Food Preparer

Harbour City Scoop; Nanaimo; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary specialty coffee

Staff discounts

Job summary

Harbour City Scoop is seeking passionate prep cooks to join a small team in our kitchen. You will prepare pastries, dessert bars, and breakfast/lunch items, following recipes and safety standards.

Shifts include early mornings and weekends, and training is available for energetic individuals with relevant experience. Applicants should have 1 year line cook/prep cook experience, own transport for early shifts, and a Food Safe Level 1 certification.

Qualifications

• Experience: Line cook/Prep cook: 1 year (preferred).
• License/Certification: Food safe level 1.
• Job type: Part-time with potential for more hours.
• Part-time hours: 20-30 hours per week.
• Work Location: In person.

Responsibilities

• Cook from scratch items as part of a small prep team, maintain hygiene and food-safety regulations.
• Closely follow recipes and presentation specifications.
• Operate standard kitchen equipment safely and efficiently.
• Maintain inventory and records of food, supplies and equipment.
• Read production schedules, measure and mix ingredients, shape dough, coordinate oven use with teammates.

Skills

Food safety

Food handling

Communication

Education

Food safety Level 1

Job description

Job description

Looking for passionate, energetic individuals to join the team in our kitchen. Prep items include a range of pastries, dessert bars and breakfast/lunch foods. Experience in a food role such as line cook or prep cook is preferred, although we are willing to train positive, energetic and success oriented individuals with relevant experience. This position includes varied shifts including early mornings and weekends and requires physical ability to perform your duties.

What’s in it for you?

• The opportunity to express your culinary creativity
• Work in a fun, energetic and welcoming environment
• Complimentary specialty coffee on the house each shift and staff discounts

Duties include:

• Cooking from scratch items as a part of a small team of prep cooks while maintaining hygiene, general work safety and food-safety regulations
• Closely follow recipes and presentation specifications
• Operate standard kitchen equipment safely and efficiently
• Maintain inventory and record of food, supplies and equipment
• Reading production schedules and recipes, measuring and mixing ingredients, molding and shaping dough, and coordinating oven use with other team members

We re looking for:

• The ability to work early shifts (as early as 5am), continuous standing/ walking for all tasks, frequent lifting and carrying, frequent turning and reaching, constant use of both hands, with frequent wrist rotation and flexing, occasional forceful gripping, occasional pushing, pulling and some forward bending
• Providing your own transportation as shifts may be earlier than the availability of public transit
• Positive attitude, good communication skills, strong sense of urgency and a passion for creativity in food

• Experience: Line cook/Prep cook: 1 year (prefered)
• License/Certification: Food safe level 1
• Job type: Part time available with potential for more hours
• Part-time hours: 20-30 hours per week
• Job Type: Part-time
• Pay: $20.00-$23.00 per hour
• Experience: Food preparation: 1 year (preferred)
• Work Location: In person

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