Panorama Mountain Resort is looking to fill the position of Resort Cook. You have a passion for food and a strong interest in how it is made and how it tastes. The successful candidate has a desire to learn new skills and willingness to learn all about the culinary world. The Resort Cook must adhere to and enforce all appropriate workplace regulations, compliances, and legislation regarding health and safety, food preparation standards, and company policies and procedures. This position will be continually aware of, and maintain, the highest standards of professionalism by following the company dress code and/or wearing the company uniform. This role will also maintain a professional appearance, demeanour, and attitude always. This position requires that you work well in a team environment and understand the need to maintaining a clean, organized workstation all while having some fun.
Essential Functions:
- Monitor all food in preparation and storage daily, to avoid spoilage
- Follow recipe manual guide strictly to achieve consistency in portion and taste
- Prepare sufficient food quantities to meet business demands
- Ensure that each item leaving the kitchen has been accurately billed or requisitioned
- Explain the preparation of dishes/ specials to the service staff in a clear manner
- Achieve high standards of taste and presentation in each dish
- To treat each dish as if you were serving it to your family (take pride)
- To work with a sense of fun and animation in order to contribute to the guest experience
- Ability to work some hot stations of the kitchens of the resort
- To constantly push personal skills forward
- Dedication to the highest quality with every plate leaving the kitchen at any time
- Proficiently set the day’s station for service
- Ensure adherence to provincial health and safety standards
- Adhere to and enforce all appropriate workplace regulations, compliances, and legislation regarding health and safety, food preparation standards, and company policies and procedures
- Be continually aware of, and maintain, the highest standards of professionalism by following the company dress code and/or wearing the company uniform
- Maintain a professional appearance, demeanour, and attitude at all times
- Protect the health and safety of others by adopting safe work practices and reporting unsafe conditions immediately
- Maintain familiarity with the composition of all menu items
- Ensure all kitchen equipment and tools are being used safely and according to provided direction
- Ensure food is handled, stored, and cooked according to health and safety standards, and that proper cleanup occurs to meet health regulations
- Clean agreed designated areas in accordance with laid-down procedures, morning or evening routines, and hygiene requirements
- Help to raise the standards within the restaurant and bring new concepts forth
Work Conditions
- Flexible hours including nights, weekends, and holidays
- Extended periods of standing, and other physically demanding conditions
- Occasional overtime
Experience / Qualifications:
- Culinary experience in the Kitchen ideal
- Experience in working some stations of a multiple outlet operation
- Basic knowledge of the operation of Catering/Conventions
- Great people skills, fun, energetic, out going
- Able to stand for long periods of time
- Able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
- Strong communication skills
