovative recipes and lead a dedicated team, all while enjoying the perks of a supportive workplace. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are ready to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Annual Bonus Plan

Health and Wellness Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Friends and Family Discount

Staff Meals

Qualifications

• Proven experience in culinary leadership and team management.
• Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire kitchen team to deliver high-quality dishes.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards in the kitchen.
• Manage food inventory and develop effective labor schedules.

Skills

Culinary Skills

Leadership Skills

Recipe Development

Team Development

Health & Safety Management

Education

Food Safe Certificate

Intermediate Computer Skills in MS Office

Minimum 3 Years Experience in Commercial Kitchen

Tools

Optimum Control

Job description

As a Sous Chef you will be responsible for maintaining, delivering and building upon existing
brand standards for our culinary program. With your previous restaurant experience, eye for consistency and attention to small details, you will help us to deliver picture perfect plates every time. If you like to cook, create and motivate teams to perform to their full potential, this role is for you! You are the ambassador of food quality, food safety and maintaining a safe and clean working environment for our teams and our guests.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Offer hands on management style with exceptional leadership skills
2. Implement, lead and inspire team development at all levels
3. Supervises line staff to consistently deliver brand standards
4. Ensure daily operations function efficiently as possible to maximize a positive dining experience for guests always balanced with a strong return to the company
5. Weekly food inventory with Optimum Control
6. Design BOH labour schedules that are cost effective and achieve successful operational performance
7. Ensure health and safety compliance in our kitchen
8. Motivate teams to enhance retention and yield high job satisfaction
9. Oversee culinary program in an effort to provide high quality ingredients and recipes that align with current market trends
10. Where appropriate, follow up and successfully resolve all guest complaints and ensure root cause is identified and corrected
11. Recipe creation for feature items
12. Foster a culture of recognition and reward focused on the achievement of financial metrics, food quality and performance

Education/Qualification:

1. Intermediate computer skills in MS Office (word, excel)
2. Minimum 3 years experience leading teams in a commercial kitchen
3. Able to demonstrate strong culinary skills, recipe development and team development
4. Subject matter expert on HACCP, WHIMS, Human Rights and ESA regulations in your Province
5. Health & Safety Management
6. Ability to work on a flexible schedule, as business dictates; evenings, weekends and holidays.
7. Food Safe Certificate.

What We Offer:

1. Annual bonus plan
2. Health and Wellness Benefits
3. Tuition Reimbursement Program
4. Friends and Family Discount for all locations
5. Staff Meals

Working Conditions:

1. Must be available to work evenings, holidays and weekends as business dictates
2. Long periods of standing, walking and talking
3. Exposure to extremely hot and cold temperatures from equipment
4. Lifting up to 50lbs
5. Exposure to potential food allergens; shellfish, fish, nuts