First Cook (Winter)

Job summary

Responsible for managing an individual kitchen station and providing leadership to line cooks to ensure high-quality food production. Duties include coordinating final food preparation, monitoring inventory, and ensuring adherence to health and safety standards.

Job details

You are renowned for your good taste and an eye for detail! The First Cook at Panorama reports to the Chef De Partie and is responsible for all aspects of an individual station. This position provides leadership and direction to line cooks in the kitchen as they strive for excellence, ensuring that all items prepared are of the highest quality and meet Panorama’s standards. At this level, you are well-versed in many types of cooking, from braising to working the broiler, and are comfortable at all stations in any kitchen in the resort. Essential Functions: Strong skills in hot cooking, sauces, soups, etc. Coordinating final stages of food preparation, ensuring the highest quality of every plate leaving the kitchen Ability to work in all stations of the kitchens of the resort. Leading other cooks by example To constantly push personal skills forward Assessment of food preparation requirements Build strong teams from within and instill a passion for the business among peers. Ensure adherence to both Panorama and provincial health and safety standards, including but not limited to cleaning kitchen areas and safe food storage (food safe certificate) Assist Outlet Chefs in planning menus, food costing and portioning. Conduct inventory counts, monitor food levels and supply needs. Make recommendations regarding food and supply needs, able to place food orders. Come to work happy and motivated. Experience/Requirements: Experience leading others in the kitchen 3+ years progressive experience in a high-volume Kitchen Experience in working the stations of a multiple outlet operation. Some knowledge of the operation of Catering/Conventions Able to stand for long periods of time. Able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. Strong communication skills

What you’ll do

Responsible for managing an individual kitchen station and providing leadership to line cooks to ensure high-quality food production. Duties include coordinating final food preparation, monitoring inventory, and ensuring adherence to health and safety standards.

Requirements

Requires over 3 years of progressive experience in a high-volume kitchen and experience leading others. Candidates must be able to stand for long periods, lift up to 50 lbs, and possess a food safe certificate.

Listed skills

• assessment · Preferred
• Cleaning · Preferred
• preparation · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Food preparation · Preferred
• Planning · Preferred
• safety · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Cooking · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Strong Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Hot Cooking
• Sauce Preparation
• Soup Preparation
• Kitchen Leadership
• Food Safety
• Menu Planning
• Food Costing
• Inventory Management
• Ordering Supplies
• High-Volume Cooking
• Braising
• Broiling
• Communication Skills
• Team Building
• Station Management
• Catering

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Hospitality
• Management & Leadership
• Trades

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