Third Cook Pastry Cook Assistant Full-time

AccorHotel; Victoria; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel in Victoria, Canada, is seeking a Cooks Assistant to prepare and service food items while ensuring the highest quality standards and safety protocols. Joining AccorHotel means becoming part of a team dedicated to culinary excellence in a setting rich with culture and history.

Benefits

Exclusive Employee Discounts

Complimentary Meals during Shifts

Uniform Laundering

Opportunity for Talent Development

Qualifications

• Must have 1 year recent experience in a luxury hotel or restaurant kitchen.
• Current Food Safe Level 1 or equivalent certification required.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and service all food items for a la carte and buffet menus.
• Ensure food safety protocols are followed and kitchen is maintained clean.
• Assist with menu development and liaise with other departments.

Skills

Culinary Experience

Food Handling

Restaurant Experience

Food Preparation Experience

Kitchen Experience

Sanitation

Knife Skills

Education

Cooks Training Certificate

Job description

• Exclusive Employee and Friends & Family Discounts at Fairmont Hotel Empress
• Exclusive access to the Pacific Northwest Food & Beverage Discount Program with 50 off at our dining destinations in Vancouver Victoria and Whistler
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Complimentary meal during your shift through our Colleague Dining Program
• Complimentary uniform laundering
• Opportunity to develop your talent throughcoaching andour Leadership Mentoring Programs
• Hourly rate of $25.44to 29.08

What you will be doing :

• Prepare and service all food items for a la carte and or buffet menus according to hotel recipes and standards
• In conjunction with the Chef de Partie or Journeyperson; proactively prioritize tasks to ensure a consistently high level of service and quality of food for our guests
• Consistently ensures food quality consistency and quantity are meeting established expectations
• Consistently demonstrates positive behavior and performance
• Ensures all established food safety protocols are followed maintains the kitchen in a neat clean and organized manner
• Ensures food cost is managed; by controlling food waste through FIFO rotation proper ordering storage and preparation of all foods
• Ensures productivity and labour cost are managed; by maintaining a focused and productive approach to daily tasks
• Possess a complete understanding of the menu recipes and presentations aware of potential food allergens in each dish
• Contribute ideas to menu development assist with recipe creation and documentation
• Liaise with other departments such as Banquets Restaurants and Stewarding to ensure excellent communication in order to achieve smooth operational outcomes
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications :

Your experience and skills include :

• A minimum of 1year recent (in the last year) experience in a hotel or restaurant kitchen at a comparable level of luxury service as a prep cook apprentice 3rd cook or similar role
• Possess a Cooks Training certificate from a High School College or University
• Current Food Safe level 1 or equivalent recognized food safety certificate (colleagues are responsible for maintaining their food safe certification)
• Successful demonstration of a high level of technical and artistic culinary skills assessed during a practical cooking test
• Successful demonstration of high level culinary and food safety knowledge assessed through a written test
• Willing and able to taste all food products i.e. meats seafood produce dry goods dairy
• Completely fluent English language skills; both written and verbal
• A proven ability to communicate effectively work within a team and delegate to others
• Excellent organizational skills and shows initiative with ability to work well with little supervision
• Exercises sound decision making with the ability to prioritize tasks appropriately
• Demonstrated a high level of responsibility and accountability
• Demonstrated commitment to provide excellent service and exceed guests expectations
• Must be able to work flexible shifts evenings weekends holidays with either early start or late finish times

Additional Information :

Physical Aspects of Position (include but are not limited to) :

The position of Cooks Assistant is physically demanding. The successful applicant must be physically capable of performing the requirements of the job including but not limited to :

• Constant standing and walking throughout shift Frequent lifting and carrying up to 50lbs
• Must be able to work in both hot and cold environments (hot line fridge & freezer)

Visa Requirements : Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

Your team and working environment : Welcome to Canadas Castle on the Coast. The Empress Hotel sits proudly at the centre of culture and history in Victoria British Columbia. This is the best of all worlds where contrast meets distinction opulence blends harmoniously with the understated and fabled history meshes with contemporary affairs. This awardwinning Victoria hotel and National Historic Site is an alluring blend of classic and contemporary vintage and cuttingedge : Where Modern meets Iconic. Come join our wonderful team of hospitality experts!

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion :

We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor

We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day making sure that work brings purpose to your life so that during your journey with us you can continue to explore Accors limitless possibilities.

By joining Accor every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrows hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor visit what you love care for the world dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS

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Key Skills

Culinary Experience,Food Handling,Restaurant Experience,Food Preparation Experience,Kitchen Experience,Hotel Experience,Taleo,Cake Decorating,Cooking,Baking,Sanitation,Knife Skills

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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