District Chef - Braven, Kindred, Lobby Bar

• Full-time
• Compensation: CAD 100 - CAD 120 - yearly

Lead the Culinary Experience at JW Marriott Edmonton!

We’re looking for an inspiring culinary leader to oversee the culinary operations across JW Marriott Edmonton
, including Braven
, Kindred
, and the Lobby Bar
.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead multiple culinary teams, elevate guest experiences, drive operational excellence, and bring your creativity and passion for food to one of Edmonton’s premier hospitality destinations.

If you’re a seasoned culinary leader who thrives in a dynamic, multi-outlet environment and is ready to make your mark,
we’d love to hear from you.

What's in it for you?

• Shared gratuities
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal day
• Dining allowance/ Clothing allowance
• Discounted gym membership
• Access to our employee assistance program
• Group life and disability insurance
• 50% dining discount at all O&B restaurants for you and up to three guests
• RRSP matching
• Employee referral program
• Join one of Canada’s leading hospitality companies, where a wide range of exciting internal career opportunities await!

The Executive Chef is responsible for providing strategic culinary leadership and direction across the operation, ensuring the highest standards of food quality, creativity, consistency, and execution. As the senior culinary leader, this role oversees and supports the Chef de Cuisine and culinary leadership team, driving the overall culinary vision while ensuring the business delivers an exceptional guest experience.

The Executive Chef balances creativity with strong business acumen, using thoughtful menu development, financial management, labour optimization, and operational discipline to drive the success of the culinary operation. They are responsible for building and developing high-performing culinary teams, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability, and ensuring O&B’s culinary standards, values, and philosophy are consistently represented.

Working closely with the General Manager, Front of House leadership, and broader O&B leadership team, the Executive Chef plays a key role in shaping the direction of the business and identifying opportunities to continuously elevate the guest experience, culinary offering, and financial performance.

The day to day:

• Provides overall culinary leadership, direction, and vision for the business, ensuring the culinary offering reflects O&B’s standards, values, and commitment to excellence.
• Leads, mentors, and develops the Chef de Cuisine and broader culinary leadership team, providing clear expectations, coaching, feedback, and ongoing support.
• Partners with the Chef de Cuisine to ensure the successful day-to-day operation of the kitchen, maintaining the highest standards of food quality, consistency, organization, cleanliness, and execution.
• Establishes culinary priorities and long-term strategies that support the overall business plan and financial objectives.
• Oversees menu development and evolution, ensuring offerings are creative, relevant, commercially successful, and aligned with the restaurant’s identity and guest expectations.
• Collaborates with the Chef de Cuisine and Front of House leadership to ensure a seamless connection between culinary execution and the overall guest experience.
• Maintains accountability for culinary financial performance, including food cost, labour cost, purchasing, inventory, waste management, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Reviews financial results and operational reporting regularly, identifying opportunities to improve profitability, productivity, and efficiency.
• Develops and implements systems and processes that maximize kitchen productivity while maintaining O&B’s standards of quality and craftsmanship.
• Provides oversight…