Sous Chef

North Vancouver, BC

Location: North Vancouver

Our client in BC is in need of an Afternoon and Evening Sous Chef for a casual dinning restaurant due to our rapid expansion across Canada.

What You Need:

• Min 2 years experience working in a restaurant
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work varying shifts: afternoons, evenings, weekdays and weekends
• A Red Seal Chef license (preferred) or working towards one 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the executive or head chef in the running of the kitchen.
• Lead a team of chefs in preparing and cooking meals.
• Manage the kitchen staff including setting the rotation as well as handling disciplinary and other HR issues in the absence of the head/executive chef.
• Training new and junior chefs.
• Oversee cooking techniques, taking responsibility for more technical elements of cuisine.
• Check food quality - ensuring high standards of quality in the kitchen are met.
• Design/assist the head executive/head chef to create drink and food menus.
• Work within specified budgets.
• Complete food hygiene documents to comply with the law and writing environmental health reports when necessary.
• Work with the front of house teams and restaurant managers.
• Be the voice of the kitchen when communicating with bartenders, waiters and waitresses.
• Manage inventory and keep control of stock.
• Negotiate and order supplies from suppliers.
• Supervise the food preparation.
• Organize produce and ensure strict adherence to food hygiene regulations.

What's In It For You?

• An amazing work environment
• Salary: $40,000 - $45,000
• Health, dental and life insurance
• Gratuities