Red-seal Chef

**Shouldice Hospital is hiring a Full-Time Red-Seal Certified, Evenings**

**Why work at Shouldice Hospital?**

**Our Culture**

At Shouldice Hospital, we pride ourselves on delivering the world’s best surgical outcomes and patient care in hernia treatment. We have an unwavering focus on our patients and commitment to our staff. We’ve created a culture where our people feel like family and are empowered to make a difference. As an Ontario Licensed Hospital for over 77 years, we place trust, integrity, teamwork, and caring at the heart of what we do.

**Our People**

We are a strong, positive, and engaged team of people that are committed to excellence. We are invested in the growth and development of the team and each other. At Shouldice, we invest in our people and care about work life balance, happiness, and satisfaction.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Lead and support the kitchen team during evenings and weekends
- Supervise plating and meal service
- Ensure efficient and smooth running of the kitchen
- Design new menu options for submission and approval
- Assign work to cooks/kitchen staff
- Take daily inventory of produce, meat and dairy to determine ordering needs
- Order kitchen supplies, produce, meat and dairy weekly as needed
- Ensure all deliveries arrive on time
- Maintain stock rotation to ensure freshness
- Ensure that correct storage conditions for products such as meats, produce, and dairy are maintained
- Manage relationships with vendors and suppliers
- Recruit and train kitchen staff as needed
- Monitor temp logs and all kitchen equipment
- Ensure the maintenance of neat, clean, and organized work and storage areas
- Design menu options for allergies and food restriction that are readily available
- Clean and sanitize workstations and surrounding areas ongoing

**Qualifications**
- Must have Red-Seal Certificate
- Current Food Handling Certificate
- Minimum 3 years experience as a Cook or Chef for a medium size kitchen
- Ability to prepare up to 80 meals per day
- Full command of the English language
- Able to use computer proficiently
- Manage and communicate kitchen staff and flow

Shifts:
Tuesday-Thursday 1:00pm-9:00pm

Friday 11:00pm-7:00pm

Saturday 7:00pm-7:00pm

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Evening shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

**Education**:

- AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (required)

**Experience**:

- Cooking: 3 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Food Handler Certification (required)
- Must be licensed to work in Canada (required)

Ability to Commute:

- Thornhill, ON L3T 4A3 (required)

Work Location: In person