Executive Chef

Bwalk; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardwalk Retirement Community in Calgary is seeking a skilled Cook/Head Cook to design cycle menus and prepare nutritious meals for residents. You will lead kitchen staff, maintain high sanitation standards and ensure timely deliveries and inventory control.

Ideal candidates have 5 years in the field, a professional cooking certificate, and a Food Handling Permit. Experience in retirement homes is a plus; on-call overtime may be required.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in cooking/food service.
• Professional cooking certification (Canadian Culinary Institute) or equivalent experience.
• High School Diploma required.
• Mandatory training in public health and sanitation: Food Handling Permit.

Responsibilities

• Create cycle menus and prepare meals that are tasty and nutritionally balanced for residents.
• Be attentive to residents by ensuring a regular dining room presence.
• Supervise staff handling and preparing foods; ensure sanitation, public health, and safety standards.
• Maintain facilities and equipment cleanliness.
• Purchase products and liaise with suppliers to ensure timely delivery.
• Implement and oversee food storage and rotation to minimize spoilage.
• Manage inventories.
• Participate in committees.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Culinary knowledge

Autonomy

Organizational skills

Education

Professional cooking certification (Canadian Culinary Institute)

High School Diploma

Food Handling Permit

Job description

Location:

• Boardwalk Retirement Community (NW Calgary)

Responsibilities:

• Create cycle menus and prepare with the staff tasty and nutritionally balanced meals to the residents’ satisfaction
• Be attentive to residents’ needs by ensuring a regular presence in the dining room
• Supervise staff during handling and preparing foods and ensure compliance with sanitation and public health as well as occupational health and safety standards
• Responsible for the facilities and equipment cleanliness
• Responsible for purchasing products and liaise with suppliers to ensure prompt and accurate delivery
• Implement and oversee food storage and rotation activities to minimize spoilage
• Manage inventories
• Participate in various committees
• Perform other related tasks as assigned

Experience and Educational Requirements:

• 5 years of experience
• Professional cooking certification administered by a Canadian Culinary Institute or relevant experience
• High School Diploma
• Certification of mandatory training in public health and sanitation: Food Handling Permit
• Knowledge of retirement homes and institutional environment is a plus

Non-Technical Requirements:

• Positive leadership skills
• Interpersonal skills and interest to interact with the residents
• Autonomy, dynamism, versatility, multitasking and organizational skills
• Varied culinary knowledge
• Keen sense of customer service
• Flexibility and ability to adapt

Additional Details:

• On call over time required