2nd Cook - SHAW CENTRE - CATERING

• Acts as a senior to the Prep Cooks and ensures day to day production and responds to their questions.
• Oversees and supports Prep Cooks in synchronizing food preparation tasks.
• Supports Prep Cooks in all aspects of the role, helping to enhance their cooking skills.
• Reads and follows recipes – demonstrates proficiency in both hot and cold tasks/food items.
• Ensures there is sufficiently prepared food quantities for the banquets to run as smoothly and efficiently as possible.
• Prepares and plates final food products ensuring an attractive presentation is achieved.
• Ensures all food orders are completed in an efficient manner.
• Maintains a strong working knowledge of culinary trends and use them where appropriate.
• Ensures proper handling of all food products and equipment is maintained, to ensure food safety and kitchen standards are always adhered to.
• Ensures cleanliness and high sanitation standards are always maintained.
• Organizes and maintains stock rooms and walk-in refrigerators.
• At the end of the shift return all food items to designated storage areas - cover and date all perishable items.
• Understands and ensures HACCP guidelines are strictly followed.
• Works with minimal supervision.
• Able to complete complex tasks and may provide back up to the 1st Cook.
• Ensures recipes are followed to ensure quality standards are met.

• Ability to frequently move about a large facility, which could span several hundred thousand feet, to perform work responsibilities, and inspections.
• Ability to constantly handle, lift, and operate kitchen equipment.
• Ability to constantly discern food quality and palatability.
• Ability to constantly identify and rectify hazardous situations in the workplace.
• Ability to constantly communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, component management, ARAMARK staff, and vendors.
• Ability to occasionally operate office equipment.
• Ability to frequently handle objects weighing 50 lbs or less.
• Ability to frequently withstand high and low room temperatures and handle hot equipment.
• Ability to constantly work irregular hours, nights, and weekends.
• Ability to act as a senior to the Prep Cooks and respond to their enquiries.
• Ability to ensure Prep Cook production is accurate and timely.

• Diploma or Degree from an approved Culinary Training Facility.
• Interprovincial Red Seal, Journeyman’s Papers or international equivalent required.
• Previous experience in the Culinary field required and large volume production an asset.
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities.
• Highly responsible & reliable.
• Working knowledge of Cook, Chill Retherm cooking process.
• Food Handlers Certification.
• Completed clean Criminal Background Check before first day of employment.

• Orientation to include: AODA Training, Anti-Harassment/Violence Training, Cultural Awareness
• Health and Safety Training
• Safe STEP

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