Sous Chef - Full Time

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

Job summary

A prominent community organization in Calgary is seeking a Sous Chef to lead the culinary team. This role involves overseeing day-to-day culinary operations, ensuring food safety, and championing culinary excellence. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years of culinary leadership experience, a Red Seal Certification, and strong communication skills. The organization is committed to creating an innovative and inclusive culinary environment, offering competitive salary and opportunities for advancement.

Benefits

Excellent total compensation package

Opportunities for advancement

Employee training programs

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years culinary leadership experience in hotel or convention center settings.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work flexible shifts based on event schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day culinary activities to meet food safety practices and cost standards.
• Create exceptional signature dishes with hands-on approach.
• Oversee comprehensive culinary apprenticeship program.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Red Seal Certification

Culinary graduate from a recognized school

Tools

Microsoft Office

Payroll administration software

Inventory management software

Job description

Calgary Exhibition & Stampede
CALGARY, AB T2P2K8, CAN

Description

About the Calgary Stampede!

The Calgary Stampede is a not-for-profit community organization that preserves and promotes our western heritage, cultures and community spirit with a vision to create a world-class, year-round gathering place for the community. Exemplifying the theme, We’re Greatest Together, the Stampede is one of the most respected volunteer-based organizations in the world governed by a Board of Directors with over 2,500 passionate volunteers and 1,200 year-round employees.

As an organization that exists for the benefit of the community, inclusion and equity are woven into our core values of western hospitality, pride of place, integrity, and commitment to the community. The world-class, year-round gathering place we have built for the community also welcomes visitors from around the world and those who are new to the local community. We know that blending diverse cultures with our long-standing traditions makes community spirit thrive.

Culinary Vision

Champion the passion and diversity of our culinary team to create an artistically-presented, multi-sensory, made from scratch menu using locally sourced products that will lead to industry award winning achievements and provide our guests with lasting memories

Our people are the cornerstone for all our accolades, we will create a work environment and training processes for our employees that will see us become a top 10 employer worldwide.

Position Summary

Reporting directly to the Executive Sous Chefs & Chef De Cuisines, the Sous Chef is responsible for proactively leading the day-to-day culinary activities, ensuring that the Culinary Vision, food safety practices, preparation, presentation and cost standards are consistently met. Direct reports of this role include Chef de Cuisine and Chief Steward.

Closing Date: Monday December 29, 2025

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

Culinary Expertise

• Champion all F&B event operations ensuring food preparation and execution exceed expectations.
• With a hands-on approach, creates exceptional, timeless inspirational signature dishes.
• Lead menu creation and costing, alongside Culinary Management Team.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of all current menus and ingredients.

Communication Expertise

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to lead, influence, and encourage the culinary team.
• Demonstrate honesty and empathy.
• Oversee a comprehensive and industry leading culinary apprenticeship program.
• Champion our Grown Right. Here vendor program.
• Cultivate a working culture that promotes teamwork, performance feedback, recognition, mutual respect and employee satisfaction.
• Manage and oversee employee onboarding and training.
• Develop culinary scheduling and forecasting to achieve budgeted labour costs.
• Assist Culinary Team Management with performance reviews, coaching, corrective disciplinary actions and related documentation.

Culinary Safety Leadership

• Ensure compliancy with the organization’s policies and procedures.
• Monitor and oversee sanitation practices in accordance with Alberta Health Services to ensure that employees strictly adhere to the standards and regulations of cleanliness.
• Ensure continued compliance with environmental policies, best practices and legislation.
• Create and manage monthly inventory FB inventory.
• Monitor monthly Food and Labour costs, as directed by Culinary Management Team
• Design recipe menu development, costings and library.
• Maintain operating costs by optimizing production schedules, standardizing recipes, waste management and adherence to process.

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

• Excellent organizational, time management and prioritization skills.
• Red Seal Certification, Alberta Food Safety Certification, Sec. 31.
• Culinary graduate at a recognized post-secondary hospitality school.
• Minimum of 10 years culinary leadership experience, ideally within hotel or convention center settings.
• Must be able to travel internationally.
• Must posses excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent communication, coaching and supervisory skills in a team environment.
• Ability to work flexible shifts as dictated by event schedules.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office programs, payroll administration software and inventory management software.

Working Conditions

Occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs., continuous arm, hand and finger movements; crouching, kneeling, reaching and bending; exposure to dust, fumes, gases, odors and animal dander. Visual and color acuity required.

The Calgary Stampede offers a unique and exciting work environment, an excellent total compensation package and the opportunity for advancement and employee training.

To Apply

To apply, please submit your resume.

All applicants are thanked in advance and advised that only those selected for interviews will be contacted.