Cook

Description

This is a pivotal role within our team and the candidate will be looking for growth opportunities while being passionate about food. Cooks provide an outstanding experience for our guests by ensuring food is portioned, tasty, and presented in a visually appealing way that meets the needs and expectations of our guests. This is a physically demanding position that requires manual labour and standing for long periods of time in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Functions

Provide excellent guest service
Ability to read and interpret cooking reference materials including recipes
Working on the line in a fast-paced kitchen environment
Working shifts to execute our Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner menus depending on location
Prepping, cooking, and serving of meals, daily specials, and catered events
Clean and prepare all types of food, using proper equipment, techniques, and portion size
Identify, label, date, and store meats, poultry, seafood, pasta, starches, dairy products
Able to work on both line style as well as some guest facing buffet service
Maintain food safety/HACCP logs (i.e. fridge & freezer Temps) and record food wastage
Maintain general cleanliness of kitchen, equipment, and dishes
Leading a team when necessary
Other duties as assigned

Experience/Requirements

Basic cooking knowledge is an asset
Experience working with fresh ingredients and creating meals from scratch in a fast-paced environment
Ability to lift (10kg.), pull & push heavy loads & be exposed to extreme temperatures
Energetic and self-motivated
Excellent communication, time management and teamwork skills
Able to use specialized kitchen equipment and interpret recipes
Safety and WHMIS training is an asset
Their Food Safety Handlers Certificate considered and asset
Culinary: 1 year (preferred)

This position includes a multi-area ski pass to Sunshine Village & other resorts, a staff event calendar for experiencing the Rockies, and free transportation from Banff and Canmore to Sunshine.