Cook - SPA Saskatoon, SK

Dakota Dunes Resort; Saskatoon; Remote; CAD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Employee discounts

Professional development

Job summary

Dakota Dunes Thermal Spa is opening a new premium destination spa in December 2026 and seeks a skilled Cook for Prairie Rose Kitchen and Red Willow Café. The role focuses on preparing high-quality dishes, following recipes, and maintaining station organization to ensure exceptional guest experiences.

Ideal candidates have culinary training and 2+ years of experience in a restaurant, hotel, or resort setting.

Qualifications

• Culinary diploma or equivalent culinary training and experience is required.
• 2+ years of culinary experience in restaurant, hotel, resort, or food service environment.
• Knowledge of food preparation, cooking techniques, and kitchen operations.
• Familiar with food safety and sanitation practices.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• SIRS certification is preferred.
• Safe Food Handling Certification is an asset.
• WHMIS certification is preferred.
• First Aid and CPR certification is an asset.
• Minimum 19 years of age.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, finish, and plate menu items according to approved recipes and specifications.
• Complete mise en place and maintain station par levels for forecast demand.
• Check product quality, freshness, temperature, appearance, and portioning before service.
• Follow safe receiving, storage, thawing, cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding procedures.
• Communicate dietary restrictions and allergen concerns to kitchen leadership.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and stocked workstation throughout the shift.
• Assist other stations and support team members during peak service as directed.
• Follow all food safety, sanitation, WHMIS, occupational health and safety, and personal hygiene requirements.
• Label, date, rotate, and store food correctly and report spoiled or questionable product.
• Minimize waste and use ingredients, equipment, utilities, and supplies responsibly.
• Clean and sanitize equipment and work areas and complete closing duties.
• Support recipe testing, specials, and seasonal menu changes as requested.
• Maintain professional conduct and a collaborative approach for smooth service.
• Be familiar with menus, recipes, plating standards, portion sizes, prep systems, storage locations, and kitchen procedures.
• Assist with kitchen setup, opening prep, inventories, labeling, station organization, and mock service.

Skills

Culinary diploma

2+ years experience

Food preparation

Food safety

Efficient worker

Communication

SIRS certification

Safe Food Handling

WHMIS

First Aid/CPR

19 years of age

Flexible hours

Education

Culinary diploma or equivalent culinary training and experience

Job description

NEW: Opening December2026, Dakota Dunes Thermal Spa

Dakota Dunes Thermal Spa is a world-classdestination featuring our NEW one of a kind INDIGENOUS themed THERMAL WATERSSPA that features expansive thermal waters, spa rituals, day spa services, andinspired food & beverage offerings. Our mission is to create anunforgettable guest journey that nurtures wellbeing, connection, and renewal.

Position Overview

The Cook prepares high-quality food for thePrairie Rose Kitchen restaurant and Red Willow Café grab-and-go, while following recipes, portion standards, food safety requirements, and culinarypresentation expectations. This position supports service through disciplinedpreparation, teamwork, and station organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare,cook, finish, and plate menu items according to approved recipes andspecifications.
• Completemise en place and maintain appropriate station par levels for forecast demand.
• Checkproduct quality, freshness, temperature, appearance, and portioning beforeservice.
• Follow safereceiving, storage, thawing, cooking, cooling, reheating, and holdingprocedures.
• Communicatedietary restrictions and allergen concerns to kitchen leadership and follow establishedcontrols.
• Maintain aclean, organized, and stocked workstation throughout the shift.
• Assistother stations and support team members during peak service as directed.
• Follow allfood safety, sanitation, WHMIS, occupational health and safety, and personalhygiene requirements.
• Label,date, rotate, and store food correctly and immediately report spoiled orquestionable product.
• Minimizewaste and use ingredients, equipment, utilities, and supplies responsibly.
• Clean andsanitize equipment and work areas and complete assigned closing duties.
• Supportrecipe testing, specials, and seasonal menu changes as requested.
• Maintainprofessional conduct and a collaborative approach that contributes to smoothservice.
• Befamiliar with menus, recipes, plating standards, portion sizes, prep systems,storage locations, and kitchen procedures.
• Assistwith kitchen setup, opening prep, inventories, labelling, station organization,and mock service.

Qualifications

• Culinarydiploma or equivalent culinary training and experience required.
• 2+ yearsof culinary experience in a restaurant, hotel, resort, or food serviceenvironment.
• Knowledgeof food preparation, cooking techniques, and kitchen operations.
• Familiarwith food safety and sanitation practices.
• Ability towork efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strongcommunication and organizational skills.
• Serve ItRight Saskatchewan (SIRS) certification is preferred.
• Safe FoodHandling Certification is an asset.
• WHMIScertification is preferred.
• First Aideand CPR certification is an asset.
• Minimum 19years of age.
• Ability towork flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call shiftsas required.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Performance-based incentive program.
• Comprehensive health benefits and employee discounts.
• Professional development and advancement opportunities.

Join Our Team

Applicants must currently reside in theSaskatoon area; relocation may be considered from within Canada. If you are aninspiring leader ready to open and lead a premier destination spa experience,