Executive Chef - Mississauga, Canada - Verve Senior Living

Verve Senior Living

Verified Company

Mississauga, Canada

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Come join us and help make a difference in the lives of older adults As employees at a Verve Senior Living Retirement Residence, our primary goal is to help each person, have a great day, every day Our employees thrive on collaboration and have a passion for excellence, achieving multiple awards including the Order of Excellence in Quality, from Excellence Canada.

As part of our team, the things you do are key to helping us achieve our shared vision of helping seniors live longer, better.

Oh, and you'll also have a lot of fun doing it. Want to join us?

ACCOUNTABILITY OBJECTIVE

Provides leadership and direction to the culinary team to ensure the highest standards of food production, quality, taste, presentation and hygiene within the Shores of Port Credit, maximizing Colleague, Resident and Owner satisfaction.

Ensure guests experience the highest quality 5 star culinary standards.

BACKGROUND/QUALIFICATIONS

The following is considered mandatory for this position:

Drives results
has passion for food and strives to exceed expectations for culinary excellence with demonstrated understanding of international fine dining, wine and service standards commensurate the leading hotels in high profile cities in the world
Handson and is actively engaged in the running of The Shores of Port Credit food and beverage outlets
Used to working in a luxury Retirement Community or Hotel environment
Resident service people oriented with ability to put residents' needs first
Detail oriented strong organization skills, ability to prioritize workload, multitask in a calm manner, with exceptional attention to detail
Highly motivated selfstarter, self motivated with high levels of initiative and ability to motivate others through personal presence and personable, professional demeanor
Communication excellent communication skills, 100% fluent in English with added ability to be an effective role model in culinary standards of conduct and grooming
Creativity, decision making and problem solving responds promptly and reasonably when making decisions, ultimately ensuring successful problem resolution, seeks creative solutions to deliver high culinary standards
Safety Focus demonstrates safe work practices and looks for ways to minimize culinary injuries
Exceptional leadership inspires employee commitment, loyalty and motivation through progressive workplace practices that foster teamwork, open communication, safety, respect, sincerity, helpfulness, courtesy and humility
Coaches and mentors fosters a climate of continuous learning, growth and improvement, with a strong commitment to the career development of others
Emotional maturity internally proud, outwardly gracious and humble with demonstrated ability to maintain professional composure under pressure
Ethical conduct and responsibility sets a positive example and fulfills responsibilities with the highest integrity, ethics and professionalism.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Inspire a high level of creativity, personal commitment to service excellence and an emotional sense of gracious hospitality.
Be passionate about food trends and creativity both locally and internationally; current on industry practices, provide creative input to food strategies and establish food tasting sessions.
Participate in recruitment, manage Colleagues and effectively coach, train, motivate, communicate, recognize, schedule, provide performance feedback, maintain high levels of team spirit and conduct performance correction, if required.
Manage the daytoday culinary operation through handson personal involvement.
Effectively manage labour and food costs to budget.
Ensure reports are completed accurately and ontime, as required. Maintain strict adherence to Food Safe and HACCP programs, ensuring cleanliness of all kitchen and prep areas, personal hygiene standards for all food handlers and monthly Hygiene Audits.
Monitor exhaust hoods, stoves, ovens, salamanders, deep freezers, steamers, filters, boiling pans, bainmarie, hot and cold cabinets etc. and ensure they are spotless and cleaned daily.
Inspect for cleanliness, maintenance, presentation, and safety of the kitchen and ensure areas of deficiency are resolved to achieve service expectations.
Participate in communication efforts within the department, ensuring effective communication amongst Colleagues.
Monitor portion control, food quality, inventory, proper food storage, food freshness, departmental recycling and culinary labour costs.
Verify that received goods are according to hotel standards.
Undertake other ad hoc related responsibilities, as required.
Complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, and Workplace Hazardous Material Information System. This includes recognizing health and safety hazards, reporting incidents, fulfilling responsibilities under the applicable legislation, as well as participating in