Event Chef

4 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada Edge Catering Full time

Edge Catering is an established, thriving event catering company. Our custom-built facility is in the East Village and features a Café, 5000sq ft. catering kitchen, baking and pastry kitchen, tasting room and offices. Our events team works on site at multiple high end venues and event spaces located throughout Vancouver.

We are looking for an experienced Catering Chef to join our on site events team. This is a fun opportunity to see amazing venues across the city, work unique and exciting events and learn from the best.

General Responsibilities:

- Arrive to work 2-3 hours before event start
- Coordinate with in house team
- Load fully prepped meals for buffet, canapes and plated dinners into vans
- Meet on site at the event location in Vancouver or North Van (carpools will be arranged for those without transport)
- Unload food and equipment from vans
- Setting up our on site kitchens
- Supervising and training staff
- Building and plating canapes on site
- Heating and serving plated, family style, and buffet dinners
- Breaking down events and cleaning the venue, repacking vans
- Adapt to a changing work environment and custom menu items
- Integrate with our team and work environment
- Participate in ongoing menu development
- Maintaining sanitary conditions
- Maintaining a professional manner at all times
- Follow all recipes and standards
- Maintenance and cleaning of all equipment and work spaces

**Requirements**:

- Minimum 3 years experience of events or catering experience
- Minimum 2 years of culinary management
- Fine dining or high end event experience is an asset
- Food Safe level 1
- Legal to work in Canada (minimum 2 years on work permit)
- Formal culinary training is an asset
- Vehicle or transportation is an asset but not required

We are hiring for a full time position that will included day shifts prepping and on site events. On site events pay an additional $5 tip on top of regular salary (tip amount will increase based on experience). Any hours over 8 will be paid as overtime at 1.5x regular rate + tip.

We are looking for an energetic, dialed-in professional with a positive attitude and the ability to train and develop other cooks.

We offer a fun work environment, great team-mates, the best quality ingredients, high end culinary training, and the chance to grow with a rapidly expanding company. Training will be provided by some of Vancouver’s best chefs and there is a huge opportunity to grow within this company. If you are looking for an upscale environment, a challenge to rise to and a great, neighborhood, independently owned business to work with, look no further

**Salary**: $22.00-$28.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Extended health care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift
- On call
- Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

- Tips

COVID-19 considerations:
We are following all CDC and BC government guidelines. Masks are encouraged but not mandated for most events.

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Vancouver, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Catering: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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