Second Cook
Your Kananaskis Working Adventure starts here: Make money & memories in the mountains.
Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge is located 1-hour drive from Calgary’s city limits nestled amidst the pines where luxury and mountain living blends seamlessly.
Start a new Adventure while working for an Autograph by Marriott resort located in the heart of the iconic Canadian Rockies! The Kananaskis Mountain Lodge is surrounded by untouched beauty and rugged mountain peaks, offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for those seeking a culture that offers a work-hard, play-hard mantra, an empowering workplace, industry-best perks and benefits, and amazing development opportunities for those looking to grow a career. Join the Marriott family today!
Job Title: SECOND COOK
We are recruiting for (2) Second Cook positions. The positions are full-time 30-40 hours per week, permanent with an hourly rate of $18.00. Overtime may be necessary as required paid at time and half.
Job Duties
- Prepare and serve food in one of our many sections of the kitchen, including a la carte and banquets
- Operate individual station within the kitchen, under the supervision of first cooks, and/or CDP
- Report to the kitchen CDP and First Cooks
- Work according to menu specifications
- Control food waste in your section
- Follow and ensure compliance with safe food handling policies, including personal hygiene procedures
- Report maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to leadership
- Protecting company assets and ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional
- Supporting our employee culture, speak with others using clear and professional language, listening and responding appropriately to the concerns of other employees
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with other departments
- Support your team to reach common goals, ensuring adherence to quality expectations and standards.
Employment Experience And Educational Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of commercial cooking or professional kitchen experience
- Culinary management diploma and/or cooking certificate is an asset for this position
Physical Demands
- Requires prolonged standing and walking throughout the shift in kitchen and storage areas.
- Frequent bending, reaching, twisting, and crouching to access low shelves, ovens, refrigeration units, and storage areas.
- Repetitive hand, wrist, and arm movements (knife work, chopping, whisking, plating, sautéing).
- Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull items up to 25–50 lbs (e.g., bulk food products, stock pots, kitchen equipment).
- Manual handling of heavy cookware, including full stock pots, sheet pans, and hotel pans.
- Exposure to temperature fluctuations (hot cooking line, walk-in coolers, freezers)
- Ability to maintain focus and physical stamina during high-volume production and time-sensitive service periods
- Flexibility to work varied shifts, including mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays based on business levels.
Amazing Perks
- Personal days: 5 per year after 90 days of continued full-time employment
- Food and Beverage discounts at ALL 6 of our dining outlets
- Growth and development opportunities, both personal and professional
- Onsite staff accommodations which include an employee gym
- One meal per day in our employee cafeteria (taxable benefit)
- Discounts on activities offered through our Activities Committee
- Health and Wellness benefits (some restrictions may apply)
- Vacation is accrued starting on your first day of work at a rate of 4% of your earnings
- Marriott Destinations membership providing you with discounted room rates and food and beverage discounts at any of Marriott’s chain of hotels
- Discounted access to our Nordic Spa
- Discounted Ski Pass and Golf rates*
- Kananaskis Parks Pass
Apply now or visit us to learn more information at www.livetheadventure.ab.ca
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- Season Availability, subject to cut off dates.
