restaurant cook
Top Benefits
About the role
MacLaren?s on Elgin is looking for a back-of-house employee that is passionate about food and who will be involved in the long-term success of our business.
You will be scheduled for 5 day and/or evening shifts for 40 hours per week, guaranteed year round. Our kitchen is open from 5pm - 12am daily.
Weekly shifts are 2pm - 10pm and 4pm - 12am.
We offer a free benefits package after 1 month of employment: we cover 80% of prescriptions up to $1,200. per year and 80% of dental/vision up to $1,200. per year, and a CAA membership with the option of both life and critical illness insurance.
Reliability, working with other team members, quality control, attention to detail, working under pressure, and ability to contribute to menu development are essential to this position.
You will be prepping, cooking, and presenting food for customers on a daily basis.
You must be open to taking direction from ownership and receiving constructive feedback.
Contributions to meetings, recipes, menus direction, and kitchen improvements are essential.
Work Setting: Restaurant with Hotel attached (170 rooms)
Cuisine: Canadian / Italian
Food Preparation: soups and sauces, baking breads, desserts, pastas, seafood, grilling chicken and beef, etc.
Kitchen Skills: using kitchen equipment, preparing, garnishing and presentation of food, ensure quality of food and portion control, etc.
Daily duties: kitchen cleaning and setup, opening check list, closing cleaning duties, receiving orders, organizing stock, temperature checks, etc.
You must have a currently valid Canadian Food Safety/Handler Certification.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $20.00-$24.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Vision care
Language:
- English (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Food Safety Certification (required)
Location:
- Ottawa, ON (required)
Work Location: In person