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Kosmos Restaurant & Lounge; City of Leduc; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local restaurant in Alberta is seeking an experienced Kitchen Supervisor to oversee staff, create new recipes, and manage kitchen operations. Responsibilities include preparing complete meals for events, training staff, and ensuring food safety. Ideal candidates will have at least 2 years of culinary experience, a relevant diploma, and a Safe Food Handling certificate. The position requires on-site work with no remote options.

Benefits

Free parking available

On-site recreation and activities

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in a kitchen or culinary environment.
• Ability to manage kitchen staff and supervise cooking operations.
• Certifications in food safety and handling are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Create new recipes and instruct cooks.
• Prepare and cook complete meals and specialty foods.
• Supervise kitchen staff and prepare meals for special events.
• Train staff in food preparation and handling.

Skills

Leadership

Dependability

Flexibility

Initiative

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Tools

Safe Food Handling certificate

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Work Location

On site. Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Create new recipes
• Instruct cooks in preparation, cooking, garnishing and presentation of food
• Prepare and cook complete meals and specialty foods for events such as banquets
• 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
• Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances
• Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food

Credentials

• Safe Food Handling certificate

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail

Personal Suitability

• Leadership
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site recreation and activities

Employment Groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

• Support for persons with disabilities
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
• Support for newcomers and refugees
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Support for youths
  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
• Support for Veterans
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
• Support for Indigenous people
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
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• Support for mature workers
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Supports for visible minorities
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)