Job Description

Company: Farmhouse Catering Company Ltd

Job title: Sous Chef

Term of employment: Full -time, permanent

Weekly hours: 40 hours/week

Salary: $27/hour or $56160.00 CAD annually. In addition to base salary, position will also receive gratuities, dining allowance, uniform allowance, free parking, and extended health benefits, along with other additional perks as future incentives.

Primary Business address: 2005 Highway 97 South, PG, BC V2N 7A3

Location of Work: 2005 Highway 97 South. PG, BC V2N 7A3 and 4141-9 Airport Road PG, BC V2N 4M6

Primary Duties:

1. Recipe Training
2. Review procedures of recipes and request update of recipe book
3. To ensure the correct “food production schedule” for each department (Prep/Line/Dishwasher) and for each crew to maximize effectiveness and efficiency of employees’ working schedule
4. Review “Sensitive Inventory Item” sheet daily and take proper action for variance
5. Review Opening and Closing Procedures Checklist completion each day
6. Create and oversee Locals prep list
7. Making sure that the staff are completing the loss forms daily
8. Review loss forms and change par levels for prep based on the findings
9. Review par levels and adjust
10. Responsible for filling out an incident report during incident with committee
11. Complete internal location transfers forms
12. Coordinate monthly Inventory Counts with staff
13. Training staff on how to use equipment safely
14. Training staff on how to clean equipment properly
15. Making sure compliance with food safety regulations is being done
16. Direct staff during busy times
17. Ensure that kitchen employees maintain hygiene standards
18. Oversee and supervise kitchen staff
19. Monitor and maintain the kitchen equipment, and arrange repairs and service as needed
20. Control portion sizes with staff to ensure recipes are followed as per recipe book
21. Assist in performance reviews
22. Assist in proper receiving, storage, and rotation of products to comply with the standards

Skills and Qualifications:

• Completion of secondary school is required
• 5+ years of previous Sous Chef or Chef de Cuisine or similar experience in a team environment is required
• 3+ years of previous leadership role in the kitchen, which include supervisory role of kitchen staff, performance review, recruitment, coaching is required
• Able to perform the physical demand of a busy kitchen
• Excellent knowledge of various cuisines and cooking techniques
• Good English communication skills (language of work is English)
• Passion for food & culinary excellence
• High level of integrity
• Discipline and vision
• Ability to build and nurture relationships; strong team leadership and interpersonal skills
• Reputation for paying fanatical attention to detail
• Driven and takes initiative
• Performs well in a performance based culture
• hands on and motivates by setting the example
• Excellent ability to multitask
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent ability to work under pressure
• Excellent teaching abilities
• Good leadership skills
• have a proven track record of cooking in a demanding environment as well as experience in recruiting, training, development, and overall management of their cooks

How to apply: Please send your resume to toni@farmhousecatering.ca

We are an inclusive company and encourage members of the underrepresented communities to apply. We thank all applicants for their interest in Farmhouse Catering Company. We will connect with suitable candidates to continue the application process.

If you have any questions about the position, you may visit our website: https://www.farmhousecatering.ca/ to contact us online, or call us at (778) 764-2426