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Executive Sous Chef
Classification & Regular Hours
Hours per Week: 35
Salary Grade 14: $65,050 - $76,550, commensurate with experience
About Western
Since 1878, Western University has been committed to serving our communities through the pursuit of academic excellence and by providing students, faculty, and community members with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social, and cultural growth. We seek excellent students, faculty, and staff to join us in what has become known as the "Western Experience" - an opportunity to contribute to a better world through the development of new knowledge, new abilities, new connections, and new ways to make a difference.
About Us
Hospitality Services at Western University is comprised of three business units: Campus Eateries, Conferences and Catering, and Residence Dining. Employing over 600 staff members, we provide services to over 32,000 customers per day in 32 distinct operations on campus.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Executive Chef, the Executive Sous Chef will support the direction for Great Hall Catering, Residence Dining and Campus Operations including food quality, culinary creativity, menu development, concept development, nutrition and dietary needs, food presentation and departmental sustainability. The Executive Sous Chef is required to meet the needs of a broad, diverse client base while ensuring a high standard of service by providing efficient, professional and personable service to every guest. The Executive Sous Chef will work to meet and exceed the dining experience in campus eateries while overseeing and training staff and fostering relationships with suppliers, while planning and executing the daily menus.
Qualifications
Education:
- Certified Chef de Cuisine (CCC), or equivalent education
- Red Seal Endorsement (RSE)
Experience:
- 5 years of progressive culinary experience in multiple large volume production kitchens (e.g. restaurants, food chains, hotels, cruise ships or tourism)
- Experience leading multi-cultural teams, preferably in a unionized environment
- Experience organizing and planning within the hospitality industry is preferred (e.g. budgets, labour costs, food costs, inventory, turnover rate, productivity)
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Thorough knowledge of food products, standard recipes, and specific food preparation
- Ability to lead, train, motivate and evaluate kitchen teams for optimum performance
- Advanced knowledge of WHMIS and Food Safety, Smart Serve certified
- Proven experience teaching and training culinary professionals
- Familiarity with Human Resources principles and practices with the ability to organize and effectively manage human resources needed to achieve results
- Proven ability and natural inclination to develop relationships by interacting with people in a professional, respectful and diplomatic manner
- Ability to foster collaboration and respect among team members and stakeholders
- Ability to establish effective routines for excellent communication with all members of the team to maximize productivity
- Ability to quickly re-allocate resources and adjust priorities in response to unexpected events or changing circumstances
- Ability to effectively drive and manage change initiatives that align with organizational strategies and provide opportunities to increase efficiency
- Ability to apply creativity, innovation and resourcefulness to programs, projects and daily work
- Customer service skills with a desire to achieve results in a professional and timely manner
- Ability to delegate work and provide team members with clear direction and support in meeting their objectives
- Ability to promote individual growth by encouraging others to learn new skills and develop themselves
- Ability to provide guidance, support and feedback in a way that is positively received
- Proven ability to work collaboratively across multiple units
- Basic computer skills (MS Office) and ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends
Western Values Diversity
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Western is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources or phone 519-661-2194.
Please Note:
Interested applicants are asked to visit:
https://recruit.uwo.ca for further information and to apply online referencing job #38725 by 11:59PM on May 7, 2025.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
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