Café Cook

**Café Cook**

**Full Job Description**

Onua Bakery is a unique artisan bakery & café renowned for its freshly baked artisanal sourdough and African-style bakery products. The Café Cook at Onua Bakery is responsible for preparing and creating a variety of café-style menu items, including breakfast dishes, sandwiches, soups, and salads. This role requires a high level of creativity in combining diverse culinary techniques and flavors to deliver unique, high-quality dishes that reflect the bakery’s standards. The Café Cook also assists with menu development, maintains an organized kitchen, and adheres to strict food safety regulations.

**Duties**

**Menu Preparation and Cooking**
- Prepare and cook breakfast items, sandwiches, soups, salads, and other café menu items, ensuring each dish meets quality standards.
- Assemble and plate dishes with careful presentation for a visually appealing experience.
- Use creativity to blend culinary techniques and cultural flavors in menu offerings.

**Menu Development**
- Collaborate with management to design and test new menu items, seasonal dishes, and specials.
- Assist in adjusting recipes and portion sizes to maintain quality and minimize waste.

**Inventory and Ingredient Management**
- Monitor ingredient levels and communicate inventory needs to management.
- Receive, inspect, and store all ingredients according to food safety guidelines.

**Kitchen Organization and Cleanliness**
- Maintain a clean and organized kitchen environment, including food prep areas, storage, and equipment.
- Strictly follow food safety and sanitation standards, including proper food handling and storage procedures.

**Team Collaboration**
- Coordinate with the front-of-house team to ensure timely and accurate order delivery.
- Help train new team members on cooking techniques, kitchen protocols, and menu preparation.

**Qualifications, Skills, and Conditions**:

- Culinary degree or certification in Baking and Pastry Arts is highly desirable.
- Proven experience as a cook in a café, deli, or restaurant, with a focus on creative, cross-cultural cuisine.
- Previous experience in the food industry, preferably in a restaurant or bakery & cafe setting.
- Strong knowledge of cooking techniques, food preparation, presentation, kitchen equipment, and food safety standards.
- Red Seal certification would be an asset.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple orders simultaneously.
- Positive attitude and ability to work well in a team environment.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

**Physical Requirements**:This role requires standing for extended periods, lifting kitchen supplies, and working in a high-activity kitchen environment.

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**Benefits**:

- Ongoing training
- Group insurance (drug, dental) - regular full-time employee
- Sick days and floating vacations
- Discounts on in-store purchases
- Work clothes provided
- Opportunities for advancement

**Work Language**: English and French would be an asset.

**Job Types**: Full-time

**Pay**:$20.00-$23.50 per hour

We offer a competitive salary and, more importantly, opportunities for growth and advancement within our organization. If you want to take your culinary career to the next level, this could be the perfect opportunity.

**Physical Demands**: This role requires standing for extended periods, lifting kitchen supplies, and working in a high-activity kitchen environment.

**Experience **in cooking is a must, with a minimum of 3 years required. Additionally, possession of a Food Safe, SafeCheck, Food Handler or equivalent certification is preferred.

**Location**: Ottawa, ON K1N 0E7. Please note that you should be able to reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work

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

Pay: $20.00-$23.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Are you available for full-time shifts, and do you have flexibility to work early mornings, evenings, and weekends if needed?
- Can you describe any experience you have working in a café, restaurant, or bakery, particularly in roles where creativity and high-quality presentation were important?
- How do you approach creating or adjusting menu items to blend different culinary techniques and cultural flavors? Can you give an example?

**Experience**:

- Food: 5 years (preferred)
- Cooking: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-11-23