Sous Chef - Summer 2026

Sunshine Village Corporation; Banff; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lively staff events all season long

Opportunity to enjoy alpine vistas

Some required uniform pieces provided

Job summary

Sunshine Village Corporation in Banff, Canada is seeking a Sous Chef. This role involves overseeing day-to-day operations of high-quality food service in a specified outlet. Responsibilities include leading the culinary team, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and providing training for back of house employees.

Candidates should have several years of experience in a fast-paced food environment and hold a valid food handling certification. The role may require flexibility with schedules and working in various venues across the resort.

Qualifications

• Several years experience as a cook in a fast‑paced food service.
• Food handling certification is required.
• Good computer knowledge (MS WORD and Excel).
• Outgoing, positive attitude and calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Oversee back of house operations and lead culinary team.
• Ensure food service standards and health regulations are met.
• Manage training and development of culinary team.
• Participate in meetings and training.

Skills

Experience in fast-paced food service

Food handling certification

Computer knowledge (MS WORD and Excel)

Effective communication in English

Menu costing and planning experience

Job description

What’s in it for you?

A ridiculously cool life experience

A plethora of lively staff events all season long

A chance to enjoy the alpine vistas

Description:

The Sous Chef is in a visible role, overseeing the day-to-day operations of consistent, high-quality food and beverage service in a specified outlet. This role focuses on leadership, planning, and ensuring the highest standards of food service are met. The Sous Chef works under the supervision of Resort Chef and Resort Executive Chef, and closely with all culinary departments at Sunshine.

Essential Functions:

Oversight of specific outlet back of house culinary team, including:

• Overseeing the day-to-day back of house operations
• Leading the culinary team
• Ensuring that all food service standards, health and safety regulations, and quality controls are followed consistently and thoroughly
• Able to be hands on in food preparation and serving, when needed

Administrative and Reporting Responsibilities

• Managing the training and development of back of house employees
• Timely and accurate incident and deficiencies reporting.
• Resolving issues promptly and engaging with Management team on recommendations and progress reports of outlet

Experience/Requirements:

• Several years experience as a cook in a fast‑paced food service, a combination of relevant experience will be considered.
• Food handling certification is required. Candidates must provide proof of valid certification upon hiring or complete an employer-provided course to meet this requirement.
• Good computer knowledge (MS WORD and Excel), company HRIS systems
• Outgoing, positive, friendly attitude.
• Calm under pressure and patient, able to exercise good decision making.
• Communicate effectively in English, both written and verbally.
• Prepared to work flexible schedules (weekends, holidays)
• Maintain professional conduct when in uniform, on or off-duty, and online.
• Effectively provide training, support, and assistance to coworkers.
• Attend and actively participate in meetings and training.
• Must be neat, punctual, and dependable.
• Experience in menu costing, menu planning, analytics

Additional Considerations:

• This position may require working in various Food & Beverage venues across the resort, based on operational needs.
• Employees must always be of sound mind, exhibit good judgment, and report to work fit for duty.
• This position works at high altitude and at times, in inclement weather. An appropriate level of physical fitness is required.
• Some required uniform pieces are provided.

This role is subject to all terms and conditions of the Sunshine Village Employee Handbook and Policy Manual, and the Alberta Employment Standards Code.

Sunshine Village is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we value diversity within our workplace.