2nd Cook

Kaizen Lab Inc.; Tofino; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff accommodation

Housing bonus

Free hotel nights

Education fund

Employee discounts

Job summary

ROAR, located in Hotel Zed in Tofino, is seeking a full-time 2nd Cook to support the culinary team and ensure high-quality, consistent dishes. You’ll work closely with chefs to maintain recipe accuracy, portion control, and plating standards in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes food safety, timely execution, and teamwork, with benefits including staff housing, hotel stays, and growth opportunities within Accent Inns BC family.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years culinary experience in a full-service restaurant (asset).
• Dessert or baking experience is an asset but not required.
• Food Safe BC certificate.

Responsibilities

• Managing food quality, portion control and plate presentation through 100% recipe adherence.
• Compliancy with all safe food handling, Health & Safety and Food Safe BC requirements.
• Complete understanding of FIFO and product yield.
• Following standards of cleanliness, timing, organization, production, food quality, and consistency through completion of operational checklists.
• Maintaining the work area, including all countertops, utensils, equipment, and refrigeration in a clean and sanitary condition in accordance with Health & Safety regulations.
• Ensure all products are prepared, held, and served at correct temperatures and correct visual appearance.

Skills

Culinary experience

Food safety

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Culinary degree

Job description

ROAR

WhoAre We?

ROARis Tofino's favorite live fire restaurant and bar that makes every mealfeel as relaxing and fun as a roaring beach fire. Right now, we are turning upthe heat on our huntfor a full-time2nd Cook.

Locatedin the swanky Hotel Zed, ROAR is the first restaurant by Accent Inns Inc! We'rea family-owned, BC-based hospitality company that LEADS WITH LOVE and ournumber one metric as a company is the happiness of our staff, who we call ourFam-Jam cause we are like family.

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

• Have Fun
• Make Everything Better
• Have Each Other's
Backs
• BeReal

Herewe want our staff to feel well taken of by us and by one another. That's who weare!

Benefits & Work Perks

We pay 100% of medical and dental PLUS you get free mental health benefits. We alsohave a bunch of Work Perks just for you:

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

Andthese are just a few!

What You'll Do

As a 2nd Cook you rock theexecution of all food menu items accurately, efficiently and consistently. Youwork cohesively with the culinary team to make sure the food coming out of thekitchen is exactly what it should be.

• Managing food quality, portion control andplate presentation through 100% recipe adherence
• Compliancy with all safe food handling, Health& Safety and Food Safe BC requirements
• Complete understanding of F.I.F.O. and productyield
• Following standards of cleanliness, timing,organization, production, food quality, and consistency through completion ofoperational checklists
• Maintaining the work area, including allcounter tops, utensils, equipment, and refrigeration in a clean and sanitarycondition in accordance with Health & Safety regulations
• Ensure all products are prepared, held, andserved at correct temperatures and correct visual appearance

Who You Are

• You'reenthusiastic, your energy is infectious and keeps the whole team motivated
• Organizationis your Zen. You can effectively move between tasks and prioritizeappropriately between execution, operational tasks, and cleanliness
• Youknow communication keeps everything running smoothly. You provide regular andrelevant information on cleanliness and equipment maintenance
• Mostimportantly, positivity is part of your DNA and you enjoy sharing yourpositivity with our fun-loving team
• Preferencegiven to local candidates

Job Requirements

• 1-2 years culinaryexperience in a full-service restaurant is an asset
• Experience with dessert or baking is an asset but not required
• Must be innovative, detailoriented and quality driven
• Must be responsible, able to takeinitiative, maintain supervision in a fast-paced high-energy environment
• Creative, energetic, with goodinterpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work flexible hoursincluding mornings, days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays
• Culinary degree or diplomaconsidered an asset but not required
• Food Safe BC certificate

WeWanna Hear You ROAR

Ifthis sounds like the job for you, write a note about why you want to work with us!

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