Senior Sous Chef: Elevate Kitchen, Mentor Talent

Great Canadian Entertainment; Pickering; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Pickering Casino Resort seeks a Sous Chef to lead, supervise and coordinate the kitchen workstation, preparing and cooking food for outlets per instructions from the Executive Sous Chef.

The ideal candidate will have Red Seal or equivalent, and post-secondary culinary education or 4–6 years in high-volume service, with strong leadership, food safety knowledge and budgeting awareness to ensure a high quality guest experience.

Qualifications

• Red Seal or equivalent recognized hotel / culinary diploma / qualification.
• Post-Secondary education in Culinary Management or 4 to 6 years’ experience cooking in high-volume service.
• Ability to read, interpret and demonstrate recipes to international standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage, monitor, develop and train Kitchen personnel to ensure production of high-quality food.
• Ensure adequate staffing levels and performance appraisals for team members.
• Identify areas of improvement to maintain a consistent guest dining experience.
• Monitor costs and resources; communicate issues to Executive Chef.
• Train and monitor entry level cooks and chefs on safety, storage and handling.

Skills

Leadership

Kitchen management

Staff training

Food safety

Budget awareness

MS Office

Education

Red Seal or equivalent hotel / culinary diploma / qualification

Post-Secondary education in Culinary Management

Tools

Inventory management system

Job description

Pickering Casino Resort seeks a Sous Chef to lead, supervise and coordinate the kitchen workstation, preparing and cooking food for outlets per instructions from the Executive Sous Chef.

The ideal candidate will have Red Seal or equivalent, and post-secondary culinary education or 4–6 years in high-volume service, with strong leadership, food safety knowledge and budgeting awareness to ensure a high quality guest experience.