Senior Chef: Lead Global Kitchen & Team Growth

Kibbi; Calgary; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Northland Properties in Canada seeks an experienced Chef to lead our culinary teams across the restaurant operations. You will oversee culinary strategy, menu execution, and profitability while mentoring staff and building a high-performance culture.

Leading with passion for quality, you will guide hiring, training, and daily operations, ensuring exceptional guest experiences and ongoing leadership development within a fast-paced hospitality environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience leading a culinary team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Skilled business sense regarding inventory management, food cost, labour and scheduling, variable costs, etc.
• Established leadership skills - people development, ability to motivate everyone around you to always be at their best.
• Passion for the highest level of food quality.
• Energetic, upbeat, and ambitious.
• Strong patience and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve professional and personal goals.

Responsibilities

• Being the Chef is about being an inspirational leader in all aspects of culinary operations - instilling positive culture, developing leadership and role modelling hospitality.
• Take the lead in the hiring process for all culinary team members, including training and scheduling for all positions
• Work with other leaders to drive the daily culinary operations at an outstanding level
• Maximize long-term profitability through excellent leadership and mentorship of your team
• Hold your team to the highest level of food quality execution and support the ongoing development of culinary skills within your team
• Identify high potential in your team and develop those extraordinary individuals into leaders
• Ensure the use of fresh, top-quality ingredients while continually balancing the cost of day-to-day operations

Skills

Culinary leadership

People development

Communication skills

Job description

Northland Properties in Canada seeks an experienced Chef to lead our culinary teams across the restaurant operations. You will oversee culinary strategy, menu execution, and profitability while mentoring staff and building a high-performance culture.

Leading with passion for quality, you will guide hiring, training, and daily operations, ensuring exceptional guest experiences and ongoing leadership development within a fast-paced hospitality environment.