Chef de Partie

**True North Sports + Entertainment is**looking for a dependable and skillful culinary leader to join our team.**

The **Chef de Partie**will be responsible for overseeing kitchen operations, leading culinary teams, and maintaining the highest standards of food quality and presentation at Canada Life Centre.

** What to be excited for in this role**:
**Leadership & Kitchen Management**
- Assist the Executive Chef in elevating kitchen culture and overseeing all kitchen operations for hockey programs within TN Hospitality and TNSE.
- Act as manager on duty for Jets and Moose programs, executing and delegating day-to-day tasks including ordering, scheduling, and ensuring all kitchen functions are managed at Canada Life Centre and hockey for all centre.
- Delegate staff and tasks, oversee food production, and ensure food is executed to standards set by the chef team and nutritional directives.

** Food Operations & Quality**
- Oversee food production for hockey catering functions, game days, practice days, recovery meals, travel meals, and culinary needs for wives/family lounges and hockey officials.
- Ensure recipes are current, properly costed, and food stocks are maintained at appropriate levels for business demands and team needs.
- Enforce food quality standards and proper food handling procedures, including labelling, dating, and FIFO practices.
- Monitor resource usage and minimize waste of food and labour.

** Financial & Program Management**
- Assist the Executive Chef with financial budgets, goals, and nutritional specifications in collaboration with the Wellness Chef program.
- Communicate with suppliers regarding product quality issues and concerns.

** Team Development & Administration**
- Mentor, train, and coach new staff, students, and TN employees while keeping staff engaged and motivated.
- Manage key administrative functions including recruitment, hiring, scheduling, performance management, event recaps, inventory management, and equipment reporting.
- Communicate and report to chef and VP on maintenance, first aid, equipment, and work orders to ensure team hospitality needs are met.
- Perform other duties as required that align with the responsibilities of the role and the needs of the organization.

** What we need from you**:

- A degree in Culinary Arts and Red Seal Chef designation or equivalent culinary certification is required.
- Journeyman’s papers/ RSE- Red Seal Endorsed with 3-4 years of management experience.
- Strong knowledge of food and food operations - experience with menu writing, costing, scheduling, coaching, and mentoring.
- Hands on approach in all aspects of the kitchen.
- Excellent communication skills, open minded approach with business operation and team members.
- High level of organizational skills and capable of multi-tasking.
- Proven track record in large volume operation that demonstrates efficiency and cost-effective solutions.
- Fundamental knowledge of cooking, including but not limited to butchery, fish cutting, vegetable cooking, sauce making, hot and cold productions, nutritional guidelines.
- Strong understanding of kitchen equipment & utensil.
- Elevated knowledge of nutritional needs for sport athletes.
- Excellent understanding of cooking techniques and proper food handling procedures.
- Strong administrative skills - including but not limited to Microsoft words, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
- Must be flexible to work all mandatory events.

** Why you should join us**

We are True North At True North Sports + Entertainment, we have developed a culture where our employees are engaged, challenged, and motivated. We are intentional in ensuring our employees personal values, match our organizational values of Team, Trust & Respect, Integrity, Excellence and Community.

Included as one of Manitoba’s Top Employers since 2008, our work environment is dynamic and fast-paced, offering diverse opportunities that allow you to encounter a variety of situations and develop new skills.

We are Venues | We are People | We are Community

** WE ARE TRUE NORTH**

** Submission Requirements**

_ Closing date: _**_Thursday, December 4th, 2025_