Cooks & Kitchen Assistants

Cook & Kitchen Jobs

Position 1: Cook

Cabot Shores is a Wilderness Resort & Retreat Centre that offers lodgings, food, outdoor & cultural adventures, wellness services, meeting & conference facilities and various types of retreats in an eco-friendly environment.

Our busy restaurant is looking for an experienced, forward-thinking cook who is passionate about food. You will be responsible for preparing meals for 10-60 diners (including couples, families, groups), assigning work in the kitchen, and for kitchen inventory management. If you are passionate about garden-to-table practices, sourcing local ingredients, outdoor cooking, creating nutritious meals from scratch and have previous kitchen experience, then we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Organizing, preparing, and executing meals for guests and managing quality
• Updating menu using local ingredients whenever possible
• Upkeep of kitchen and ensure cleanliness (observing current covid-19 regulations in Nova Scotia)
• Providing training and monitoring of other staff to prepare menu items
• Inventory and inventory management
• Take part in gardening and other food based projects around resort to contribute to goal of sustainability

Additional requirements:

Must be in good physical shape, able to lift and move 50lbs bags; organized, efficient in the use of time, ingredients/materials and other resources, cut down on single use plastics; enthusiastic about following green practices including composting; able to work alone and also be an integral part of a team; liaise with Guest Services & front of the house

The position is full-time in summer and fall. On-site housing may be available for rent.