cook

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work setting:

Urban area. Hotel, motel, resort.

Tasks:

• Prepare and cook complete meals or individual dishes and foods.
• Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances.
• Prepare and cook special meals for patients as instructed by dietitian or chef.
• Inspect kitchens and food service areas.
• Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food.
• Order supplies and equipment.
• Supervise kitchen staff and helpers.
• Maintain inventory and records of food, supplies and equipment.
• Clean kitchen and work areas.
• Organize buffets and banquets.
• Manage kitchen operations.

Supervision:

Cook (general).

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Attention to detail.
• Fast-paced environment.
• Physically demanding.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Work under pressure.

Personal suitability:

• Excellent oral communication.
• Flexibility.
• Organized.
• Reliability.
• Team player.

Employment terms options:

Early morning. Evening.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Employment terms options:

Morning. Night. Day. Weekend. Overtime required.

Support for persons with disabilities:

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities. Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities .

Support for newcomers and refugees:

Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .

Support for youths:

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.

Support for Veterans:

Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.) .

Support for Indigenous people:

Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers .

Support for mature workers:

Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .

Supports for visible minorities:

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).