Job Description

Executive Sous Chef

Primary Purpose:

The Executive Sous Chef plays an integral role as part of the Culinary Services leadership team managing the day to day kitchen operations and ongoing development in all areas of residential dining, catering, conference and retail food concepts. This position is involved in developing and implementation of food programs and quality standards ensuring best practices as well the daily mentoring, motivating, developing, and training of the culinary team.

Nature of Work:

Reporting to the Executive Chef, this position takes a hands-on approach to kitchen leadership, management, and culinary development in a unique and faced kitchen environment and multi-unit food service operation. Menus change regularly and involve the ongoing learning of new styles of cooking, ingredients, techniques, authentic flavors, and expanding on knowledge and skills while ensuring best kitchen practices.

Direct reports to this position include junior kitchen staff, cooks and porters.

Work is performed in a fast-paced environment subject to inflexible deadlines and the pressure of multiple competing demands. The work is physically demanding including moderate to heavy lifting. This position requires alternate work plans involving evenings, weekends and/or stat holidays during peak times based on business demands that do vary throughout the year.

Typical Duties or Accountabilities:

• Provide employee supervision, training and development ensuring efficient operations, an engaged, trained, and accountable team.
• Responsible for direct supervision and coaching of staff, including: providing leadership and motivation to other team members; driving systems and standards of kitchen operations by role modeling and spot checking; and supporting the ongoing development of all kitchen associates.
• Assist in the development of standard operating procedures.
• Ensure a full scope of the kitchen operations to proactively identify and solve challenges and make corrective actions.
• Trains kitchen team on the fundamentals of cooking, best practices and excellent presentation.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of food programs, standardized recipes, menus, daily features and promotions.
• Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while leading the staff and managing all food related functions.
• Assist in inventory and food cost controls in conjunction with the Central Stores.
• Ensure efficient product ordering as well as stock rotation of fridges and storage areas to minimize waste.
• Ensure compliance to Food Safety and Occupational Health and Safety standards.
• Ensures staff in respective areas uphold a high level of sanitation and cleanliness and as well that all work areas and equipment are properly used and maintained.
• Assist with recruiting, scheduling and submitting time approval of direct reports. Exercising cost controls by utilizing proper manpower planning.
• Ensuring collective agreements and internal policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Apply positive coaching in regards to performance management as well as the progressive discipline when necessary.
• Act as a liaison between internal departments and stakeholders.
• Maintain effective and factual communication.
• Ensure ongoing knowledge of the departments initiatives, vision and goals.
• Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
• Maintain a high standard of excellence while representing the University of Saskatchewan at regional and international cooking competitions and/or cooking showcases.
• Stay current with culinary, food and hospitality trends.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education:

Red Seal Journeyman\'s Certificate required;

Preference may be given to a candidate processing a Certified Chef de Cuisine (CCC) designation or Culinary Operations degree.

Completion of a relevant culinary or hospitality program will be considered an asset.

A combination of experience and education may be considered.

Licenses:

A Food Safe Certificate is required

WHIMIS Certificate is required

Class 5 Drivers License is required

Experience:

Minimum 5 years of related senior culinary leadership experience within a full service or multi-unit operation directly supervising a minimum of 25 staff, combined with a proven track record of maintaining high standards of productivity, efficiency and growth in the culinary industry.

Experience participating in cooking demonstrations and competitions.

Strong experience supervising, training, mentoring and leading kitchen staff is essential.

Skills:

• Exceptional cooking, creativity and presentation skills
• Strong hands on culinary skill and knowledge
• Menu and recipe development
• Ability to work for long period of time in a faced paced and physical kitchen environment.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Leadership and mentoring skills
• Multitasking and prioritization
• Problem solving
• Adapt and scale recipes to production levels and various applications.
• Food costing
• Exceptional work ethic. Flexible, positive and energetic with the ability to work under pressure.
• Detail-oriented with a demonstrated ability organize work, delegate duties, hold accountability and set priorities for self and others with changing business demands
• Ability to set and enforce standards of performance and adherence to workplace policies and practices.
• Perform medium to moderate lifting.
• Working independently and collaboratively as a team member
• Strong knowledge and efficient in MS office.

A practical cooking demonstration will be required as part of the interview and selection process for candidates who are short listed.

Department: Culinary Services
Status: Term 24 months with the possibility of extension or becoming permanent
Employment Group: ASPA
Shift: Shifts include early mornings, evenings, weekends and/or stat holidays and are subject to change based on business.
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.0
Salary: The salary range, based on 1.0 FTE, is $49,301.00 - 77,033.00 per hour. The starting salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
Salary Family (if applicable): Ancillary Services
Salary Phase/Band: Phase 1
Posted Date: 7/12/2023
Closing Date: 10/24/2023 at 6:00 pm CST
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: On Campus

The successful applicant will be required to provide the following current verification(s) where \'Yes\' is indicated below. Further information is available at:

Criminal Record Check: Not Applicable
Driver\'s License and Abstract Check: Not Applicable
Education/Credential Verification: Not Applicable
Vulnerable Sector Check: Not Applicable The University is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion, and are proud to support career opportunities for Indigenous peoples to reflect the community we serve. We are dedicated to recruiting individuals who will enrich our work and learning environments. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. We are committed to providing accommodations to those with a disability or medical necessity. If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please notify us and we will work together on the accommodation request. We continue to grow our partnerships with Indigenous communities across the province, nationally, and internationally and value the unique perspective that Indigenous employees provide to strengthen these relationships. Verification of Indigenous Membership/Citizenship at the University of Saskatchewan is led and determined by the and Standing Committee in accordance with the processes developed to enact the policy. Successful candidates that assert Indigenous membership/citizenship will be asked to complete the verification process of Indigenous membership/citizenship with documentation. The University of Saskatchewan\'s main campus is situated on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the M\xc3\xa9tis. We pay our respects to the First Nations and M\xc3\xa9tis ancestors of this place and reaffirm our relationship with one another. Together, we are uplifting Indigenization to a place of prominence at the University of Saskatchewan.

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