Job Description

About Us:

Located in the heart of historic downtown Kingston, our restaurant offers a modernized twist of upscale Italian cuisine. We pride ourselves on creating a special dining experience for our guests in our beautifully designed setting, and a positive and caring work environment for our team.

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Sous Chef to join our kitchen team in producing exceptional dishes and creating a positive dining experience for our guests and a great place to work for the team. The Sous Chef will be assisting the Head Chef in overseeing food preparation and presentation, managing kitchen staff, ordering supplies, and maintaining high standards of food quality and hygiene.

Job Duties

Coach and provide leadership to all the staff of the kitchen, ensuring the training and development of staff, providing input for performance, appraisals, and disciplinary action, within the values and guidelines of Heist.

Ensure consistent food preparation and the highest caliber of food presentation, taking advantage of all opportunities to improve upon both, and ensuring communication to the Head Chef.

Recruitment, training, and development of all kitchen employees.

Ensure cleanliness and hygiene is maintained in the various kitchen areas including refrigerators and storerooms and that food products are rotated to ensure high standards of freshness.

Supervise and participate in the production and plating of all food service areas, to maintain the best quality food style possible.

Provide input for menus, creating, developing, and recommending recipes, for the use of other staff, to create a consistent and quality food product.

Aid the Head Chef in ordering and inventory of food products for the preparation and operation, of an efficiently run kitchen.

Conduct yourself as the Head Chef would in his/her absence, in accordance with his/her values and positive motivation tools.

Assist and coach in the organization of other staff to reduce the workload or meet the deadlines of the department.

Aid the Head Chef in creating, implementing, and maintaining department objectives and to ensure they are met and exceeded.

Ensure that the morale of the kitchen staff is maintained by practicing positive strategies to motivate staff, encourage self-esteem and efficiency.

Strive to uphold a safe working environment and be Health and Safety conscious and actively involved in maintaining and improving a safe work environment.

Purchase food and related culinary equipment and supplies, maintaining adequate pars, ensuring to both eliminate outages or shorts and participate in any opportunities to minimize inventory levels, minimizing capital while ensuring guests' expectations are exceeded.

Seek opportunities to increase food revenue, decrease kitchen expenses and maximize departmental productivity without compromising our guests' satisfaction.

Maintain product consistency by conducting inspections of seasonings, portion, and appearance of food.

Assure proper staffing and adequate supplies for all stations.

Ensure daily menu specials are cost effective and are of high standards in quality and presentation.

Ensure that the delegation of tasks and food production is organized using prep sheets for the use of all staff.

Inspect grooming and attire of staff; rectify any deficiencies.

Monitor guest reactions and confer frequently with service staff to ensure guest satisfaction.

Attend designated meetings, events, menu, and wine tasting.

Ensure the proper use of scales and measurements in all recipes, portioning, and food production by both yourself and the staff under your direct supervision.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Culinary Education Trade Papers, Red Seal or Equivalent required.

Certifications as required to comply with provincial regulations.

Food Safe Certification.

Minimum of 3 years' experience in a Sous Chef position or higher

Minimum of 8 years' combined experience in the trade of cook.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00-$60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental care Employee assistance program Extended health care Life insurance
Application question(s):

Are you legally authorized to work in Canada?
Experience:

Sous Chef: 3 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

Food Handler Certification (preferred)
Work Location: In person