District Chef - Braven,Kindred,Lobby Bar Job Edmonton area,Alberta Canada,Restaurant/Food Service

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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 of purchasing, ordering, receiving, inventory, and supplier relationships to ensure quality, consistency, and cost effectiveness.

Builds strong relationships with suppliers and partners to ensure access to high-quality ingredients and products.

Leads and supports the recruitment, selection, onboarding, training, development, and performance management of culinary leadership and team members.

Creates a culture of accountability, collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement within the culinary team.

Identifies and develops high-potential culinary talent, creating opportunities for career growth and succession planning.

Ensures consistent execution of recipes, culinary standards, portioning, presentation, and food quality across all areas of the operation.

Partners with the General Manager and leadership team on business planning, forecasting, operational initiatives, and opportunities to grow the business.

Works closely with Front of House leadership to respond to guest feedback and continuously enhance the overall dining experience.

Acts as a culinary ambassador for the…

District Chef - Braven, Kindred, Lobby Bar