Sous Chef - Lora Bay

Great Gulf; Thornbury; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading golf club in Ontario is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to lead its culinary team. This role involves overseeing kitchen operations, ensuring high standards of food quality and cleanliness, and training staff. Candidates must have over 6 years of fine dining experience, including 5 years in a leadership role, along with a chef training diploma and Red Seal certification. Great benefits and a beautiful work environment offered.

Benefits

Paid Training

Free Golf

Extended Health Care/Dental Care

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience in a fine dining kitchen, including 5 years in a leadership role.
• Completion of a 2-year chef training diploma is required.
• Must be Red Seal certified.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and direct kitchen operations during service.
• Expedite food items and ensure quality before service.
• Create training schedules and conduct staff training.

Skills

Leadership in culinary staff management

Food costing analysis

Microsoft Office proficiency

Culinary skills

Education

Chef training diploma (2 years)

Red Seal Certification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Do you have a passion for food, high standards and enjoy leading a team of culinary staff? Lora Bay Golf Club is looking for a Sous Chef to join the team!

Summary

To be completely guest focused by consistently delivering excellent customer service with an informed, friendly and effective approach.

To assist with the control and ownership for the management of the culinary department within the overall policies and controls established by the resort and management, ensuring that the brand values and standards are delivered, and budgeted profitability achieved.

To ensure at all times a high standard of cleanliness and practices is maintained, thereby ensuring all statutory legislation is met.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversees and directs kitchen before, during and after service.
• Expedites food items. Calls the line, calls service, checks quality and correctness of food prior to it going through the pass. Organizes food runners. Acts as the point person for all food coming out of the kitchen.
• Relieves Executive Chef on days off
• Select, train, evaluate, lead, motivate, coach, and discipline all employees in the kitchen’s food production area to ensure that established cultural and core standards are met.
• Create monthly training schedules and execute trainings professionally and up to set standards.
• Assist in the planning and development of recipes, and ensure the correct preparation and presentation is at a consistent level for all food items prepared through production and demonstration.
• Monitor food receiving shipments to ensure they meet established purchasing specifications as well and foster an awareness of the importance of food preparation and quality.
• To ensure all stocks are stored and rotated correctly in line with Food Safety requirements, following company policy to meet statutory legislation. This to include recording temperature checks of food commodities.
• To assist in ensuring the profitability of food operations and gross profit management. This to include carrying out food stock-takes as required.
• To follow all procedures and processes for food and beverage controls to meet resort requirements.
• To assist with maintaining and improvement of departmental operating standards.

Education and Experience (Education, Experience, Knowledge & Skills)

• 6+ years’ experience in fine dining kitchen, including 5 years’ experience in a leadership role in the kitchen.
• Completion of chef training diploma 2 year.
• Red Seal Certified
• Ability to use computer including Microsoft Word, excel and Outlook.
• Ability to report on food costing, labour reports and scheduling.

Physical Environment/Requirements

• Indoors and outdoors in a hot industrial kitchen.
• Fast, high-pressure environment.
• Use of sharp knives and tools, hot equipment and liquids, stoves, etc.
• Standing 90% of the time.
• Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Occasional kneeling, pushing or pulling.
• Ability to work a variety of shifts including, days, evening, weekends and holidays.

Benefits Of Working At Lora Bay

• Great people, beautiful location, safe and fun work environment
• Paid Training
• Free Golf
• Staff (and friends and family) discounts
• Company Events
• Paid Time Off
• Extended Health Care/Dental Care
• Disability Insurance/Life Insurance
• RRSP Match Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• On-site Parking

Vacancy Status: Replacement

Great Gulf Group of Companies is committed to providing a fair and equitable work environment and encourages applications from qualified candidates, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. As per the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Great Gulf will accommodate the needs of applicants with disabilities throughout all stages of the selection process. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise Human Resources.

To be eligible to apply for this position you must be legally entitled to work in Canada. We are not accepting International applicants without a valid work permit. We thank all applicants for their interest. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Please note that we do not currently use artificial intelligence in our hiring process.