Cook - Summer 2025

Sunshine Village Corporation; Area G (Forster Creek/Mount Assiniboine); On-site; CAD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Experience an unforgettable alpine setting while working as a Cook at Sunshine Village. You will play a vital role in preparing high-quality food and ensuring exceptional service in a dynamic kitchen. Enjoy a unique opportunity to work in one of Canada's top hiking destinations while participating in seasonal staff events, surrounded by stunning mountain vistas.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook in fast-paced food service.
• All food handling/food safety permits required.
• Outgoing, positive, friendly attitude.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook a wide variety of foods.
• Oversee kitchen operations and maintain cleanliness.
• Assist with training of kitchen staff.

Skills

Food safety

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Job description

Known as one of the most stunning alpine settings in the Canadian Rockies, and ranked the #1 day hike in Canada by Lonely Planet, Sunshine Meadows offers visitors unparalleled views. As spring turns into summer the meadows are in full bloom and painted with colourful wildflowers, setting off jaw-dropping views of surrounding peaks, including Mt. Assiniboine, “the Matterhorn of the Canadian Rockies".

What’s in it for you?

A ridiculously cool life experience

A plethora of lively staff events all season long

A chance to enjoy the alpine vistas

What can you expect?

The Cook works to prepare consistent, high-quality food in a specified outlet at the Resort . This role focuses on ensuring the highest standards of food service, presentation, and quality are met. The Cook works under the supervision of the Sous Chef and Resort Chefs, or designates, and closely with all culinary and warehousing departments at Sunshine.

This job might be right for you if you think you would really enjoy:

Prepare and cook a wide variety of foods, including:

• Prepare and cook individual dishes and foods
• Oversee kitchen operations
• set up, cleaning, and organization of work areas
• Ensuring that all food service standards, health and safety regulations, and quality controls are followed consistently and thoroughly
• Able to be hands on in food preparation and serving, when needed

Administrative and Reporting Responsibilities

• Assisting with the training of kitchen staff, including completing documentation
• Timely and accurate incident and deficiencies reporting.
• May assist with menu planning, food portions, estimates of requirements and costs.
• Assisting with monitoring and ordering supplies.

And you have:

• Experience as a cook in a fast-paced food service
• All food handling / food safety permits are required.
• Outgoing, positiv e, friendly attitude.
• Calm under pressure and patient, able to exercise good decision making .
• Communicate effectively in English, both written and verbally.
• Prepared to work flexible schedules (weekends, holidays)
• Maintain professional conduct when in uniform, on or off-duty, and online.
• Effectively provide support, and assistance to coworkers.
• Attend and actively participate in meetings and training.
• Must be neat, punctual, and dependable.

Additional Considerations:

• Employees must always be of sound mind, exhibit good judgment, and report to work fit for duty.
• This position works at high altitude and at times, in inclement weathe r. Prolonged periods of standing, repetitive motions, bending and twisting is required.
• Some required uniform pieces are provided.

This role is subject to all terms and conditions of the Sunshine Village Employee Handbook and Policy Manual, and the Alberta Employment Standards Code.

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Sunshine Village is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we value diversity within our workplace.