Sous Chef

Position Title: Sous Chef

Company Name: CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures

Reports To: Lodge Manager and Culinary Management Team

Location of Work: Various locations in BC (near Revelstoke, Golden, Radium, Nakusp, Valemount)

Employee Type: Full-time, Seasonal from mid-November to late-April

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Number of Positions: 15

Date of Last Review: August 11, 2022

Desired Start Date: Mid-November 2022

Company Overview

With 50+ years of experience, CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures has evolved into the world's largest Heli-Skiing and Heli-Hiking company, operating 12 lodges in the winter and 3 in the summer throughout British Columbia, Canada. The business's central office is in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures is privileged to operate in the traditional territories of the Ktunaxa, Secwépemc, Syilx, and Stoney Nakoda Nations.

The CMH Mission is to guide our staff and guests through life changing mountain experiences.

Our Vision is to be recognized as the world leader of guided mountain experiences – by our guests, our employees, our partners, and our communities.

Our Principles:

• Safety as a cornerstone.
• Share our passion – every day.
• Always act with integrity.
• We work as a team.
• Aim for
• Balance our social, fiscal, and environmental responsibilities.

Position Overview

Our culinary team goes the extra mile to ensure our guests are nourished with incredible food, so they can enjoy their ski vacation to the fullest. The role is heavily cleaning based and helps to ensure that the kitchen area and equipment are clean, safe, and sanitized.

The Sous Chef is responsible for assisting both the Chef and Pastry Chef in preparing daily meals. They have a wide variety of skills in food services including mixing and chopping, preparing side dishes, creating dressings, sauces, and more. 

The Sous Chef role works closely with all members of the culinary team and is involved in all food-related tasks. They need to work hard and be a part of a team that produces high-end food experiences.

This is a seasonal job opportunity. The CMH winter season runs from mid-November until late-April.

Daily rate of pay is based on an 11-hour day, worked as a split shift.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the Chef, help prepare and assist in the creation of meals.
• Participate in menu planning, ordering, and receiving.
• Play a major role in providing kitchen support when guests return from skiing.
• Must be skilled in the use of all kitchen equipment, as well as displaying professional levels of kitchen skills in food handling, knife handling, meal plating, etc.
• Be punctual and show attentiveness to kitchen timing.
• Demonstrate tidy grooming and maintain a professional appearance.
• Understand and maintain accurate kitchen stocking and dry storage rotation.
• Excellent communication skills – able to receive and act on feedback in an effective manner.
• Efficiently manage numerous tasks daily within the time constraints of the shift(s).
• Dishes, dishes, and more dishes throughout each shift.
• Daily deep cleaning tasks in and around the kitchen area.
• Perform radio duty, as required, to support field operations.
• Willingness to assist other members of the lodge team, as needed.
• Follow OH&S, food safe, and WHMIS best-practices.
• Support guests in the field program, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Certificate from a culinary institute, preferred.
• Food Safe Certificate.
• 2+ years' experience preparing sauces, dips, side dishes, soups, charcuterie boards, après ski snacks, etc.
• 2+ years' experience in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Background in luxury hospitality or fine dining, preferred.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Qualities

• Demonstrates integrity, discretion, and problem solving.
• Has clear attention-to-detail with a strong work ethic.
• Willingness to work long days and flexible to assist in other roles at the lodge, as needed.
• Able to communicate in an effective and timely manner, and openly receive and act on feedback.
• Able to work as a cohesive, high-functioning team to achieve goals.
• A passion for customer service excellence and providing a high-end guest experience.
• Take pride in hard work, strive for excellence, and anticipate guest needs.
• Proven ability to maintain professional working relationships with peers.
• Able to prioritize tasks in a complex and fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Trustworthy and self-directed in completing the core functions of the role.
• Sees tasks through to completion including follow-up on any identified issues.

Working Conditions

This type of culinary work is challenging and demanding.  Successful staff are intrinsically motivated by a passion for food service and creating memorable experiences with our guests.

Work Environment:

• This job is in a remote area of British Columbia. Employees are required to find their own way to and from the lodge or helicopter staging area for work shifts.
• Able to lift, carry, or otherwise move and position a minimum of 20 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Manual dexterity to operate a computer and other common office equipment on a constant basis.
• Able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays based on the needs of the business.
• CMH is committed to developing a rich culture, a diverse workforce, and a healthy work environment in which every employee is treated fairly and respected. Each employee will contribute to the company's success while also having the opportunity to achieve their full potential as individuals.

Other Duties as Assigned

This position description is an overview of the scope of responsibilities for the role described above.  With the evolution of CMH, the responsibilities of this position may change, as may the details that are associated with many of the tasks. During these times of change, this position requires the flexibility and willingness to accept new responsibilities and potentially transfer others.

Compensation

A competitive daily rate will be provided, along with 4% vacation pay and potential opportunities to heli-ski, as available. Further details will be discussed in a personal interview.

Benefits and Perks:

• Medical and dental benefit eligibility after 160 days worked.
• Food and accommodation provided while on work shifts.

**CMH is an equal opportunity employer**