Lead Kitchen Cook: Mentorship, Menu & Service Excellence

InnVest Hotels; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

InnVest Hotels is seeking a skilled kitchen professional to support culinary operations and staff development. The candidate will train new team members, ensure cleanliness and safety, assist in ordering, and help maintain high standards in taste and presentation.

Responsibilities include menu development, inventory management, and responding to guest needs with a focus on service excellence. Must be able to work days/nights/weekends in a fast-paced hotel kitchen.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of kitchen experience.
• Basic reading, writing and math.
• Completion of culinary apprenticeship program.
• Interpersonal communications.
• Flair for creativity.

Responsibilities

• Assists in training of new and existing employees.
• Inspects kitchen cleanliness and compliance with health regulations.
• Ensures open/close duties are completed to standard.
• Assists in ordering and receiving supplies.
• Manages line food par stocks and inventories.
• Assists in menu development.
• Supports customer/guest service scores through service recovery.
• Cooks according to recipes, controls waste and portions.
• Reports unsafe equipment and follows up on maintenance.
• Responds to guest requests with professional service.
• Maintains professional image and adheres to policies.

Skills

Interpersonal communications

Flair for creativity

Education

Culinary apprenticeship program

Job description

InnVest Hotels is seeking a skilled kitchen professional to support culinary operations and staff development. The candidate will train new team members, ensure cleanliness and safety, assist in ordering, and help maintain high standards in taste and presentation.

Responsibilities include menu development, inventory management, and responding to guest needs with a focus on service excellence. Must be able to work days/nights/weekends in a fast-paced hotel kitchen.