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About the Role
The Sommelier articulates and drives the wine vision to delight guests and inspire the front of house team. This role involves guest interaction, sharing food knowledge, and assisting with restaurant operations including staffing, cost controls, training, budgeting, and floor management during service, all while ensuring emotional service and culinary excellence.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the overall wine vision
- Management of wine inventory & costing
- Lead staff training and development in wine service, food pairings, and service excellence
- Assist guests with beverage selections, guiding them through the wine program
- Work with the Chef de Cuisine to create inspiring wine and food pairings
- Stay informed of industry trends and product innovation
- Develop relationships with suppliers and external networks by attending tastings and industry events
- Perform opening, mid, and closing manager responsibilities
- Other duties as required
Requirements
- 5 years experience in the hospitality industry, preferably in a fine dining restaurant, as a sommelier
- Minimum CMS Certified or equivalent
- Passion for food, wine and culinary excellence
- Strong business and financial acumen
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage a large and variable work load, ensuring timely and accurate completion of assigned work, while managing staff
- Shift Work for opens, mids, closes, weekends including Sundays, and holidays
- Will work both ALC lunch & dinner services and private events
- Legally eligible to work in Canada
Skills
- Wine vision
- Wine inventory management
- Costing
- Staff training and development
- Wine service
- Food pairings
- Service excellence
- Guest assistance
- Beverage selection
- Wine program guidance
- Industry trend awareness
- Product innovation
- Supplier relationship development
- Manager responsibilities
- Business acumen
- Financial acumen
- Organizational skills
- Workload management
- Staff management
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 5 years
Education Level
- Post-secondary diploma/degree in Business or Hospitality is an asset
Salary/Compensations
- CAD 55,000 - CAD 65,000 yearly + gratuities
Benefits
- Shared gratuities
- Paid vacation, sick, and personal day
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, including enhanced mental health coverage
- Dining allowance/ Clothing allowance
- Discounted gym membership
- Access to 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
- Professional development fund
About the Company
- Canoe is part of the Oliver & Bonacini family, a Canadian culinary icon offering refined dining with breathtaking views.
- Celebrated for dishes crafted from the finest local ingredients, Canoe embodies the pinnacle of Canadian cuisine.
- Joining Canoe means becoming part of a storied legacy, serving guests with pride, passion, and unwavering attention to excellence.
- Oliver & Bonacini is one of Canada’s leading hospitality companies with exciting internal career opportunities.
Equal Opportunity
- Oliver & Bonacini is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process.
- We value and embrace diversity in all forms and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
- Our recruitment practices are designed to ensure fairness, equity, and opportunity for every candidate.