Join the Grafton Connor Team
With locations in Bedford and Halifax, we're looking for a versatile Sous Chef who is eager to grow their culinary and leadership skills in a fast-paced, structured kitchen environment.
If you're passionate about cooking, thrive under pressure, and are ready to take the next step in your career, this is your opportunity to join one of Halifax's leading food and beverage groups.
What We Offer
Our goal is to create a workplace where our Chefs, Cooks, and Managers can thrive through:
- Pride in their role and the company they work for
- Ongoing learning, mentorship, and career development
- A clear path for advancement
- An environment that encourages initiative, creativity, and ownership
- Strong relationships built on teamwork and respect
- Opportunities for both personal and professional growth
- A positive, supportive culture where hard work and having fun go hand in hand
We're Looking for Someone Who...
- Understands that hospitality means working evenings, weekends, and holidays when needed.
- Leads by example and believes success comes from effort, consistency, and accountability.
- Takes ownership and helps elevate the entire team.
- Stays calm, organized, and focused in a high-volume kitchen.
- Enjoys coaching and developing others.
- Has high standards for food quality, cleanliness, and execution.
- Is driven to build a long-term culinary career.
Sous Chef’s duties include:
- Training, mentoring and supervising your kitchen team to deliver consistent meals that meet restaurant standards
- Controlling food costs, inventory and purchasing
- Maintaining cleaning schedules, equipment checks and health and safety standards
- Fill in where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations
- Check and maintain proper food holding, temperature control points and safe food handling measures
Requirements:
- 3+ years previous experience as Line Cook, Sous Chef or Chef
- Post Secondary Education (or equivalent work experience)
- Proficient in verbal and written English
- Permitted to legally work in Canada; Citizen, Permanent Resident, Temporary Foreign Worker with valid work permit and SIN
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment while keeping a calm presence and maintaining your best judgement
- Ability to work flexible hours as needed, including weekends and holidays
How to apply:
- In person between 2-5pm The Esquire: 772 Bedford Hwy, Halifax, True North Diner 1658 Bedford Hwy, Bedford
- [email protected]; [email protected]
- https://www.graftonconnor.com/careers
If you're ready to challenge yourself, grow as a leader, and be part of a company that invests in its people, we'd love to hear from you.
Success starts here.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00-$21.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 – 48.0 per week
Experience:
- Cooking: 5 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Food Safe, SafeCheck, Food Handler or equivalent (required)
Work Location: In person
