Sous Chef

Formstack; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Hargrave Street Market, located in True North Square at 242 Hargrave Street in Winnipeg, MB, is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to lead a fast-paced kitchen and inspire a culinary team. You will collaborate with the culinary leadership to deliver creative, high-quality tapas and small plates with consistent execution.

We’re looking for candidates with several years of progressive kitchen experience and supervisory background, preferably in tapas/high-volume settings.

Qualifications

• Several years of progressive professional kitchen experience with supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
• Experience in a tapas, small-plates, or high-volume restaurant environment is an asset.
• Strong culinary fundamentals, knife skills, cooking techniques, and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, allergen management, and safe kitchen practices.
• Working understanding of inventory management, ordering, portion control, waste reduction, and food costs.
• Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and team leadership skills.
• Ability to stay composed, organized, and detail-oriented in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.
• Must be able to stand for extended periods and lift/carry kitchen supplies.

Responsibilities

• Support daily kitchen operations, including preparation, line setup, service, and closing duties.
• Lead by example during busy service periods, ensuring efficient workflow and consistent food quality.
• Coordinate with front-of-house team to deliver timely, accurate guest experiences.
• Ensure tapas and small plates meet recipe, portion, and presentation standards.
• Supervise, coach, and support cooks and culinary team members.
• Assist with onboarding, station training, and ongoing skills development.
• Help coordinate station assignments, preparation priorities, and service coverage.
• Foster a positive, respectful kitchen culture built on teamwork and professionalism.
• Support menu updates, seasonal features, and recipe testing.
• Maintain high standards for flavor, presentation, consistency, and portion control.
• Accommodate dietary requests and follow allergy-management procedures.
• Identify opportunities to improve kitchen organization and service execution.
• Assist with ordering, receiving, inventory counts, and proper product storage.
• Monitor food usage, portioning, waste, and spoilage to support food-cost goals.
• Ensure products are properly labeled, dated, rotated, and stored using FIFO practices.
• Communicate shortages, equipment concerns, and product-quality issues to culinary leadership.
• Maintain food-safety, sanitation, and workplace safety standards.
• Ensure kitchen stations, equipment, tools, and storage areas remain clean and organized.
• Follow safe food-handling practices, allergen controls, temperature monitoring, and cleaning schedules.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team management

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Stamina

Education

Culinary diploma/certificate

Food safety certification

Job description

Hargrave Street Market located in True North Square-242 Hargrave Street is looking for a passionate and talented Sous Chef who thrives in a fast-paced kitchen and enjoys leading and inspiring a team. In this role, you’ll work closely with our culinary leadership team to support daily kitchen operations and deliver an exceptional dining experience through creative, high-quality, and consistently executed dishes, including tapas and small plates.

What to be excited for in this role:

• Support daily kitchen operations, including preparation, line setup, service, and closing duties.
• Lead by example during busy service periods, ensuring efficient workflow and consistent food quality.
• Coordinate with front-of-house team members to deliver timely, accurate, and memorable guest experiences.
• Ensure tapas and small plates meet established recipe, portion, and presentation standards.

Inspire and Develop the Team

• Supervise, coach, and support cooks and other culinary team members.
• Assist with onboarding, station training, and ongoing skills development.
• Help coordinate station assignments, preparation priorities, and service coverage.
• Foster a positive, respectful, and accountable kitchen culture built on teamwork and professionalism.

Maintain Culinary Excellence

• Support menu updates, seasonal features, specials, and recipe testing.
• Maintain high standards for flavor, presentation, consistency, and portion control.
• Accommodate approved dietary requests and follow established allergy-management procedures.
• Identify opportunities to improve kitchen organization and service execution.

Support Inventory and Cost Control

• Assist with ordering, receiving, inventory counts, and proper product storage.
• Monitor food usage, portioning, waste, and spoilage to support food-cost goals.
• Ensure products are properly labelled, dated, rotated, and stored using FIFO practices.
• Communicate shortages, equipment concerns, and product-quality issues to culinary leadership.

Champion Food Safety and Cleanliness

• Maintain food-safety, sanitation, and workplace safety standards.
• Ensure kitchen stations, equipment, tools, and storage areas remain clean and organized.
• Follow safe food-handling practices, allergen controls, temperature monitoring, and cleaning schedules.

What we need from you:

• Several years of progressive professional kitchen experience, with previous supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
• Experience in a tapas, small-plates, or high-volume restaurant environment is an asset.
• Strong culinary fundamentals, knife skills, cooking techniques, and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, allergen management, and safe kitchen practices.
• A working understanding of inventory management, ordering, portion control, waste reduction, and food costs.
• Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and team leadership skills.
• The ability to stay composed, organized, and detail-oriented in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.
• The ability to stand for extended periods and safely lift and carry kitchen supplies.
• Valid food-safety certification, or willingness to obtain it as required.
• Positive attitude, and commitment to delivering outstanding guest experience.

Accommodations are available upon request throughout all aspects of the selection process. Candidates requiring accommodations may contact, in confidence, [e-mail]

Do you have a culinary diploma, certificate, or other relevant qualification?

Do you have a valid food safety certificate?

Are you legally entitled to work in Canada?