1st Cook

Accent Inns; Tofino; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff accommodation on site

Housing bonus for locals with own home

Free hotel nights for staff

Discounts for friends & family

Mental health benefits included

Job summary

Accent Inns Inc. in Tofino, BC is hiring a full-time 1st Cook with Breakfast experience for ROAR, our live-fire restaurant. The role focuses on smooth operation, health and safety leadership, and delivering high-quality food to guests.

The position offers breakfast starts at 7am and a competitive hourly wage. The successful candidate will have 3–5 years of kitchen experience, breakfast availability, and a proactive team leadership mindset.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years culinary experience in a full-service restaurant.
• Breakfast experience and availability (7am starts).
• Live fire knowledge is an asset but not required.
• Innovative, detail oriented and quality driven.
• Responsible, able to take initiative in a fast-paced environment.
• Creative, energetic with good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours including mornings, days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.
• Food Safe BC certification considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Manage food quality, portion control and plate presentation with 100% recipe adherence.
• Support head Chef in culinary direction with specials and new menu ideas.
• Lead by example during the shift and coach team members.
• Train and coach new and existing staff.
• Assist kitchen leadership in labour and food cost control.
• Maintain cleanliness, organization, and timely production; ensure checklists are completed.
• Ensure proper food temperatures, appearance, and consistency.
• Accurately complete orders with high-quality results.

Skills

Organization

Communication

Enthusiasm

Positivity

Education

Culinary degree or diploma asset

Job description

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1st Cook

Tofino, BC Full-time $22.00-$24.00/hour

Who Are We?

ROAR is Tofino's new favorite live fire restaurant and bar that makes every meal feel as relaxing and fun as a roaring beach fire. Right now, we are turning up the heat on our hunt for a full-time 1st Cook with Breakfast experience and availability! Located in the swanky Hotel Zed, ROAR is the first restaurant by Accent Inns Inc! We're a family-owned, BC-based hospitality company that LEADS WITH LOVE and our number one metric as a company is the happiness of our staff, who we call our Fam-Jam cause we are like family.

Key to our success is living by our four Core Values everyday:

• Be Real
• Have Fun
• Make Everything Better
• Have Each Other's Backs

Here we want our staff to feel well taken of by us and by one another. That's who we are!

Benefits & Work Perks

We cover 100% of medical and dental premiums, PLUS you get free mental health benefits. We also have a bunch of Work Perks just for you:

• Staff accommodation available on site
• Housing bonus (additional $2/hour) available for locals with their own accommodation
• Free nights at any of our hotels + discounts for friends & family
• Live Your Best Life program to cover costs for any courses or lessons you're interested in (including post-secondary tuition or surf lessons!)
• Employee purchase program so you can get sweet deals on everything from electronics to linens

And these are just a few!

What You'll Do

As 1st Cook you'll be responsible for smooth execution, organization, and cooking of all food requirements at ROAR. The 1st Cook plays a key role in development and attention to Health and Safety practices and as such is role model, coach, leader, and ambassador. Key aspects of the role include:

• Manages food quality, portion control and plate presentation through 100% recipe adherence throughout the team
• Supports head Chef in culinary direction by providing specials and new menu ideas
• Lead by example throughout entire shift
• Train and coach new and existing employees
• Assist kitchen Leadership team in maintaining and improving Labour and Food Costs
• Supervise standards of cleanliness, timing, organization, production, food quality, and consistency through ensuring completion of operational checklists
• Monitors and leads by example in kitchen cleanliness
• Ensure all products are prepared, held, and served at correct temperatures and correct visual appearance
• Accurately complete all orders with uncompromising quality and consistency

Who You Are

• You're enthusiastic, your energy is infectious and keeps the whole team motivated
• Organization is your Zen. You can effectively move between tasks and prioritize appropriately between execution, operational tasks, and cleanliness
• You know communication keeps everything running smoothly. You provide regular and relevant information on cleanliness and equipment maintenance
• Most importantly, positivity is part of your DNA and you enjoy sharing your positivity with our fun-loving team
• Preference given to local candidates

Job Requirements

• 3 -5 years culinary experience in a full-service restaurant
• Breakfast experience and availability (7am starts)
• Live fire knowledge an asset but not required
• Must be innovative, detail oriented and quality driven
• Must be responsible, able to take initiative, maintain supervision in a fast-paced high-energy environment
• Creative, energetic, with good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work flexible hours including mornings, days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays
• Culinary degree or diploma considered an asset but not required
• Food Safe BC

Check out our awesome Fam-Jam site to learn more - https://joinourfamjam.com/