Sous Chef

Embrace your passion for hiking, skiing, snowboarding and many other outdoor activities in Banff National Park while pursuing a fulfilling career at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Take a risk, make a change and experience a new adventure while further developing your career. To live and work in a National Park is a once in a lifetime opportunity.  Our team is a network of empowered individuals with a strong sense of themselves and the hospitality industry. Work hard, play hard and receive extraordinary benefits including subsidized onsite accommodations, which make saving money very easy to manage. Join our Fairmont family today!

Join the culinary team at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and work alongside some of Fairmont’s most talented chefs while enjoying the lifestyle of the Canadian Rockies.

We are currently recruiting for multiple Sous Chef opportunities across our culinary operations, including both Pastry Sous Chef and Sous Chef positions. Based on your experience, technical expertise, and career interests, our culinary leadership team will determine the best fit within the operation.

Whether your passion lies in pastry arts, restaurant dining, banquets, or large-scale resort culinary operations, we encourage you to apply.

What you will be doing:

• Maintain on-going training and development of employees, conduct employee performance reviews and disciplinary action
• Ensure appropriate staff scheduling and monitor staffing levels in conjunction with determined budgets and forecasting
• Create and design menus, while keeping the overall restaurant concept
• Liaise with food stores to ensure the proper rotation of foods
• Seek opportunities to increase food revenue, decrease kitchen expenses and maximize departmental productivity without compromising guest satisfaction
• Responsible for kitchen operations in absence of Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef
• Oversee the safety and sanitation of the kitchen, while ensuring all kitchen equipment is maintained and in good condition
• Maintain departmental standards in accordance with Fairmont Hotels and Resorts core standards
• Ensure effective cooperation between outlets and the kitchen
• Create memorable dining experiences for guests
• Ensure a clean and safe working environment, and actively participate in health and safety initiatives
• Adhere to all hotel environmental policies and initiatives
• Carry out any other tasks as assigned
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