Culinary Specialist

4 weeks ago

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Accor Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Culinary Specialist to join our team at Fairmont Empress. As a key member of our culinary team, you will be responsible for preparing and serving high-quality food to our guests.

Key Responsibilities
  • Prepare and service all food items for a la carte and buffet menus according to hotel recipes and standards
  • In conjunction with the Chef de Partie or Journeyperson, proactively prioritize tasks to ensure a consistently high level of service and quality of food for our guests
  • Consistently ensure food quality, consistency, and quantity are meeting established expectations
  • Consistently demonstrate positive behavior and performance
  • Ensure all established food safety protocols are followed, maintain the kitchen in a neat, clean, and organized manner
  • Ensure food cost is managed; by controlling food waste through FIFO rotation, proper ordering, storage, and preparation of all foods
  • Ensure productivity and labor cost are managed; by maintaining a focused and productive approach to daily tasks
  • Possess a complete understanding of the menu, recipes, and presentations, aware of potential food allergens in each dish
  • Contribute ideas to menu development, assist with recipe creation and documentation
  • Liaise with other departments such as Banquets, Restaurants, and Stewarding to ensure excellent communication in order to achieve smooth operational outcomes
Requirements
  • A minimum of 1-year recent experience in a hotel or restaurant kitchen at a comparable level of luxury service as a prep cook, apprentice, 3rd cook, or similar role
  • Possess a Cook's Training certificate from a High School, College, or University
  • Current Food Safe level 1 or equivalent recognized food safety certificate, (colleagues are responsible for maintaining their food safe certification)
  • Successful demonstration of a high level of technical and artistic culinary skills assessed during a practical cooking test
  • Successful demonstration of high-level culinary and food safety knowledge assessed through a written test
  • Willing and able to taste all food products – i.e., meats, seafood, produce, dry goods, dairy
  • Completely fluent English language skills; both written and verbal
  • A proven ability to communicate effectively, work within a team, and delegate to others
  • Excellent organizational skills, and shows initiative with ability to work well with little supervision
  • Exercises sound decision making, with the ability to prioritize tasks appropriately
  • Demonstrated a high level of responsibility and accountability
  • Demonstrated commitment to provide excellent service and exceed guests' expectations
  • Must be able to work flexible shifts, evenings, weekends, holidays, with either early start or late finish times
Physical Aspects of Position

Frequent standing and walking, occasional bending and kneeling, occasional carrying and lifting

Visa Requirements

Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

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