Service Leader - Chef de Partie (Banquets)

Shangri-La Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hotel brand in Toronto is seeking a passionate and skilled culinary professional to deliver a 5-Star culinary experience. This role involves maintaining high standards of food preparation, ensuring guest satisfaction, and adhering to food safety protocols. The ideal candidate has significant culinary experience, strong communication skills, and a commitment to excellence in hospitality. Flexibility in schedule is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of previous work experience in a similar capacity.
• Excellent communication skills with 100% fluency in English.
• Current Food Handler Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare culinary items to the highest standards of food production.
• Maintain cleanliness of all kitchen and prep areas.
• Demonstrate safe work practices and minimize workplace injuries.

Skills

Cooking

Customer service

Communication

Decision making

Problem solving

Food safety compliance

Teamwork

Education

Red Seal certification or equivalent

Tools

Kitchen tools and equipment

Job description

Overview

Shangri-La Toronto

With creativity personal commitment and an emotional sense of true hospitality prepare culinary items to the highest standards of food production quality taste presentation and hygiene within the hotel; maximizing Colleague Guest and Owner satisfaction.

Primary Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a high level of integrity provide a 5-Star culinary experience to Guests and Colleagues in providing true Shangri-La hospitality from a caring family.
• Interact with Colleagues as internal customers strategic partners in delivering Shangri-La hospitality from caring people according to brand service deliverables.
• Maintain positive internal and external relationships professional friendly attitude towards guests and colleagues.
• Ensure that food quality and standards are maintained at all times when preparing for restaurant and banquet functions.
• As a true service Ambassador meet service expectations proactively promptly professionally with genuine care to attention and detail.
• Consistently prepare culinary items according to established recipes and demonstrate thorough knowledge of food preparation presentation and service techniques.
• Maintain cleanliness of all kitchen and prep areas with strict adherence to Food Safe HACCP programs and professional grooming / personal hygiene standards.
• Practice sustainable economy where food paper supplies electricity and water are concerned and maintain strict control on food portioning and wastage.
• Participate in departmental training initiatives and stay current on international food trends and industry practices.
• Ensures compliance to all hotel policies standards and core practices.
• Actively demonstrate teamwork safe work practices open communication accuracy in transactions respect sincerity helpfulness courtesy and humility.
• Undertake other ad hoc related responsibilities as required.

Mandatory for this position

• Drive and passion Passion for food takes personal pride in culinary profession and strives to exceed expectations for culinary excellence.
• Technical competency Demonstrated culinary competence professional knowledge of cooking techniques ingredients procedures and presentation use of kitchen tools and understanding of international fine dining wine and service standards.
• Customer service People oriented with ability to put guest needs first and internal customers (i.e. Servers) are considered strategic partners.
• Communication Excellent communication and social skills 100% fluency in verbal and written English.
• Safety Focus Demonstrates safe work practices and looks for ways to minimize workplace injuries.
• Decision making Able to prioritize making prompt and reasonable decisions.
• Problem solving Able to prioritize multi-task help others; calmly respectfully creatively and successfully resolve problems as required.
• Emotional maturity Interacts with others in a respectful manner with demonstrated qualities of sincerity helpfulness courtesy and humility.
• Ethical conduct and responsibility Fulfills responsibilities with the highest integrity ethics and professionalism.
• Physical Requirements Constant lifting pushing and pulling as well as excessive walking standing reaching and bending.
• Technology proficiency Operates all departmental equipment.

Other Requirements

• Minimum 2 year previous work experience in a similar capacity ideally in a world-class luxury hotel brand.
• Previous Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts experience an asset.
• Apprenticeship or college level accreditation Red Seal certification or equivalent.
• Flexibility in schedule and availability on weekdays weekends and / or holidays is required.
• Current Food Handler Certification required.
• Must be eligible to work in Canada.

Key Skills

Abinitio,Cooking,Consumer Durables,Interior Fit-Out,IT System Administration,ITI

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1