Journeyperson Cook

Job Description

What is in it for you:

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates at Accor properties worldwide and additional benefits for Fairmont and Raffles colleagues
• Exclusive Employee and Friends & Family Discounts at Fairmont Empress Hotel
• 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
• Access to our comprehensive benefits and wellness programs, including extended healthcare benefits and RMT, dental, vision, and complimentary counseling, wellness sessions, financial and family planning through GreenShield
• Access to our company-matched Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP)
• Opportunity to develop your talent through coaching and our Leadership Mentoring Programs
• Hourly pay rate of $36.04

What you will be doing:

• Possess a complete understanding of the menus and syllabus
• Ensure all food is prepared according to the recipes and standards specified by the Chef and Chef de Parties
• Delegate and assign duties to Cooks Assistants to ensure a consistently high level of productivity
• Contribute ideas to Seasonal menu development and assist in the creation of Fresh Sheet items, Tasting Menu items etc
• Demonstrate the importance of food and labour cost
• Monitor and communicate Food Safe Standards to ensure all food is properly stored, labeled and rotated
• Promote professional work habits and contribute to a maintaining a safe and positive environment
• Other duties assigned

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:

• Journeyperson’s papers, Red Seal or equivalents

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a hotel or kitchen of comparable size and must be within last 5 years (recent experience)

• Completely fluent English language and communication skills, both written and verbal

• Successful completion of practical cooking test

• Must hold a Food safe certificate

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

• Strong artistic skills in food presentation

• High level of responsibility and commitment

• Team player with proven success in relationship building

• Strong leadership and motivational skills and ability to effectively train and develop co-workers

• Commitment to providing excellent service and exceeding guests' expectations

• Available to work flexible shifts

• Physically capable of:

• Continuous standing for extended periods of time

• Frequent lifting and carrying of up to 50lbs

• Working in hot and cold environments

• Additional Information

• Physical Aspects of Position (include but are not limited to): Frequent standing and walking, Frequent bending and kneeling, Frequent carrying and lifting

• 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 Canada’s 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 award-winning Victoria hotel and National Historic Site is an alluring blend of classic and contemporary, vintage and cutting-edge: Where Modern meets Iconic. Come join our wonderful team of hospitality experts!

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