Specialty foods chef/Halifax
Job Description
With some duties as a bakery supervisor
Posted on June 12, 2024 by Employer details Creamy Rainbow Inc.
Job details
- Location Halifax, NS
- Salary17.50 to 19.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 45 hours per week
- Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
- Flexible Hours, To be determined
- Start date Starts as soon as possible
- Benefits: Health benefits, Financial benefits
- vacancies2 vacancies
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College/CEGEP
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
- Non-smoking
- Air conditioned
Work setting
- Urban area
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Café
- Bakery
- Retail business
- Coffee shop
- Bake shop
Ranks of chefs
- Executive chef
- Head chef
- Chef
- Sous-chef
- Pastry chef
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Estimate amount and costs of supplies and food items
- Estimate labour costs
- Demonstrate new cooking techniques and new equipment to cooking staff
- Supervise activities of specialist chefs, chefs, cooks and other kitchen workers
- Create new recipes
- Instruct cooks in preparation, cooking, garnishing and presentation of food
- Supervise cooks and other kitchen staff
- Prepare and cook food on a regular basis, or for special guests or functions
- Prepare and cook meals or specialty foods
- Plan menus and ensure food meets quality standards
- Supervise activities of sous-chefs, specialist chefs, chefs and cooks
- Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food
- Train staff
- Prepare special orders
- Frost and decorate cakes and baked goods
- Ensure that the quality of products meets established standards
- Bake mixed dough and batters
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Prepare and cook complete meals or individual dishes and foods
- Prepare dough for pies, bread, rolls and sweet goods, batters for muffins, cookies and cakes and icings and frostings according to recipes or special customer orders
- Operate machinery
- Cook
Experience and specialization
Type of production art
- Product packaging
Cuisine specialties
- Cantonese cuisine
- Szechuan
- Dim Sum
- French
- Japanese cuisine
Food specialties
- Bakery goods and desserts
- Eggs and dairy
- Fish and seafood
- Meat, poultry and game
- Stocks, soups and sauces
- Vegetables, fruits, nuts and mushrooms
- Chocolate
- Desserts and pastries
- Breads and rolls
Area of work experience
- Manager
- Food services
Additional information
Security and safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check
- Basic security clearance
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Accurate
- Excellent written communication
- Client focus
- Judgement
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits
Who can apply to this job?
Only apply to this job if:
- You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
- You have a valid Canadian work permit.
If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.
How to apply
By email
How-to-apply instructions
Here is what you must include in your application:
- Cover letter
- References attesting experience
- Letter of recommendation
- Copy of portfolio or relevant work examples
- Highest level of education and name of institution where it was completed
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