About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience. Work site environment: Wet/damp. Noisy. Odours. Hot. Cold/refrigerated. Work setting: Formal dining room. Staff accommodation available. Restaurant. Urban area. Willing to relocate. Central food commissary. Ranks of chefs: Head chef. Chef. Meat chef.
Tasks
- Maintain records of food costs, consumption, sales and inventory.
- Demonstrate new cooking techniques and new equipment to cooking staff.
- Supervise activities of specialist chefs, chefs, cooks and other kitchen workers.
- Create new recipes.
- Instruct cooks in preparation, cooking, garnishing and presentation of food.
- Supervise cooks and other kitchen staff.
- Prepare and cook food on a regular basis, or for special guests or functions.
- Prepare and cook meals or specialty foods.
- Requisition food and kitchen supplies.
- Plan menus and ensure food meets quality standards.
- Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances.
- Supervise activities of sous-chefs, specialist chefs, chefs and cooks.
- Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food.
- Supervision: 5-10 people.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Safe Food Handling certificate.
- Food Safety Certificate.
- Cuisine specialties: Vegetarian.
- Vietnamese cuisine.
- Gluten-free.
- Vegan.
- Food specialties: Meat, poultry and game.
- Stocks, soups and sauces.
- Vegetables, fruits, nuts and mushrooms.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- Public transportation is available.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Own tools/equipment: Cellular phone.
- Personal suitability: Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Experience: 5 years or more.
- Employment terms options: On call.
- To be determined.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
- Financial benefits: Commission.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- On-site housing options.
- Parking available.
- Support for persons with disabilities: Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities . Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
- Support for newcomers and refugees: Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) . Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Support for Indigenous people: Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers . Supports for visible minorities: Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.