Culinary Director - The Wickaninnish Inn
$100,000–$100,000 year
On-siteTofino, British Columbia, Canada
Job Summary
Oversee and actively participate in food creation, menu planning, production, and presentation for The Pointe Restaurant, On the Rocks Bar, Driftwood Café, Special Events, and Room Service. Lead the culinary brigade as a hands-on chef, providing support, guidance, and developmental opportunities while ensuring the highest standards of culinary excellence, safety, and commercial hygiene. Manage budgetary oversight including monthly financials, labor allocation, purchasing, and revenue forecasting, alongside inventory stewardship, ordering, and kitchen organization. Coach and mentor team members to promote best practices, while developing future culinary and restaurant leaders. In the second year, expand responsibilities to include front-of-house service operations, working with the Restaurant Manager to build a cohesive Food & Beverage team. Commit to a minimum three-year tenure as an active member of the Inn's senior management team, contributing to strategic decisions that align with Relais & Châteaux, AAA, Forbes, and Michelin standards.
Required Qualifications
- Have a desire to exceed Relais & Châteaux, AAA 4 & 5 Diamond and Forbes Standards.
- Inspire – teach others how to do it.
- Support – listen, be visible and be present.
- Lead – repeat steps 1 - 2.
- Oversee and be actively involved in food creation, menu planning, production and presentation of items for The Pointe Restaurant, On the Rocks Bar, Driftwood Café, Special Events, and Room Service.
- Support the Chef de Cuisine and Pastry Chef, who will take the lead on cuisine development, daily operations, human resources and administration of the kitchen, allowing the Culinary Director to focus on strategic and future planning and have the capacity to forward-focus on front-of-house operations and service.
- Together with the Culinary Leadership team, be responsible for all aspects of the daily operation of the kitchen, ensuring the highest level of culinary excellence.
- Personally uphold and ensure the brigade maintains the highest level of culinary excellence, safety, and commercial hygiene, adhering to all standards, procedures and protocols.
- Ensure the team has the tools and products they need to be successful: ordering, inventory, equipment, and maintenance of a safe, sanitary, and healthy working environment.
- Develop our Culinary Leaders and in time, the Restaurant Leaders.
- Coach and mentor team members; promote best practices with a calm and level demeanor.
- Budgetary oversight and approval, including monthly financials, labor allocation, expenses and purchasing, and revenue forecasting.
- Stewardship of inventories, ordering and kitchen organization.
- Push the paper; scheduling, payroll, budgeting, training and development, performance evaluations.
- Be an active member of the Inn's Management team and participate in strategic decision-making pertaining to the overall direction of the Wickaninnish Inn.
- Have the ability to make a minimum 3-year commitment to this position.
- Endless passion for their craft, love food and love of fresh ingredients.
- Exemplary guest service skills and a demonstrated willingness to exceed guest expectations.
- Proven leadership and excellent communication skills.
- Previous experience in a similar role at a fine-dining or comparable establishment.
- A professional demeanor in all aspects of communication and composure.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
- Superior organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to multi-task in a high- pressure, fast-moving environment.
- Superb time management and organizational skills.
- A positive and proactive approach and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Creativity and innovation, with the ability to adjust style to suit specific guest requests.
- A finger on the pulse of current culinary and F&B trends, and techniques, and a commitment to continual education and expanding their knowledge base.
- Valid FoodSafe Certification.
Desired Qualifications
- A Journeyman/Red Seal Certification an asset.
- A desire to contribute exciting and creative ideas towards the ongoing improvement of the kitchen, the restaurant and the Wickaninnish Inn as a whole, as a member of the Senior Management Team.
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