NEW: Opening December 2026, Dakota Dunes Thermal Spa
Dakota Dunes Thermal Spa is a world-class destination featuring our NEW one of a kind INDIGENOUS themed THERMAL WATERS SPA that features expansive thermal waters, spa rituals, day spa services, and inspired food & beverage offerings. Our mission is to create an unforgettable guest journey that nurtures wellbeing, connection, and renewal.
Position Overview
The Senior Sous Chef / Sous Chef supports the Executive Chef in overseeing daily kitchen operations and ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality food and exceptional guest experiences. This position provides leadership to the culinary team, supervises food preparation and service, and helps maintain standards for food quality, presentation, safety, cleanliness, and cost control.
The Senior Sous Chef / Sous Chef assumes responsibility for kitchen operations in the absence of the Executive Chef for the Prairie Rose Kitchen and Red Willow Café.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise daily preparation and service, assign stations, coordinate breaks, and maintain production priorities.
- Ensure recipes, portion sizes, plating, temperatures, and presentation standards are followed.
- Coach cooks in technique, organization, food safety, speed, and consistency.
- Monitor reservations, group requirements, grab-and-go demand at Red Willow Café, and special dietary needs, and adjust production accordingly.
- Inspect food storage, labelling, rotation, cooling, reheating, sanitation, and allergen controls.
- Coordinate with front-of-house leadership to resolve service timing or quality concerns.
- Assist with ordering, receiving, inventories, par levels, transfers, waste tracking, and food-cost control.
- Monitor portioning, yields, spoilage, overproduction, and staff meals according to policy.
- Ensure deliveries meet quality, quantity, temperature, and specification requirements.
- Support menu specials, season offerings, wellness-focused dishes, and culinary events.
- Respond constructively to guest feedback and remake or correct items promptly when required.
- Help maintain a calm, organized kitchen that supports consistent guest experiences during peak periods.
- Assist with recipe testing, menu development, costing, equipment setup, inventories, and supplier evaluations.
- Assist with development and execution of prep lists, production standards, kitchen SOPs, cleaning schedules, and food safety procedures.
- Participate in mock services and rehearsals to refine timing, communication, and kitchen flow.
- Assist with staffing and training of Cooks and Stewards.
Qualifications
- Culinary diploma, Red Seal certification, or equivalent culinary training and experience required.
- Several years of progressive culinary experience in a restaurant, hotel, resort, or food service environment.
- Previous leadership or supervisory experience is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of food preparation, cooking techniques, and kitchen operations.
- Thorough knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices.
- Proven problem solving and teamwork skills.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Serve It Right Saskatchewan (SIRS) certification is preferred.
- Safe Food Handling Certification is an asset.
- WHMIS certification is preferred.
- First Aide and CPR certification is an asset.
- Minimum 19 years of age.
- Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts as required.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
- Performance-based incentive program.
- Comprehensive health benefits and employee discounts.
- Professional development and advancement opportunities.
Join Our Team
Applicants must currently reside in the Saskatoon area; relocation may be considered from within Canada. If you are an inspiring leader ready to open and lead a premier destination spa experience, we invite you to apply online today.
