About this role
Education: Other trades certificate or diploma.
Tasks
- Requisition food and kitchen supplies.
- Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances.
- Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food.
- Recruit and hire staff.
- Maintain records of food costs, consumption, sales and inventory.
- Create new recipes.
- Analyze operating costs and other data.
- Leading/instructing individuals.
- Plan and direct food preparation and cooking activities of several restaurants.
- Plan menus and ensure food meets quality standards.
- Supervise activities of sous-chefs, specialist chefs, chefs and cooks.
- Arrange for equipment purchases and repairs.
- Consult with clients regarding weddings, banquets and specialty functions.
- Demonstrate new cooking techniques and new equipment to cooking staff.
- Prepare and cook complete meals and specialty foods for events such as banquets.
- 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.
- Estimate labour costs.
- Estimate amount and costs of supplies and food items.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Cook Trade Certification.
- Cook Red Seal Certificate.
- Safe Food Handling certificate.
- Food Safety Certificate.
- First Aid Certificate.
- Specialization or experience: Specialized environmental skills and knowledge.
- Security and safety: Bondable.
- Criminal record check.
- Transportation/travel information: Own transportation.
- Public transportation is available.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Attention to detail.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Physically demanding.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Personal suitability: Dependability.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Leadership.
- 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?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Shift.
- Morning.
- Experience: 5 years or more.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Health benefits: Health care plan.