Sous Chef, Full Time

Chartwells Higher Education; Lethbridge; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Group is seeking a Sous Chef at University of Lethbridge to manage daily food operations, plan menus, and supervise a team. You will ensure HACCP compliance, train staff, handle budgeting and costing, and oversee ordering and inventory for daily service and events.

Role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and flexibility to work evenings and weekends in a fast-paced environment. Health & safety compliance is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years related management/supervision experience in fast-paced food service.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls and presentation.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day food operations at the facility.
• Handle all phases of food preparation, menu planning and development, operation planning and expenditures.
• Train and supervise associates; address employee relations issues.
• Ensure compliance with Compass quality assurance and health and safety programs (HACCP, WHMIS).
• Order, inventory, cost controls and reporting.
• Prepare menus for daily service and special functions; hands-on food prep.
• Maintain budgetary controls and rotation policies.
• Provide regular operations reports to the Food & Beverage / Operations Manager.

Skills

Leadership & supervision

Menu planning

Food safety & HACCP knowledge

Budgeting & cost controls

Communication

Training & development

Adaptability

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

67321-University of Lethb | 67321
4401 University Drive
LETHBRIDGE, AB T1K 3M4, CAN

Description

Now, if you were to come on board as one of our Sous Chefs, we’d ask you to do the following for us:

Perform a variety of duties in the management, presentation and administration tasks. Performs other related duties such as ordering, receiving, storage, taking inventory, cleaning, account reporting, training, directing and communicating with clients. Also responsible for the preparation, cooking and presenting of special functions as required.

• Reporting directly to the Food & Beverage / Operations Manager, you will be responsible for managing the day to day food operations at the facility.
• You will handle all phases of food preparation, menu planning and development, operation planning and expenditures, sales revenue generation, costing and maintaining proper inventory levels.
• Responsible for training of associates, scheduling and supervising, as well as addressing and resolving employee relation issues.
• The position will ensure the unit has strict compliance of the Compass Quality Assurance and Health and Safety Program, Occupational Health & Safety Act and WHMIS regulations.
• Ensuring Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) standards are followed in the food preparation process.
• Ordering of all products in accordance with Compass Group’s purchasing specifications.
• Maintaining inventory control and reporting as per Compass Group fiscal schedule.
• Ensuring all temperature records are accurately filled in on a daily basis.
• Preparing menus for daily service as well as special functions.
• Hands on food preparation for daily service as well as special functions.
• Maintaining appropriate budgetary and cost controls.
• Implementing and control a good rotation policy for all food.
• Implementing and manage the Quality Assurance program as outlined by the company and the client, including weekly and monthly audits.
• Providing regular operations reports to the Food & Beverage / Operations Manager.
• Any other requirements as requested by the Food & Beverage / Operations Manager.

Think you have what it takes to be our Sous Chef? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you’ll be successful in the role.

• Minimum of 2 years related management/supervision experience in a fast paced food service environment
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls and presentation
• Strong supervisory skills, capable of motivating, leading and developing associates
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Able to work in a fast paced environment and readily acceptable to change work priorities at any time
• Must be very flexible (Available to work evening and weekends). Position is events driven.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office ( Word, Excel and Outlook)