Lead Sous Chef: High-Volume Banquets & Team Leadership

COMPASS GROUP CANADA; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Group Canada is seeking a skilled Sous Chef to support the Executive Sous Chef and lead a culinary team in a high-volume production kitchen. You will assist with inventories, menus, cost controls, and maintaining quality and sanitation standards.

The role requires five-plus years of supervisory experience in fast-paced settings, strong banquet/catering backgrounds, and solid communication. Evening and weekend availability is needed.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of supervisory experience in a fast-paced culinary setting.
• Strong banquet and catering background with high-volume production.
• Knowledge of food quality, sanitation, and presentation.
• Effective supervisory and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Executive Sous Chef in the unit, taking over the Executive Sous Chef's duties in his/her absence.
• Assist the Executive Sous Chef with inventories, pricing, cost controls, requisitioning, and issuing supplies and equipment for food production.
• Prepare and supervise the culinary team in preparation of a wide variety of foods in addition to sharing food knowledge with the team.
• Be directly involved in menu planning and development, operation planning, expenditures, budgeting, costing and maintaining proper inventory levels.
• Ensure proper staffing for maximum productivity and high standards of quality; controls food and payroll costs to achieve maximum profitability.
• Ensure good client relationships are maintained and that the client is satisfied with the service and menu options provided.
• Ensure strict compliance with Compass' Quality Assurance and Health and Safety Program, Occupational Health and Safety Act and WHMIS regulations.
• Coordinate frequent workplace inspections and WHMIS training of all staff and promptly report any workplace accident or incident to head office.
• Make recommendations for maintenance, repair and upkeep of the kitchen, its equipment and other areas as appropriate.

Skills

Culinary supervisory experience

Team leadership

Communication skills

Budgeting / cost control

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Compass Group Canada is seeking a skilled Sous Chef to support the Executive Sous Chef and lead a culinary team in a high-volume production kitchen. You will assist with inventories, menus, cost controls, and maintaining quality and sanitation standards.

The role requires five-plus years of supervisory experience in fast-paced settings, strong banquet/catering backgrounds, and solid communication. Evening and weekend availability is needed.