Head Cook
- Cremona, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Company Description Cremona Hotel is a hospitality company located at 106 2 St W in Cremona, Alberta, Canada. The hotel serves guests traveling for leisure and business, offering food, lodging, and attentive service in a small-community setting. Team members work closely together to deliver a welcoming and comfortable experience to all guests. The hotel’s kitchen is an important part of the guest experience, providing consistent, high-quality meals. Joining Cremona Hotel means contributing to a friendly, service-focused environment with strong local roots.
Role Description The Head Cook is a full-time, on-site role based at Cremona Hotel in Cremona, AB. This position is responsible for planning menus, preparing and cooking meals, and ensuring food quality and presentation align with hotel standards. The Head Cook oversees day-to-day kitchen operations, including organizing workstations, coordinating cooking schedules, and managing inventory and ordering of ingredients and supplies. The role includes maintaining food safety and sanitation standards, supervising and training kitchen staff, and collaborating with management to support special events or seasonal offerings. The Head Cook is expected to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to meet guest and business needs.
Qualifications
Role Description The Head Cook is a full-time, on-site role based at Cremona Hotel in Cremona, AB. This position is responsible for planning menus, preparing and cooking meals, and ensuring food quality and presentation align with hotel standards. The Head Cook oversees day-to-day kitchen operations, including organizing workstations, coordinating cooking schedules, and managing inventory and ordering of ingredients and supplies. The role includes maintaining food safety and sanitation standards, supervising and training kitchen staff, and collaborating with management to support special events or seasonal offerings. The Head Cook is expected to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to meet guest and business needs.
Qualifications
- Strong culinary skills, including experience with hot and cold food preparation, cooking techniques, and plating.
- Knowledge of kitchen operations, such as menu planning, inventory management, and cost control.
- Understanding and application of food safety, hygiene, and sanitation regulations in a commercial kitchen.
- Leadership and team coordination skills, with the ability to train, schedule, and support kitchen staff.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills for working with hotel management and front-of-house teams.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize tasks, and maintain attention to detail under pressure.
- Previous experience as a cook or chef in a hotel, restaurant, or similar setting; head or lead cook experience is an asset.
- Culinary education, trade certification, or equivalent practical experience is preferred.
- Physical ability to stand for extended periods and lift moderate weights as required in daily kitchen work.
- Eligibility to work in Canada and availability for flexible shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
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Responsibilities
Plan menus, prepare and cook meals, and ensure food quality and presentation meet hotel standards. Oversee daily kitchen operations, inventory and ordering, food safety, and kitchen staff, while supporting special events and seasonal offerings.
Requirements
Candidates should have strong culinary skills and experience in a commercial kitchen, along with knowledge of menu planning, inventory, cost control, and food safety. Leadership, communication, flexibility for evening and weekend shifts, and the physical ability to perform kitchen work are required; culinary education or trade certification is preferred.
Skills
- Menu Planning
- Food Preparation
- Cooking
- Food Presentation
- Kitchen Operations
- Inventory Management
- Cost Control
- Food Safety
- Sanitation
- Staff Supervision
- Staff Training
- Scheduling
- Team Coordination
- Communication
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
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Categories
- Food & Beverage
- Hospitality
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Menu Planning
- Hot Food Preparation
- Cold Food Preparation
- Cooking Techniques
- Plating
- Kitchen Operations
- Workstation Organization
- Cooking Schedules
- Inventory Management
- Ingredient Ordering
- Supply Ordering
- Cost Control
- Food Safety
- Food Hygiene
- Sanitation Regulations
- Kitchen Staff Supervision
- Staff Training
- Staff Scheduling
- Special Events
- Seasonal Offerings
- Commercial Kitchen
- Hotel
- Restaurant
- Flexible Shifts