About Us: We’re thrilled to be staffing for the spring/summer season and beyond at Autostrada Hospitality, in the beautiful oceanside community of Britannia Beach. Inspired by the bounty of the West Coast, our culinary focus is in showcasing local ingredients in elevated coastal cuisine.
At Autostrada, we are proud members of Vancouver’s dynamic restaurant scene, known for our flagship Autostrada Osteria – Vancouver House. Recently we opened Autostrada Oyster Bar and Grill - Britannia Beach.Our success is driven by a team of talented, passionate professionals who are committed to delivering outstanding food, thoughtful service, and exceptional wine and cocktails.
The Opportunity:
We’re building a team grounded in passion, integrity, and hospitality. At Autostrada, we believe our greatest asset is our people, and we’re committed to creating a workplace where exceptional individuals thrive.
We are hiring Sous Chefs with Two or more years of restaurant experience is preferred. We are excited to welcome candidates with a willingness to learn, a great attitude, and a passion for the guest experience.
If you’re someone who values teamwork, brings energy to every shift, and takes pride in creating memorable guest experiences, we’d love to meet you.
What you will do
· Produce high-quality food helping to deliver a menu that reflects local and fresh.
· Assist with ensuring food service is compliant with Food Safety and health regulations,
· Oversee proper cleaning and sanitation of work area and all related kitchen equipment
· Help to plan, assign and direct work of kitchen staff,
· Provide training and on-going performance management for all kitchen team members using the review templates
· Help to maintain and update training manuals for job specific training, lift training, chemical training, food safety, kitchen equipment
· Provide annual operating budget recommendations offering suggestions and creative ideas to improve the kitchen’s performance
· Help to monitor and manage costs through portion and waste control, inventory management, and labour control to ensure goals are met or exceeded
· Ordering product and effectively managing inventory
· Assisting the Head Chef in all of their specific duties and assume that role in their absence
· Support and collaborate with the FOH team to achieve service recoveries and service enhancements in a professional and efficient manner,
· Communicate effectively between shifts and with FOH Supervisors
· Be able to use opentable, toast, margin edge, google drive, excel
· Food safe level 1
· Other duties as assigned as needed
What You Bring to Our Team
- Outstanding service skills and a desire to help others…’what’s best for the rest’,
- Sound management and leadership skills
- Optimistic and positive approach to leading staff and handling problems,
- Set and maintain a professional clean workspace,
- Passion for fresh food and scratch cooking, be inspired by locally grown ingredients and supporting local businesses,
- Familiarity with industry’s best practices,
- Ability to prepare and administer department budgets within company guidelines,
- Willingness to work a variety of shifts including weekends, evenings and stat holidays when necessary, particularly during peak season (May - September)
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Seasonal
Benefits:
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Britannia Beach, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Language:
Work Location: In person
Pay: From $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
