Chef Manager / Food Service Director

Victoria, BC Description SAGE Dining Services Canada is always expanding and seeks talented HANDS-ON Chef Managers/Food Service Directors for a beautiful private boarding and day schools in scenic Victoria, BC. Our client and their vibrant communities enjoy our food service teams. We seek dynamic leaders who take pride in wowing the community with pop-up fun events, spectacular catering experiences and the best guest experiences. We wow them not just at the fancy catering events that we execute, but at every opportunity! Our managers design and produce menus, plan and execute catering events, manage ordering, inventory, and our amazing kitchen teams. Our best managers are as skilled in front of the house presentation and theatrics as they are in the kitchen. If you love current food trends, real food and are dedicated to the guest experience, we want to talk to you....and oh yeah....we offer opportunities that are typically more life-friendly than the restaurant world. We promote from within, (60% of our managers are promoted from within) when possible, have a collaborative culture and we work hard to make our client communities elated. This is a year-round salaried position. Our best candidate is a true culinarian, who will work hands-on in the kitchen, when needed, will lead the diverse team of motivated individuals, and will wow our client community with creative, fun and fabulous food. Pay Type $85,000 Salary Time Commitment Full Time What You'll Get

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Collaborative environment.
• Emphasis on training and development.
• Opportunities for advancement.
• Mission based company with values you trust.
• Appreciative community.
• Tremendous amount of resources and tools at your fingertips.

What You'll Do

• Demonstrate exemplary customer service skills and develop client relationships.
• Hire, mentor, and train Team Members in a positive environment.
• Create menus for daily meal service as well as for a variety of catering events.
• Manage merchandising.
• Deliver fabulous catering results every time.
• Communicate clearly, professionally, and effectively.
• Deliver budgeted financial results.
• Manage ordering and inventory.
• Develop strong client and customer relationships.

What You'll Need

• Strong leadership abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a food service operation in a financially responsible manner.
• Outstanding customer service skills and ability to develop client relationships.
• Substantial culinary knowledge: trends, techniques, and processes.
• Proven ability to hire, train, evaluate, and manage people.
• Minimum five years food service management experience.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills.