About This Role
Leading the kitchen team and ensuring smooth, efficient back-of-house operations are at the core of this Head Chef position. The role involves preparing and serving high-quality food, managing kitchen staff, and maintaining operational standards in a casual fine-dining Italian restaurant.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and serve a consistently high standard of food in an organized manner in a high-pressure, busy environment
- Undertake food preparation and cooking, implementing standardized recipes and taking initiative as required
- Control supply costs and wastage within agreed COG targets
- Create schedules for BOH staff within agreed wage targets
- Be in control of all aspects of the menu and kitchen systems to supervise the kitchen output
- Plan the weekly and daily specials and order produce and supplies as required
- Supervise other kitchen staff, including training and overseeing their work to ensure a consistent output from the kitchen
- Be a great team player and have excellent communication skills
- Undertake weekly and monthly stock takes
- Ensure the kitchen, prep area and all equipment is maintained according to proper health and sanitation standards, and all areas are kept impeccably clean
- Receive orders and enter costs associated with kitchen purchases
- Attend weekly management meetings to review KPIs and plan ahead
- Maintain a high standard of personal hygiene and presentation
- Work within and enforce safety regulations in the workplace
- Act as building supervisor during periods when you are the most senior person on the premises
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years experience in casual fine-dining restaurant
- Experience with cooking Italian cuisine
- Kitchen management: 1 year (required)
- Permit to work in Canada (required)
Important Details
- Commute/relocate: reliably commute to Fernie, BC or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
About the Company
The Loaf is looking for an experienced Head Chef to join its team.
