Senior Sous Chef | Cluny Bistro (Seasonal)

The Distillery Restaurants Corp.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 76,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Sous Chef to join their vibrant team at a renowned bistro in Toronto's Distillery District. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a passionate kitchen team, drive culinary innovation, and ensure exceptional dining experiences. With a focus on collaboration and creativity, you will be instrumental in shaping the culinary vision while enjoying benefits like fair compensation, career growth, and exciting culinary contests. If you're a dedicated leader with a love for cooking and hospitality, this is the perfect opportunity for you to shine.

Benefits

Medical, drug, and dental benefits

$50 cell phone allowance

Management dining program

Career growth opportunities

Monthly cooking competition with cash prizes

Field trips to food producers and farms

Prizes for outstanding work ethic

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of quality cooking experience in a high-volume restaurant.
• At least 3 years as a Sous Chef in a similar environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations, ensuring efficiency and safety.
• Recruit, train, and develop kitchen staff.
• Innovate menu ideas and improve processes.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Culinary Skills

Team Management

Education

Culinary Degree/Diploma

Job description

3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Cluny Bistro and Boulangerie, part of The Distillery Restaurants Corporation, creators of El Catrin, Pure Spirits Oyster House & Grill, Madrina Bar y Tapas, District Pizza, and Distillery Events, is actively seeking an engaged SENIOR SOUS CHEF to join our Back of House Team!

Our beautiful Cluny Bistro and Boulangerie is located in the Distillery Historic District, one of North America's most exciting art and shopping destinations and home to some of the top-ranked restaurants in Toronto.

Our Senior Sous Chef has a proven track record of cooking and leading in demanding, high-volume environments with demonstrated progressive growth. The ideal candidate will be experienced and comfortable with all facets of restaurant kitchen management, including hiring, scheduling, training, development, and coaching. DRC Senior Sous Chefs manage their teams to success with a hands-on approach and are expected to lead with consistency, passion, and humility.

Please note: You must already have legal permission to work in Canada to be considered for this role.

What you'll experience with The DRC:

• FAIR COMPENSATION. $76,000.00 annual salary
• Medical, drug, and dental benefits
• $50 cell phone allowance and a unique management dining program
• CAREER GROWTH. Learn under the guidance of the DRC’s talented Executive Chef at Cluny, Taylor McMeekin, and Chef Tim Miles, our Director of Culinary
• CONTESTS. Greatest Dish Challenge: A monthly cooking competition open to all DRC cooks with a CASH prize. This is also a great opportunity to challenge yourself and have a panel of DRC Executive Chefs try your food
• TRIPS. Yes, you read that right – field trips! Selected employees get the chance to visit artisan food producers, cooking demos, farms, and suppliers to educate and inspire
• GOLDEN TICKETS. AKA more cool prizes awarded to team players recognized for their outstanding work ethic

What you’ll be doing:

• Communicate Cluny’s vision to all team members and lead by example; reinforce the DRC’s mission and priorities daily; inspire their team with their exciting vision for the future
• Bring fresh ideas to improve processes and procedures, as well as ideas for menu development and innovation to the Executive Chef and team
• Consistently monitor kitchen operations, processes, and systems to ensure efficiency, cleanliness, best practices, and safety
• Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with fellow chefs and Front of House management alike
• Support every level of ordering and receiving, maintaining product par levels, ensuring FIFO rotation, and safe storage
• Maintain and build relationships with vendors and suppliers
• Support and create a culture centered around a healthy and happy employee experience and a genuine passion for industry, cooking, hospitality, food, and beverage
• Demonstrate a high degree of personal integrity in every leadership decision
• Conduct recruitment and selection, training and development initiatives, as well as performance management and employee coaching
• Other duties as assigned

What you’ll bring to the kitchen:

• EXPERIENCE. You have at least 8-10 years of quality cooking experience with demonstrated progressive growth in a demanding, high-volume restaurant environment. Your growth has already progressed to Sous Chef in a similar environment for at least three years
• FORMAL EDUCATION OR ON-THE-JOB LEARNING. You have a Culinary degree/diploma and/or the equivalent in education and experience
• A GROWTH MINDSET. You’re constantly open to learning, coaching, and career growth
• PASSION. You have a genuine passion for the industry, cooking, hospitality, and food and beverage
• SOLUTIONS. You are a strong problem solver with an insatiable desire to impact performance, always looking for opportunities to improve!
• LEADERSHIP. You’re an exceptional leader with great relationship-building and communication skills

The Distillery Restaurants Corporation (DRC) is committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. We encourage and welcome candidates with disabilities to apply for job opportunities with us. Accommodations are available upon request throughout each stage of the recruitment process.