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“ARE YOU LIVELY?”
With Silver Birch Hotels & Resorts you can be! You can be one step ahead, live life, have fun and expand your career.
With over 30 hotels in 9 provinces we manage all aspects of these independent and major franchise brand hotels, from food & beverage to finance to maintenance engineering.
The Top 5 Reasons to Work at Silver Birch:
• Lively teammates and a supportive work environment
• “The Perks” including hotel and restaurant discounts
• Advancement opportunities within Silver Birch across Canada
• Great development and training programs
• Industry leading incentive and reward programs for sales and catering
We are looking for an Executive Sous Chef at Red Deer Lodge Hotel & Conference Center in Red Deer, Alberta
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Responsibilities:
• Manage culinary operations to ensure that quality and safety standards are met, service distinctiveness is promoted and available resources are utilized to promote maximum profitability and quality image
• Assure adherence to Red Deer Lodge standards of food quality, recipes and preparation
• Optimize efficient and effective utilization of facilities, equipment and labour through effective planning, scheduling, ordering and inventory control
• Responsible for assisting in the management of the food Preparation Department
• Ensure that all food products produced are of the utmost quality and appeal
• Complete operation of the kitchen in the absence of the Executive Chef
• Provide training and cross-training for kitchen staff
• Acts as a liaison with other departments
• Assure proper safety, hygiene and sanitation practices are followed; Absolute understanding and adherence to HACCP and cleaning checklists provided
• Coordinate with related Food & Beverage departments in regards to smooth operation of food service
• Motivate associates by implementing effective employee selection, training development and retention program which maximize productivity, facilitate achievement of performance goals and minimize employee turnover
• Establish standards of performance and evaluate staff
• Initiate corrective action to resolve performance problems and employee conflicts
• Conduct cooking demonstrations and participate in culinary competitions when required
• Attend weekly Food & Beverage Meetings
• Participate in monthly departmental communication meetings on a regular basis and follow the format set out by Red Deer Lodge
• Be aware of and practice the departmental spirit standards
• Proactive in menu creation and initiation of said menu’s
• Assist in administrative work including but not limited to Costguard and payroll
• Attend monthly department head and all other communication meetings in the absence of the Executive Chef
• Work with the management team to increase yearly CSI, GSI and Spirit Standard scores
• Meet with associates/supervisors on a quarterly basis to update performance reviews
• Assist in daily operational duties including but not limited to cleaning checklists, HACCP reports, training documentation, weekly and monthly scheduling of associates
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned
Preferred Qualifications:
• University or College Diploma in Culinary or Hospitality field; Red Seal
• Minimum 2 year experience in a Sous Chef or similar capacity within a full service and/or large volume establishment
• Strong leadership, motivational and training skills
• Creative, organized, detail oriented, takes initiative and is good at multi-tasking
• Must have the ability to work with large inventories
• Flexible and energetic, with the ability to work under pressure
• Strong Communication Skills, outgoing & professional
• Proven track record as a culinary professional
• Basic Computer Experience is an asset
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