Sous Chef Position
Company Description
Apply today to be part of the team at The Vancouver Fish Company!.
Ready for the next chapter of your career? Why not make one of Vancouver’s leading restaurants a part of it! We value relentless innovation and kick-ass creativity! We provide advancement through training and development and our hands on managers empower people and awaken ability through responsibility and respect.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive wages
- Gratuity sharing
- A comprehensive group benefits program
- Training and development opportunities
- Staff dining discount
Job Description
Our Sous Chefs have a proven track record of cooking in a demanding environment as well as experience in training, development and overall management of their cooks and multiples stations. Our Sous Chefs are hands-on with cooking and managing their teams.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Communicates the restaurant's vision to all team members and leads by example. Reinforces VFC values daily and inspires the team with his/her exciting vision for the restaurant's future
- Consistently monitors kitchen operations and cleanliness
- Builds and maintains relationships with team members and front of house management alike
- Follows proper ordering, inventory and receiving procedures
- Help the executive chef manage food costs, labor costs, productivity and station organization.
- Shows leadership in creating a culture that revolves around the experience and enjoyment of food and cooking
- Demonstrates high personal integrity, business ethics and takes every opportunity to promote the restaurant
- Assist in recruitment and selection, training and development initiatives as well as performance management and employee coaching
- Uses conflict/resolution and problem solving skills
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Previous Sous Chef or Chef de Cuisine experience in a similar environment
- 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
- Drive and take initiative
- Exceptional communication skills with all levels of the organization
- Performs well in a performance based culture
- Is very hands on and motivates by setting the example
- Food Safe Certification
- Red Seal preferred
Additional Information
** We thank all applicants for their interest in The Vancouver Fish Company; however, only suitable candidates will be contacted to continue the application process. **
Daily role & responsibilities for our Sous Chef
The sous chef is the second in rank to the executive Chef in the kitchen here at The Vancouver Fish Company
Financial Duties
- food cost control
- Inventory management
- invoice entry
- variance reporting
- kitchen labor & schedule are in line and on budget
Operational Duties
- Overseeing food preparation
- Assisting with food ordering
- Working with the executive chef to define menu concepts and present high-quality dishes.
- Involvement in product research and development
- Creating and maintaining systems
- Ensures appropriate health and safety standards, FOODSAFE practices
- Equipment performance, monitoring, and may demonstrate use of new equipment
- Supervising other types of chefs, especially when the executive chef is not present in the kitchen.
- Participating in planning the menus for parties and special occasions in the restaurant.
- Maintaining a safe and sanitary environment among the kitchen staff.
Human Resource Duties
- Supervise activities of all kitchen staff, including chefs and specialty chefs
- Delegating tasks for cooks and other chefs
- Performance management of staff including discipline
- Monitors apprenticeship/work visa development - where applicable
- May have involvement in formulation of job descriptions for Jr sous, cooks ect.
- Inputting new employees in to VFC’s systems
- Ensure training & orientation is happening for all kitchen employees
- Assist the executive Chef with employee reviews
Repair & Maintenance Duties
- Ice machine cleaning
- Appliances cleanliness
- All coolers & freezers, cleanliness & organization
- Assist in organizing of all maintenance & repairs of BOH equipment
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care
Experience:
- sous-chef: 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
Work Location: In person
