Joining us means you will be part of an extraordinary and exciting company! You’re a key team player reporting to your District Chefs and collaborating closely with the rest of your restaurants teams. You take pride in your food and inspire the menu. You lead the culinary teams professionally and maintain a sophisticated sense of composure under pressure.  You’ll maintain our sought after set of systems and procedures and contribute to positive innovation. You’ll bring professional, enthusiastic ownership to the menu each day; and contribute in setting our restaurants apart while assisting the FOH team to create a rave worthy guest experience!

What's in it for you:

• Competitive salary
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal days
• Gratuity sharing
• Health, Dental and Visions benefits with Enhanced Mental Health Coverage
• Discounted gym membership and Employee Assistance Program
• Group Life & Disability Insurance
• Management Uniform/ Clothing Reimbursement
• Monthly dining allowance for all O&B and Freehand locations
• 50% Dining Discount for all O&B and Freehand locations
• RRSP Matching
• Tuition Reimbursement
• O&B is one of Canada’s largest hospitality companies with many internal career opportunities. We have restaurants, foodF halls, and catering teams in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia.

Located in the historic Hudson’s Bay building in downtown Calgary, The Guild is open for all-day dining, drinks and private events. Spanning two floors and featuring one of Calgary’s largest patios, The Guild is a nod to the guildhalls of the past, which served as meeting places for artists and merchants!

Core Values:

• You are passionate and articulate about food and beverage 
• You value relentless innovation and kick-ass creativity
• You value positivity, honesty and respect 
• You aim to leave lasting, positive impressions on every guest through intelligent, enthusiastic and emotional service.
• You celebrate diversity and recognize that we are strongest when we apply the sum of our personal energies, our collective genius

THE DAY to DAY:

• You contribute to O&B’s values daily and inspire the team with your vision for the restaurant’s future.
• We are fanatical about cleanliness and a safe working environment and so are you
• You have a savvy business acumen and are experienced managing day-to-day financial operations of the venue including budgeting, forecasting, and food and labour costs
• You are brimming with ideas and create rave worthy menu offerings, including custom menus
• You appreciate consistency and accuracy of recipe development and maintaining the teams recipe book
• You inspire others with your ability to build and maintain relationships through proper  communication with FOH teams and staff alike
• You’re constantly in touch with vendors, observing menu/guest trends, as well as your staff making sure proper ordering, inventory and receiving procedures are met for the restaurants needs.
• You love to create a culture in your kitchen that revolves around the experience and enjoyment of food and cooking with FOH and BOH
• You’ll work side by side management and event planning teams to further develop the event space and its offerings
• You can oversee recruitment and selection, training and development initiatives as well as performance management and employee coaching
• You throw words of wisdom not dishes. You’re an ace when it comes to conflict resolution and problem solving skills

A minimum of five years of culinary leadership experience in a similar fine dining environment

• Post secondary education in Culinary Arts Management or similar
• Red Seal, Certified Chef de Cuisine designation Certification desirable
• Serve Safe Certification
• Strong business acumen
• Efficiency using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Self-starter, flexible and ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Human resources management skills such as:  recruitment, selection, training, performance management
• Strong leadership skills
• Time management skills

** We thank all applicants for their interest in Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants; however, only suitable candidates will be contacted to continue the application process. **

Oliver & Bonacini's Diversity Commitment 

At Oliver & Bonacini Hospitality, we are committed to treating every employee with dignity and respect. We strive to be fair and just, and create working environments where our employees can be at their best.