Apprentice tech Offres d'emploi - Victoria, BC

Job Description

What will be doing:

• 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
• Hourly rate of $25.82 to 29.51

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:

• 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

Additional Information

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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