Chef

Caramba Restaurant; Victoria; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Caramba Restaurant in Victoria, BC, is seeking a kitchen team member to support daily cooking, menu planning, and event catering. The role emphasizes maintaining inventory, preparing diverse dishes, and ensuring dietary needs are met for guests.

The ideal candidate has 1–2 years of kitchen experience, strong English communication, and a high school graduation certificate or equivalent. This is an on-site position at our restaurant.

Qualifications

• English language required.
• Secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent experience.
• 1 year to less than 2 years of kitchen experience.
• On-site work at the restaurant.

Responsibilities

• Maintain records of food costs, consumption, sales and inventory.
• Demonstrate new cooking techniques and new equipment to cooking staff.
• Create new recipes.
• Prepare and cook complete meals and specialty foods for events such as banquets.
• Prepare and cook food on a regular basis, or for special guests or functions.
• Prepare and cook meals or specialty foods.
• Plan and direct food preparation and cooking activities of several restaurants.
• Plan menus and ensure food meets quality standards.
• Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances.

Skills

Food preparation

Recipe creation

Menu planning

Kitchen sanitation

Staff training

Education

Secondary school diploma / high school graduation

Equivalent experience

Job description

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate


• or equivalent experience

EXPERIENCE

1 year to less than 2 years

ON SITE

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

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Maintain records of food costs, consumption, sales and inventory


• Demonstrate new cooking techniques and new equipment to cooking staff


• Create new recipes


• Prepare and cook complete meals and specialty foods for events such as banquets


• Prepare and cook food on a regular basis, or for special guests or functions


• Prepare and cook meals or specialty foods


• Plan and direct food preparation and cooking activities of several restaurants


• Plan menus and ensure food meets quality standards


• Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances