Cook Assistant

**Title: Cook Assistant**

**Fulltime, Permanent**

**Location: Mossleigh, Alberta**

**Reports To**:
The Food and Beverage Manager

**Job Overview**:
Cook Assistants are an essential part of the restaurant and food service industry. They support the Chef and are responsible for preparing ingredients, sauces, garnishes, and sometimes entire dishes. This takes some of the workload off the Chefs so the restaurant or food service establishment can run more efficiently. They know how to follow recipes, use standardized ingredients, and meet expectations for distribution of food products. They are also well-versed in regulations and methods required to ensure safety and the absence of food-borne pathogens and contaminants, including safe temperatures to cook and keep food, proper washing procedures, and an understanding of how to keep tools and prep areas clean and properly sanitized.

**Responsibilities and Duties**:

- Memorizing recipes, policies, procedures, and standard portion sizes
- Preparing ingredients and components of each recipe on the restaurant’s menu
- Maintaining freshness of product and rotating old product out
- Working with a team of Cooks to handle varying levels of activity.
- Maintaining a clean, sanitary, and safe workspace always to avoid contamination.
- Being aware of and following all kitchen health and safety regulations and guidelines

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Professional and responsible conduct
- Comfortable in fast-paced, high-pressure environments
- Teamwork skills
- Good verbal communication skills
- Organizational skills

Work Remotely
- No

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

**Salary**: From $15.00 per hour

Additional pay:

- Tips

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Strathmore, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- cooking: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Food Safe, SafeCheck, Food Handler or equivalent (preferred)