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Title posted on ZipRecruiter - Restaurant Sous Chef
Posted on May 23, 2025 by Employer details Golden Peaks Restaurant
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<h3>Job Description</h3><div>Job Description<div><p><strong>Sous-Chef - Golden Peaks Restaurant at Aurum Lodge</strong><br /><em>Nordegg / Abraham Lake, Alberta Rockies</em></p><p>Why This Role Is Different</p><p>Imagine starting your prep with a sunrise over turquoise Abraham Lake and finishing service under some of the clearest night skies in the Rockies. Golden Peaks Restaurant pairs award-worthy, contemporary fine dining cuisine with the warm, personal hospitality of a family-run mountain lodge. As our Sous-Chef, you'll shape menus that celebrate Alberta's wild places-think bison short rib glazed with local honey, spruce-tip beurre blanc, foraged berry gastriques-all served in a dining room where guests swap hiking tales by the fire.</p><p>What You'll Do</p><ul><li><p><strong>Lead the Line & Inspire the Team</strong> - Run smooth, high-touch dinner services for 30-40 covers, mentoring a tight-knit brigade of cooks and apprentices.</p></li><li><p><strong>Craft Seasonal Menus</strong> - Collaborate with the Executive Chef to design tasting menus that spotlight regional farms, ranches, and foragers.</p></li><li><p><strong>Drive Quality & Consistency</strong> - Own daily mise en place, ordering, inventory, and HACCP standards; your station is spotless and your plating photo-ready every night.</p></li><li><p><strong>Innovate & Educate</strong> - Host occasional chef's-table evenings and mini-workshops for guests curious about sourdough starters, foraging, or nose-to-tail butchery.</p></li><li><p><strong>Champion Sustainability</strong> - Reduce waste and build relationships with local producers along Highway 11 and the Icefields Parkway.</p></li></ul><p>What Makes You a Great Fit</p><ul><li><p>3+ years in fine-dining kitchens (mountain or resort experience a bonus).</p></li><li><p>You thrive on collaboration, calm leadership, and turning service challenges into teachable moments.</p></li><li><p>Knife skills so clean they'd make a Swiss watch jealous; plating that tells a story.</p></li><li><p>You're as excited about a 50-km radius carrot as you are about truffle oil-and you know when to use each.</p></li><li><p>Eligible to work in Canada and comfortable living in a remote, adventure-rich setting.</p></li></ul><p>Perks & Lifestyle</p><ul><li><p><strong>Competitive salary + share of gratuities</strong> (commensurate with experience).</p></li><li><p><strong>On-site staff accommodation</strong> at subsidized rate-wake up steps from the pass and the trailhead.</p></li><li><p><strong>Two consecutive days off</strong> to summit, paddle, or simply breathe alpine air.</p></li><li><p>Chef apron, staff meals at advantageous prices, and pro-deal discounts with local adventure outfitters.</p></li><li><p>Shoulder-season creative projects (recipe testing, pop-ups, community dinners).</p></li><li><p>Genuine career growth: the Exec Chef role here became available when our last Sous took it.</p></li></ul><p>Ready to Cook at Elevation?</p><p>Send your résumé and a brief note-tell us about the dish that best captures your culinary philosophy-to info<strong>@aurumlodge.com</strong> with the subject line <strong>"Sous-Chef - [Your Name]"</strong>. We review applications as they arrive and will begin interviews as soon as possible.</p></div></div>- LocationNordegg, AB
- Workplace information On site
- Salary$33.19HOUR hourly
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source ZipRecruiter #ce47ce58
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