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Posted on November 07, 2024 by Employer details Kilmorey Lodge
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*Applicants must hold the proper work authorization to be legally eligible to work in Canada.* *Lead our Kitchen & Culinary Team as the Head Chef* The Head Chef of the Kilmorey Lodge will play an integral role within the kitchen management team by controlling and supervising the day-to-day operations of our restaurant, bar, and catered events. Our Head Chef candidate will be responsible for organizing the kitchen, leading day-to-day operations training your team members, maintaining effective cost and high quality controls. The successful candidate will put guest and team member engagement at the heart of their kitchen management, and will be creative in showcasing their love for culinary excellence. *Responsibilities* * *Dedication to Culinary Excellence: *Consistently ensure exceptional food experiences for all guests, supervising culinary teams to ensure all food related experiences are consistently prepared, portioned, cooked, and served to the standards of the restaurant. * *Leadership: *Lead, mentor, train and motivate the kitchen team. Develop and assume key management responsibilities. Training and reinforcing training standards and policies. * *Business Acumen: *Use business literacy skills to make decisions on labour cost and food cost / inventory controls that will lead to successful operations and positive financial impacts. * *Proactive Planning: *Manage inventory levels for food and operational supplies, effectively schedule your kitchen for low and high demand periods. Being proactive in your kitchen management instead of reactive. * *Menu Development: *Ensure the culinary offerings on the menu are current, seasonal, and competitive while staying true to the brand. * *Passion: *Real desire to curate special food experiences and ensure excellence in food quality standards. Encourage and instill this passion throughout the team. * *Communication: *Provide clean, open, and consistent communication with all stakeholders, including your culinary team, the front of house manager and service teams, the hotel management team and department members. * *Professional Pride:* Follow strict safety, kitchen cleanliness and hygiene protocols and ensure that the culinary team is trained to maintain those standards. *Preferred Experience, Skills & Requirements* * Must have a strong business acumen with a strong understanding of the business model, the ability to read and measure key metrics and make decisions that lead to a successful restaurant operation. * Be able to mentor, train and coach your team to a high degree of culinary excellence. * 5 or more years of kitchen management experience. * Red Seal Certification, Culinary Diploma or similar. * Proficient computer skills including but not limited to: POS, inventory software, MS Office Programs * Ability to work flexible hours including mornings, days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays based on business needs. _*Applicant must be legally allowed to work in Canada.*_ Job Type: Full-time Pay: $65,000.00-$70,000.00 per year Additional pay: * Tips Benefits: * Dental care * Discounted or free food * Extended health care * Flexible schedule * Vision care Flexible language requirement: * French not required Schedule: * Every Weekend * Monday to Friday * On call Ability to commute/relocate: * Waterton Park, AB T0K 2M0: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) Experience: * Kitchen: 10 years (required) * Management: 5 years (required) Language: * English (required) Licence/Certification: * Canadian Work Permit or Canadian Residency (required) * Red Seal Certification (preferred) * Driving Licence (required) Work Location: In person- LocationWaterton Park, AB
- Workplace information On site
- Salary$65,000 to $70,000YEAR annually
- Terms of employment Full time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source indeed.com #9519152271
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