The Chef de Cuisine is responsible for supporting the Executive Chef in managing the daily operations of the kitchen\. This role includes overseeing the kitchen brigade’s performance, ensuring excellent guest and Team Member experiences, managing food costs, and supervising all kitchen areas, including the hot line, cold line, pastry, second shift, dish, expo, and administrative duties\. **Summary of Responsibilities:** + Provide strong leadership to the kitchen staff, creating a positive and collaborative work environment\. + Work alongside the Executive Sous Chef to delegate tasks, manage work schedules, and ensure a smooth workflow\. + Collaborate with the Executive Chef to implement kitchen policies, procedures, and staff training\. + Train and mentor kitchen staff, ensuring continuous skill development\. + Work with the Executive Sous Chef to develop training programs and workshops\. + Identify areas for improvement in staff performance and implement necessary training\. + Maintain consistency in the quality of dishes\. + Design and create innovative, high\-quality menus that align with the hotel’s culinary standards\. + Ensure menu coherence and complementarity across all outlets in collaboration with the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef\. + Conduct regular tastings and inspections to ensure consistency in dish quality\. + Monitor inventory levels, coordinate with the purchasing department, and manage kitchen expenses, including food and labor costs\. + Work with other departments \(front\-of\-house, event planning, and purchasing\) to ensure seamless operations\. + Align kitchen activities with the overall vision and goals of the hotel, in collaboration with the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef\. + Ensure compliance with food hygiene and health and safety standards\. **Additional essential requirements:** The Chef de Cuisine serving Hilton brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members\. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow: + Previous experience as a Sous Chef or Chef de Cuisine + Creative approach to food preparation + Strong supervisory and leadership skills\. + Effective interpersonal and communication skills\. + Commitment to delivering high quality food and exceptional customer service\. + Excellent grooming standards\. + Excellent planning, organizing, and problem\-solving skills\. + Ability to work various shifts, including weekends, days, afternoons, and evenings\. It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions: + Proficiency with MS Office + Experience with scheduling, payroll, and budgeting\. + Previous experience working in a union environment\. **What will it be like to work for Hilton?** Since being founded in 1919, Hilton Worldwide has been a leader in the hospitality industry\. Today, Hilton Worldwide remains a beacon of innovation, quality, and success\. This continued leadership is the result of our Team Members staying true to our Vision, Mission, and Values\. Specifically, we look for demonstration of these Values: **H Hospitality** \- We're passionate about delivering exceptional guest experiences\. **I Integrity** \- We do the right thing, all the time\. **L Leadership** \- We're leaders in our industry and in our communities\. **T Teamwork** \- We're team players in everything we do\. **O Ownership** \- We're the owners of our actions and decisions\. **N Now** \- We operate with a sense of urgency and discipline In addition, we look for the demonstration of the following key attributes in our Team Members: + Living the Values + Quality + Productivity + Dependability + Customer Focus + Teamwork + Adaptability **What benefits will I receive?** You will be offered a competitive benefits package\. As a team member, you will also become eligible to receive discounts on products and services offered by Hilton Worldwide and its partners\. We look forward to explaining in detail the range of excellent benefits that you would expect from a global hotel organization like Hilton Worldwide\. **ACCESSIBILITY** Hilton Hotels and Resorts are committed to providing equality of services, and access to facilities for all our guests\. For more information on this hotel’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act \(AODA\) policy and plan please contact the hotel at AODA\_Hiltons\_In\_Canada@hilton\.com or call 1\-844\-217\-AODA\. **Job:** _Culinary_ **Title:** _Chef de Cuisine_ **Location:** _null_ **Requisition ID:** _HOT0BCBN_ **EOE/AA/Disabled/Veterans**