cook

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Tasks:

• Prepare and cook complete meals or individual dishes and foods.
• Inspect kitchens and food service areas.
• Maintain inventory and records of food, supplies and equipment.
• Clean kitchen and work areas.
• Manage kitchen operations.
• Remove and package finished products.
• Prepare special orders.
• Prepare production schedules.
• Portion and wrap foods.
• Perform front desk duties.
• Package products.
• Oversee distribution of merchandise to outlets.
• Organise day-to-day business operations.
• Maintain adequate stock levels.
• Inspect kitchen and food service areas.
• Ensure that safety standards and departmental policies are met.
• Ensure that the quality of products meets established standards.
• Draw up production schedules.
• Check products and packaging for basic quality defects.
• Check products for quality control.
• Check and monitor product quality.
• Operate dishwashers to wash dishes, glassware and flatware.
• Work with minimal supervision.
• Food safety/handling skills.
• Clean and maintain work space.
• Receive, unpack and store supplies in refrigerators, freezers, cupboards and other storage areas.
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Prepare and cook meals or specialty foods.
• Establish work priorities and ensure procedures are followed and deadlines are met.
• Place dishes in storage area.
• Pack, weigh and stack bound and finished products on pallet for shipment.
• Cook.
• Oversee the preparation of sales and orders.

Food specialties:

Stocks, soups and sauces.

Area of work experience:

Production.

Area of specialization:

Commodities. Shipping and receiving.

Personal suitability:

• Dependability.
• Flexibility.
• Initiative.
• Organized.
• Reliability.
• Team player.
• Energetic.

Screening questions:

• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.

Employment terms options:

Early morning.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Employment terms options:

Flexible hours. Morning. Night. Day. Weekend.

Health benefits:

Health care plan.

Other benefits:

Other benefits. Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).

Support for youths:

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.