Executive Chef

2 weeks ago

Ottawa, Canada Gray Collection Full time

The Metcalfe Hotel delivers in Ottawa an understated luxury to world travelers by showcasing our rich building history and connecting to the current culture, community, and people that make Ottawa a lively 21st century capital city. Newly fully renovated and now part of the Gray Collection, our hotel is now entering a new era

The Executive Chef is responsible for ensuring a superior guest experience through excellent food and hospitality. Reporting to the Food & Beverage Director, he/she will be hands on in organizing, planning, and directing all aspects of kitchen operations. The Executive Chef must have a passion for creating delicious food, building and training high performing teams, and delivering hospitality to stakeholders. The food & beverage department includes Cocotte Bistro, bar and café, along with meeting space catering and room service.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Lead a high performing kitchen team and maintain excellence & hospitality throughout each day’s specific service periods;
- Deliver consistent execution of food and timely flow of service by directing the team and ensuring an effectively expedited service;
- Continually enhance, refine and update the culinary programming to ensure the restaurant’s standing as an industry leader;
- Hire, coach, and develop all culinary employees;
- Foster a positive, collaborative work environment for both the service and kitchen teams, ensuring clear communication at all times;
- Effectively balance all areas of the culinary operations with a business and financial mindset;
- Manage departmental financial expectations through budgeting, controls, inventory and purchasing;
- Prepare weekly staffing schedules based on hotel and restaurant operations, while managing labour costs;
- Responsible for meeting industry standard success indicators;
- Work varying schedules to reflect business needs of the restaurant and hotel;
- Ensure the highest of Health and Safety standards are maintained & exceeded in the kitchen through inspections, training, cleanliness and following of all industry policies and procedures.

**WINNING CHARACTERISTICS**:

- Analytical thinker and creative problem solver
- Team player with ability to negotiate internal and external relationships with professionalism
- Manage time well while prioritizing tasks
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Minimum of 5 years leadership experience in fine dining kitchens
- French cuisine experience required
- Hotel F&B, including catering, experience an asset
- Strong financial acumen (budgets, cost controls, P&L, etc.)
- Proficient knowledge of systems and processes in food cost management
- Strong leadership and training skills
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written; bilingualism an asset
- Must be able to work evenings, weekends and holidays

**BENEFITS**:

- Group insurance plan
- Group RRSP
- Annual bonus
- 50% employee discount in all our establishments for the employee and 3 guests
- Corporate culture that promotes employee appreciation
- Employee recognition events
- Company in full growth (perspective of evolution and personal development).

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