Cook

Cook

Petawawa, ON
$24.15/hour
Full time

Are you a qualified Cook ready to contribute to the daily operations of a Canadian Forces operational unit? This role involves preparing and serving meals ranging from cafeteria-style menus to formal multi-course meals for military and civilian dignitaries.

What's in it for you

Professional Development: Gain experience in a critical operational unit and strengthen your skills in food-service operations and logistics.

Team Collaboration: Work as part of a dedicated team supporting essential military operations.

Competitive Compensation: $24.15 per hour.

Potential for Extension: Opportunity for a contract extension beyond the initial period.

Unique Environment: Work in the Canadian Forces environment and contribute to defence operations.

What you bring to the table

- Current Secret security clearance.
- Ability to wear and use required protective footwear and workwear.
- Military QL5 qualification as a Cook, or an equivalent combination of institutional-cooking training and related work experience.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively within a team.

Responsibilities

- Prepare, cook, present and deliver food products and services through in-house food services, dispersed meals, sandwich/salad bars and take-out services.
- Roast, bake, grill, fry and boil meat, poultry, fish and vegetables.
- Prepare salads, pasta, casseroles, rice, vegetables and dressings.
- Bake breads and desserts and prepare fruit desserts.
- Work cooperatively and professionally with supervisors and co-workers under pressure and during challenging conditions, including visits from dignitaries, special occasions and special meals.
- Inform management about production, menus, leftovers, food consumption and shortages, recipe adjustments and equipment malfunctions so production can be adjusted as required.
- Apply principles and procedures of recipe standardization to develop and test new menu items and products.
- Plan, organize and prepare several types of meals with multiple components and coordinated cooking times within tight time frames.
- Operate commercial fryers and steamers, compartmentalized steam-heated tables, conventional steamers, meat cutters, mixers, grills, rotisseries and stove tops.
- Transport food and supplies from storage areas to work areas.
- Respond efficiently to unexpected or last-minute changes to menu items or the number of customers.
- Use food efficiently and economically to minimize waste.
- Follow operating, cleaning, maintenance and safety procedures for kitchen equipment and tools used in food preparation, serving and cleaning.
- Shrink and expand recipes using fractions, multiplication and conversions between imperial and metric measurements, often in a noisy environment with interruptions.
- Participate in planning and cooking for special functions requiring more complex meals, often in addition to the normal workload.

Hours of work

- 37.5 hours per week.
- Work location: Petawawa, Ontario.
- Operating hours between 05:30 and 19:00.

Equal opportunity

Staff Shop states that it does not discriminate based on disability, sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status or other protected status under applicable law, and seeks to remove barriers to individual success.

Current Secret security clearance; ability to wear required protective footwear and workwear; military QL5 Cook qualification or equivalent institutional-cooking training and related experience; strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Compensation: $24.15/hour. Schedule: 37.5 hours/week. Operating hours: 05:30-19:00. Location: Petawawa, Ontario. Potential contract extension. Canadian Forces operational environment.