Fine-Dining Cook — Scratch Kitchen, Overtime

The Wickaninnish Inn; Tofino; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid overtime

Shared accommodation

Job summary

The Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino, BC, invites applications for Cook positions to support breakfast, lunch, and dinner services in a Relais & Châteaux property known for Forbes, Michelin Key, and AAA Four Diamond recognition.

Join a team that values true, clean cuisine, scratch cooking, and daily use of fresh, in-house prepared ingredients. Experience in fine dining and a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays, is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-year previous cooking experience in a fine dining establishment or similar.
• Excellent guest service skills and demonstrated enthusiasm and talent for exceeding guest expectations.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to multi-task in a stressful environment, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Flexibility to work weekends, and holidays as needed.
• The ability to make a commitment to the position for a mutually understood and agreed upon period of time.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook complete meals or individual dishes and foods.
• Successfully manage special requests, dietary requirements, menu changes.
• Be flexible with last minute requests/changes all while maintaining standards.
• Maintain inventory and records of food, supplies and equipment.
• Clean kitchen and work areas.
• Ensure efficient and personalized guest service meeting and exceeding Relais & Chateaux and AAA 4 & 5 Diamond Standards.
• Be passionate about your craft, love food, love fresh ingredients!
• Be detail orientated, you DO sweat the small stuff.
• Thrive in a multi-tasking, fast paced working environment.
• Have good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Have good time management and organizational skills.
• Have previous fine dining establishment or similar experience.

Skills

Guest service

Communication skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

The Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino, BC, invites applications for Cook positions to support breakfast, lunch, and dinner services in a Relais & Châteaux property known for Forbes, Michelin Key, and AAA Four Diamond recognition.

Join a team that values true, clean cuisine, scratch cooking, and daily use of fresh, in-house prepared ingredients. Experience in fine dining and a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays, is preferred.