Line Cook (Part-time / Full-time)

Red Deer Resort & Casino; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Red Deer Resort & Casino is seeking a Line Cook to join our culinary team. This role offers flexible hours as part-time or full-time in a fast-paced hotel/restaurant setting. You will prepare items, set up stations, follow recipes, restock, and help maintain safety and cleanliness.

Ideal candidates have at least one year of high-volume kitchen experience, English fluency, and a strong work ethic with flexibility to work early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of culinary experience in a high-volume, full-service restaurant or hotel.
• Fluency in English, both written and oral.
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices.
• Ability to follow recipes, portion controls and presentation standards.
• Demonstrated creativity and reliability with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Prepare daily food items for designated kitchen areas.
• Set up work station according to restaurant guidelines.
• Follow recipes and presentation standards as set by Sous/Executive Chef.
• Restock items and maintain clean work station.
• Assist with cleaning, sanitation and organization of kitchen and storage areas.
• Ensure food safety and sanitary measures are followed; maintain clean floors and surfaces.
• Maintain a consistent and efficient pace to complete meals on time.
• Report any accidents and follow safety procedures.
• Ensure professional equipment is in good condition and report malfunctions.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive or Sous Chef.

Skills

Culinary experience

English fluency

Creativity

Attention to detail

Reliability & flexibility

Education

Food safety course

Job description

Are you an energetic, organized, detail-oriented, and creative culinary enthusiast with an experience working in a hotel or restaurant setting? Are you willing to work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and dynamic environment while maintaining the highest standards of quality and hospitality? You might just be the one we need. Red Deer Resort & Casino is looking for aLine Cook (Part-time / Full-time) to join our culinary team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the daily preparation of food items to designated areas of the kitchen
• Set up of work station in accordance to restaurant guidelines
• Prepares food items, follows recipes, portion controls and presentation specification as set by the restaurant, Sous Chef and/or Executive Chef
• Restock items, clean and maintain work station
• Assist with the cleaning, sanitation and organization of kitchen, walk‑in coolers, and all other storage
• Ensure quality and safety of food complies with standard and sanitary measures; including sweeping of floors, cleaning of surfaces, proper coverage and storage of food items according to standards and procedures
• Work at a consistent and efficient pace, ensuring timely preparation of all meals are completed
• Following proper reporting procedure for accidents and incidents to ensure follow‑up and prevention of accident or injury while following Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
• Reports any infraction in the food services department policies and procedures
• Make sure that the professional equipment is in good conditions and signal any malfunction before it affects the staff or the clients
• Any other duty or task assigned by the Executive or Sous Chef

Education, Qualifications, & Requirements

• Minimum one year of culinary experience in a high‑volume, full‑service restaurant or hotel
• Food Safety Course is an asset
• Demonstrated knowledge of food and catering trends, quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation required
• Knowledge of methods and procedures for serving food, principles of sanitation, and principles of safe food handling in required
• Must have a high level of creativity and reliability and attention to detail
• Excellent work ethic; driven, organized, good administration skills, dependable, flexible, availability to pick up or volunteer for shifts as required to maintain operational requirements
• Must be fluent in English, both written and oral

• As a condition of employment, associates are to have a criminal record check prior to their first day of work

Work Environment

• Able to stand and walk repeatedly over the course of a shift
• Ability to tolerate exposures to heat, cold and water
• Ability to work in a noisy and distracting environment.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, there may be stooping, kneeling, bending, reaching and crouching
• Regularly exposed to, including but not limited to, hazardous situations and conditions that produce cuts or minor burns.

Hours of Work

• The hours of work for this position will vary depending on operational requirements but will include early morning, evening and late night, as well as weekends and holidays.
• This role is available as (Part-time / Full-time), depending on scheduling needs.

We offer a competitive salary, benefits package, and the opportunity to be part of a vibrant and growing hospitality team.

The Red Deer Resort & Casino is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals interested in this position to submit a resume.All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. The successful candidate will be subject to criminal record checks and/or other background checks. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.We appreciate and consider all applications; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.