cook
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
Tasks
Area of work experience
Security and safety
Health benefits
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Associations and non profit organizations
- Chronic or long-term care facilities/centres
Tasks
- Co-ordinate special events
- Determine the size of food portions and costs
- Plan menus and estimate food requirements for their realization
- Requisition food and kitchen supplies
- 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
- Order supplies and equipment
- Maintain inventory and records of food, supplies and equipment
- Clean kitchen and work areas
- Organize buffets and banquets
- Manage kitchen operations
Area of work experience
- Community service organization
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
- Public transportation is available
- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
- Work under pressure
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Time management
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Offers workshops, counselling services or other resources to help Veterans navigate their transition into the civilian workforce (for example: adapting to different organizational structures)
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
More about this job
Responsibilities
Plan menus, estimate food requirements, requisition supplies, and prepare complete meals and individual dishes, including special meals for patients and customers with dietary needs. Maintain kitchen cleanliness, inspect work areas, manage inventory and kitchen operations, and coordinate special events, buffets, and banquets.
Requirements
A secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent experience is required, along with 1 year to less than 2 years of experience. The role requires attention to detail, physical stamina, dependability, communication, flexibility, organization, reliability, teamwork, and time management.
Skills
- Menu Planning
- Food Preparation
- Cooking
- Food Portioning and Costing
- Food Allergy Accommodation
- Special Meal Preparation
- Food and Kitchen Supply Requisitioning
- Inventory Management
- Kitchen Operations
- Kitchen Inspection
- Buffet and Banquet Organization
- Event Coordination
- Food Service Recordkeeping
- Time Management
- Communication
- Teamwork
Benefits
- Dental Plan
- Disability Benefits
- Health Care Plan
- Vision Care Benefits
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Food & Beverage
- Hospitality
- Healthcare
- Social Services
Keywords
- Cooking
- Menu Planning
- Food Preparation
- Food Portioning
- Food Costing
- Food Requirements Estimation
- Food and Kitchen Supplies
- Special Meals
- Food Allergies
- Dietary Intolerances
- Patient Meals
- Kitchen Inspection
- Inventory Management
- Recordkeeping
- Kitchen Operations
- Buffets
- Banquets
- Special Events
- Community Service Organization
- Chronic and Long-Term Care