Kitchen Cook

At Prairie Meats LP, we are an entrepreneurial and progressive Saskatchewan based company that provide high quality retail and food service products. Located in Prince Albert, Regina, and Saskatoon, SK, we pride ourselves in offering challenging and rewarding careers where employees can focus on quality, customer service and teamwork.

**Position Summary**

The Kitchen Cook lead will assist with overseeing and preparing ready to eat (RTE) food products for sale in retail stores and food service. The department has a structured, planned prepared meals, par-fry, platters and food production schedule.

**Key Accountabilities**

**Accountability: Production Kitchen Cooking**(80% of time)
- Prepare a variety of food products according to instructions, following approved recipes and procedures.
- Knowledge & experience in precise recipe following, scale, measuring formats.
- Cooking, preparing & building a variety of meals, soups, sauces, par-fry products, salad & potato production, cold meat & vegetable platters & sandwiches.
- Using a variety of cooking method including & not limited to frying, steaming, Boiling, simmering & baking.
- Knife skill techniques to ensure safe & effective use to complete various cutting method such as slicing, dicing & chopping.
- Use of a variety of cooking & kitchen equipment such as Rational/Combi oven, kettle, skittle, large mixers, blast chillers & fryers.
- Observe and test food using proper methods and equipment to ensure it is cooked, cooled and prepared according to the outlined specifications.
- Complete all cooking duties within timeframes established for each task.
- Assure adherence to all standards of food safety quality, preparation, recipes and presentation in conjunction with the specifications.
- Ensure efficient, cost-effective operation and profitability of food production.
- Check all incoming supplies & record shortages.
- Verifies all food products are properly dated and organized for quality assurance.
- Ensure a first
- in, first -out food (FIFO) rotation system.
- Monitor temperature, stocking and food rotation of all holding/storage & refrigeration units.
- Ensure high food safety sanitation standards are always met.
- Inspect all preparation and cooking equipment on a regular basis to ensure all equipment is clean, sanitary, and in perfect operating order.
- Ensure all kitchen activities operate in an efficient, safe manner and meets all deadlines.
- Strong organizational skills, ability to recognise & prioritize tasks to ensure successful & efficient completion of tasks.
- Work independently while following precise instructions and formulas.
- Be an effective team player to achieve set out goals and contribute to a positive workplace.
- Follow health and safety rules and practices.
- Other duties as may be assigned.

**Accountability: Safety** (10% of time)
- Use all equipment safely and according to outlined directions.
- Record keeping including temperatures, sanitation, and quality standards.
- Participate in all Safety Toolbox Meetings.
- Understand the employee’s rights and responsibilities with regards to safety
- Other duties as may be assigned.

**Accountability: Sanitization** (10% of time)
- Ensure cleanliness and maintain work areas, equipment and utensils.
- Complete all sanitization duties within timeframes and criteria established for each task
- Ensure high food safety sanitation standards are always met.
- Completing department Pre-op’s & adhering to strict hygiene procedures.
- Other duties as may be assigned.

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Discounted or free food
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Store discount
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift

Application question(s):

- What is your wage range expectation?
- Do you have work experience in cooking in volume?
- Do you have work experience in following precise recipe and measurement?

Work Location: In person