Cook

A&W Food Services of Canada; Surrey; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-food chain in Metro Vancouver seeks a Cook to be part of a dynamic team, ensuring high-quality food preparation and excellent guest service. Candidates should thrive in a fast-paced environment and be flexible with work hours. The role requires teamwork, effective communication, and adherence to health and safety standards. Join a company that values real ingredients and community impact.

Benefits

Flexible schedules

Valuable customer service skills

Competitive pay

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Capacity to handle stressful situations.
• Must be mentally alert for safety.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality food items to standard recipes.
• Ensure safety and cleanliness of the kitchen.
• Provide excellent guest service.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Teamwork

Effective communication skills

Guest service disposition

Job description

The Cook produces works in a fast-paced environment to produce high quality products that exceed our guests’ expectations on every visit. They are willing to learn and embrace change as they implement the innovation of A&W. The Cook cares for their guests first before anything else, delighting them with perfect food with natural ingredients and great taste. The Cook also ensures the safety and cleanliness of the kitchen and contributes to achieving high A&W operating standards for the will excel and find happiness in this job if you : Love good food – and get excited about preparing it in a fast-paced environment;Love learning – you’ll use online learning and hands-on training to know how to prepare perfect food to standard recipes or customized for guests;Embrace change – and get excited to implement new innovation from A&W;Value flexibility – this includes availability to work flexible hours like early mornings, evenings, weekends, nights, and / or holidays;Love working in a team – and together as partners to get the job done in a dynamic, fast food environment.

QualificationsAbilities :

• Multi-tasking
• Working as a team
• Effective communication skills
• Guest service disposition

Working Conditions :

• Working in a fast-paced environment
• Working in a diverse environment with many different personalities and attitudes
• Working together as partners, as a cohesive unit with co-workers
• Working with hot products and equipment
• Working with cleaning materials and chemicals
• Working in a noisy environment
• Working with sharp objects (knives, slicers, of portable or step ladder may be required)

Physical Requirements :

• This position requires the employee to stand for an extended period of time (up to 8 hours)
• Occasionally must lift heavy boxes when dealing with product inventory (max 50 in repetitive tasks such as preparing / assembling orders and products and regular cleaning of restaurant facility)
• Must always be mentally alert to ensure the safety of yourself, co-workers, and guests at all times
• Maintaining good personal hygiene and appropriate uniform
• Having the capacity to handle stressful situations

Why work at A&W?

We pride ourselves in using real, naturally-sourced, and delicious ingredients in everything we ’re all about doing the right thing, even if it’s not the easy thing. From animal welfare, environmental impact, the food we serve, the people we employ, and the communities we call home, we’re always striving to take the high road, no matter how challenging it know you’ve got a life outside of work. That’s why we offer flexible schedules so you can work as much or as little as you ’ll gain the skills that pay the bills. A career with us will give you great communication skills, valuable customer service prowess, experience working on a team, the ability to thrive under pressure, and the chance to cook some of the best-tasting food in pay a competitive a big business with a small business culture, we pride ourselves in keeping a healthy buzz of excitement and innovation in the air. To keep this spirit of change making front and centre, we follow a set of guidelines we call our Climate Goals. They’re one part of the secret sauce that makes A&W such an awesome place to work.

Eligible to work in Canada