Chef de Cuisine,

Centrally located in downtown Calgary, Fairmont Palliser is the city’s premier, landmark hotel. With 407 elegantly appointed guest rooms, Fairmont Palliser is truly the place to be. Join us in delivering the iconic Calgary experience.

Chef de Cuisine, Hawthorn Dining Room & Bar

Hawthorn Dining Room & Bar is driven by a passion for culinary excellence and authentic hospitality. The Chef de Cuisine will play a pivotal role in shaping and evolving the culinary vision of our restaurant, bringing creativity, leadership and a guest focused mindset to every service. The Chef de Cuisine is the proud ambassador of Hawthorn online and in the community, bringing a strong and engaging social media presence and will proudly represent Hawthorn at key city events. Create for yourself and your team a career and develop within a world class restaurant & hotel operation.

• Working in partnership with the General Manager, Hawthorn Dining Room & Bar you will execute the smooth and flawless operation of the Restaurant during all meal periods
• Accountable for managing the day-to-day operations of the kitchen with active presence on the floor
• Leading your team to deliver service excellence
• Effectively recruit and onboard new colleagues
• Train, lead & develop the team in all aspects of the department and ensure service standards are followed
• Communicates effectively, both verbally and in writing, to provide clear direction to the team, with the use of production lists, recipes, photos, etc
• Maintains colleague engagement, with the entire culinary and stewarding team. Promoting teamwork between the kitchen and all other departments.
• Accountable for driving revenue and profit through the development and implementation of menu design, strategies, practices and promotions while keeping with the overall concept
• Maintains awareness of and ensures compliance with all food safety & hygiene standards, policies and procedures are followed at all times.
• Maintains a safe work environment and ensures that all health & safety standards are met, procedures followed and that colleagues have the knowledge and tools to work safely.
• Effectively manage the departmental budget through purchasing of production needs, inventories, pricing, and labor cost controls
• Constantly drive innovation and actively promoting the restaurant within the community
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