Third Cook (Cooks Assistant)

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates at Accor properties worldwide
• Exclusive Employee and Friends & Family Discounts at Fairmont Hotels
• 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 Safety Footwear Reimbursement Program (up to $120 per year)
• 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 LifeWorks
• Access to our company-matched Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP)
• Opportunity to develop your talent through coaching and our Leadership Mentoring Programs
• Hourly rate of $24.39 to 27.87

• Prepare and service all food items for a la carte and or buffet menus according to hotel recipes and standards
• In conjunction with the Chef de Partie or Journeyperson; proactively prioritize tasks to ensure a consistently high level of service and quality of food for our guests
• Consistently ensures food quality, consistency and quantity are meeting established expectations
• Consistently demonstrates positive behavior and performance
• Ensures all established food safety protocols are followed, maintains the kitchen in a neat, clean and organized manner
• Ensures food cost is managed; by controlling food waste through FIFO rotation, proper ordering, storage and preparation of all foods
• Ensures productivity and labour cost are managed; by maintaining a focused and productive approach to daily tasks
• Possess a complete understanding of the menu, recipes and presentations, aware of potential food allergens in each dish
• Contribute ideas to menu development, assist with recipe creation and documentation
• Liaise with other departments such as Banquets, Restaurants and Stewarding to ensure excellent communication in order to achieve smooth operational outcomes
• Other duties as assigned

• A minimum of 1-year recent (in the last year) experience in a hotel or restaurant kitchen at a comparable level of luxury service as a prep cook, apprentice, 3rd cook or similar role
• Possess a Cook’s Training certificate from a High School, College or University
• Current Food Safe level 1 or equivalent recognized food safety certificate, (colleagues are responsible for maintaining their food safe certification)
• Successful demonstration of a high level of technical and artistic culinary skills assessed during a practical cooking test
• Successful demonstration of high level culinary and food safety knowledge assessed through a written test
• Willing and able to taste all food products – i.e. meats, seafood, produce, dry goods, dairy
• Completely fluent English language skills; both written and verbal
• A proven ability to communicate effectively, work within a team and delegate to others
• Excellent organizational skills, and shows initiative with ability to work well with little supervision
• Exercises sound decision making, with the ability to prioritize tasks appropriately
• Demonstrated a high level of responsibility and accountability
• Demonstrated commitment to provide excellent service and exceed guests' expectations
• Must be able to work flexible shifts, evenings, weekends, holidays, with either early start or late finish times

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