Job Description

Company Description

Do you have an appetite for exceptional Food & Beverage and ready to take your culinary skills to a world-class platform? Take your career to a whole new level with us and join our culinary team at the Fairmont Pacific Rim.

Every memorable dining experience at Fairmont Pacific Rim begins behind the scenes with our culinary team\xe2\x80\x99s commitment to safe, efficient operations and exceptional cuisine. As Sous Chef, your expertise and your leadership inspires and fosters our culinary talent.



Why work for Fairmont Pacific Rim:

• Wonderful company culture \xe2\x80\x93 our colleagues are at the heart of all we do
• Excellent training with the opportunity to build a successful career
• Fun work environment
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide for you and your family
• Learning programs through our Academies designed to sharpen your skills
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21
• Career development opportunities with national and international promotion opportunities
• Work with a diverse and passionate team dedicated to creating lasting impressions on our guests by providing award winning food

What you will be doing:

• Review the daily Banquet Event Orders with the banquets team, prepare the necessary food items in accordance with Fairmont standards in a timely and efficient manner
• Conduct daily shift briefings with culinary team members
• Effectively manage food costs and production control to reduce wastage
• Supervise, provide guidance and training to culinary team in all food preparation and execution of the events.
• Assist with creating menu recipes, pictures and training materials to ensure consistency, efficiency to meet the set standards.
• Lead the charge on all Fairmont standards, train employees on menus and cooking procedures
• Kitchen maintenance and cleaning. Following food safety requirements.
• Maintaining proper rotation of product in all chillers to minimize spoilage
• Follow all safety and sanitation policies when handling food
• Ensure that all food products are handled, stored, prepared and served safely in accordance with hotel and Food Safety guidelines. Ensure that all ECOSURE standards and processes are completed on a daily basis, this includes but isn\xe2\x80\x99t limited to filling out daily temperature logs, labelling and dating of items as well ensuring food storage areas are cleaned daily.
• Food preparation and cooking, plating, presentation
• Apply 5 Diamond and 5 Star Service Standards at all times

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:

• Creative and passionate about food and customer service
• Is a self-starter and displays initiative and curiosity for all food related items
• Able to give clear direction, set expectations and provide training to team members
• Able to work without supervision and display sound decisions make skills
• Ability to do a variety of knives cuts consistently and precisely
• Ability to read, understand and follow recipes within the guidelines
• Ability to read a prep list and determine in what sequence of order job should be complete
• Ability to multi task, prioritize and manage time efficiently to ensure job complete
• Ability to listen, follow directions precisely to achieve the end result
• Strong ability to develop food within specific parameters, ensuring all steps & process are met along the way.
• Stays current & knowledgeable of both local and global cuisine trends, applying those into our offerings
• Able to work in a fast paced, high-pressure environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; a team player.
• Completion of a recognized culinary program
• Must be Food Safe Certified
• A neat, well-groomed appearance as per hotel standards
• Must be available to work a variety of shifts including evenings, weekends and holidays
• Previous experience in a luxury hotel or restaurant environment is an asset
• Career minded with strong personal initiative and a desire to achieve the department\xe2\x80\x99s vision and goal
• Physically fit to stand for long periods of time and lift 20kg regularly throughout a shift.

Additional Information

• Salary Range: $65,000 - $70,000 CAD

Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent

Why work for Accor?
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor\xe2\x80\x99s limitless possibilities.
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