Cook - Winter 2026/27

Sunshine Village Corporation; Banff; Hybrid; CAD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniforms provided

Job summary

Sunshine Village Corporation in Banff is seeking a Cook to prepare consistent, high-quality foods for the resort, focusing on safety, presentation, and service standards.

You will work under the supervision of the Sous Chef and collaborate across culinary and warehousing teams, with hands-on preparation and ability to support service as needed.

Experience in a high-volume food service environment and a valid food handling certificate are required, with weekends and holidays work expected.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience in high-volume food service.
• Food handling certification required.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Ability to work weekends and holidays.
• English language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook a wide variety of foods while maintaining safety standards.
• Oversee kitchen setup, cleaning and organization of work areas.
• Ensure food service standards and quality controls are followed consistently.
• Must be hands-on in food preparation and serving when needed.

Skills

Food handling certification

English communication

Teamwork

Customer service

Job description

Description:

The Cook works to prepare consistent, high-quality food at the Resort. This role focuses on ensuring food safety and service standards, 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.

Essential Functions:

• 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
  • Must be hands‑on in food preparation and serving, when needed
  • Additional duties to be tasked at a supervisor’s discretion.
• 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.

Experience/Requirements

• Experience: 1 year experience in a high-volume food service format.
• Food handling certification is required. Candidates must provide proof of valid certification upon hiring or complete an employer-provided course to meet this requirement.
• Strong communication & organization skills
• Outgoing, positive, 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

• This position may require working in various Food & Beverage venues across the resort, based on operational needs.
• 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 weather. 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.