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Job Overview
The ideal candidate will possess strong skills in serving, food preparation, and kitchen management, ensuring that all food safety standards are upheld. This role involves overseeing meal preparation, maintaining high-quality food handling practices, and supporting the team to deliver an outstanding dining experience.

Responsibilities

• strive to uphold all hygiene and sanitary regulations and be clean and presentable at all times (i.e., report to duty punctually wearing a clean and correct uniform and safety shoes)
• ensure a safe work environment for yourself and your co-workers by upholding the safety rules
• ensure that your co-workers practice safe work habits
• ensure that all equipment in the kitchen is clean and in good working condition before use
• adhere to sanitation standards as outlined by the Public Health Department
• seek opportunities to increase revenues, minimize expenses and increase employee productivity without sacrificing guest services
• promote professional work habits that will develop the respect and will create return business from customers
• read, follow and be able to make prep lists
• comprehension of Banquet event orders
• provide fast and efficient guest service and respond quickly to the customers’ requests
• Provide the best possible customer service at all times
• Guidelines and orders from management must be followed in the most efficient way.
• Ability to follow recipes and prepare food items with as little waste as possible.
• Organizing inventory as well as putting orders away.
• Must be available to work weekends and early mornings
• Some training of New 2nd cooks may be required

Requirements

• Must have a strong knowledge of numerous types of cuisine
• Culinary degree/diploma preferred
• Minimum 2 years of practical kitchen experience
• Must have Food Handlers certificate