Food Preparer

12 hours ago


Nanaimo, Canada Drip Coffee | Social Full time

Job description

Looking for passionate, energetic individuals to join the team in our kitchen. Prep items include a range of pastries, dessert bars and breakfast/lunch foods.

Experience in a food role such as line cook or prep cook is preferred, although we are willing to train positive, energetic and success oriented individuals with relevant experience. This position includes varied shifts including early mornings and weekends and requires physical ability to perform your duties.

What’s in it for you?
- The opportunity to express your culinary creativity
- Work in a fun, energetic and welcoming environment
- Complimentary specialty coffee on the house each shift and staff discounts

Duties include:

- Cooking from scratch items as a part of a small team of prep cooks while maintaining hygiene, general work safety and food-safety regulations
- Closely follow recipes and presentation specifications
- Operate standard kitchen equipment safely and efficiently
- Maintain inventory and record of food, supplies and equipment
- Reading production schedules and recipes, measuring and mixing ingredients, molding and shaping dough, and coordinating oven use with other team members

We re looking for:

- The ability to work early shifts (as early as 5am), continuous standing/ walking for all tasks, frequent lifting and carrying, frequent turning and reaching, constant use of both hands, with frequent wrist rotation and flexing, occasional forceful gripping, occasional pushing, pulling and some forward bending
- Providing your own transportation as shifts may be earlier than the availability of public transit
- Positive attitude, good communication skills, strong sense of urgency and a passion for creativity in food

**Experience**:
Line cook/Prep cook: 1 year (prefered)

License/Certification: Food safe level 1

Job type: Part time available with potential for more hours

Part-time hours: 20-30 hours per week

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: $19.00-$22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 16 - 30 per week

Additional pay:

- Overtime pay

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

**Experience**:

- Food preparation: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person



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