Cook

Alberta; Whitecourt; On-site; CAD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta is seeking a cook for a fast-paced restaurant setting in a rural area. The position involves preparing and cooking meals, supervising kitchen staff, and ensuring food safety and quality. Flexible hours include mornings, evenings, and weekends, with overtime as required.

Responsibilities include portion control, inventory management, and coordinating with dietitians/chefs for special meals. Bondable environment with opportunities for staff training and career growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced kitchen environments.
• Ability to follow recipes and dietary restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Determine portion sizes and dish costs.
• Prepare and cook complete meals and individual dishes.
• Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances.
• Inspect kitchens and food service areas for quality and safety.
• Train staff in preparation, cooking, and food handling.
• Order supplies and equipment as needed.
• Supervise kitchen staff and helpers during shifts.
• Maintain inventory and records of food, supplies and equipment.
• Clean kitchen and work areas to ensure hygiene.
• Manage overall kitchen operations to ensure timely service.

Skills

Food prep

Kitchen supervision

Inventory management

Team player

Education

Secondary school diploma

Job description

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Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

• Restaurant
• Rural area

Tasks

• Determine the size of food portions and costs
• Prepare and cook complete meals or individual dishes and foods
• Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances
• Inspect kitchens and food service areas
• Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food
• Order supplies and equipment
• Supervise kitchen staff and helpers
• Maintain inventory and records of food, supplies and equipment
• Clean kitchen and work areas
• Manage kitchen operations

Security and safety

Bondable

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Employment terms options

Early morning

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Employment terms options

• Evening
• Shift
• Flexible hours
• Morning
• Day
• Overtime required

Support for persons with disabilities

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

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

Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

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Interest in compiling information to monitor food and supplier inventory

METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information to monitor food and supplier inventory

OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to prepare and cook complete meals and individual dishes and foods, and to prepare and cook special meals for patients as instructed by dietitians and chefs

directive

Interest in supervising kitchen helpers; and in overseeing subordinate personnel in the preparation, cooking and handling of food

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Typical ability expectations for this job

Are you passionate about cooking? Do you have a keen sense of taste and smell? Is keeping a clean environment important to you? Then you may want to see if becoming a cook is the recipe for your career.