PRODUCTION COOK

Full Time, Permanent (Monday – Friday)

$20.07/hour

At Community Support Connections, we wake up each morning energized about the difference we make in the lives of our clients; people who could be your parents, grandparents, friends, or neighbours. Working with hundreds of amazing volunteers, donors, and community partners, we provide a wide range of community supports for older adults and people with different abilities to help them live at home with independence and dignity – something we all deserve. We are truly caring and client-centered, and are constantly innovating; looking for new and better ways to provide the best care and supports possible.

Passion and commitment permeate everything we do. Driven by our values, we treat our clients, volunteers, donors, and each other, with dignity and respect. We recognize that diversity is the foundation for understanding the needs of our stakeholders. We believe the best way to serve our clients and volunteers is to create an environment and culture that empowers our staff to be as productive and happy as possible.

That includes:

• Generous benefit days and group RRSPs
• Competitive health and dental benefits
• Access to our Employee Assistance Plan
• On-site hot lunch options from our own kitchen
• Free parking

If what we do resonates with your core values then we want to hear from you!

The Role: We are looking for an exceptional individual to work collaboratively with our Kitchen Team of staff and dedicated and valued volunteers in a fast-paced environment to prepare hot home-style meals. Shifts are Monday to Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with flexibility for longer days as required.The ideal candidate

• is passionate about food and cooking
• has demonstrated cooking skills
• is familiar with all aspects of food preparation
• is organized
• is detail oriented
• is excited about serving fresh, high quality meals
• demonstrates sound judgement
• works well with a team
• enjoys a fun, fast-paced working environment

• Practices food safety by storing food according to food handling safety regulations
• Prepares food to be cooked by washing, peeling and cutting as needed
• Prepares, portions and packages desserts and salads
• Prepares, soups, sauces, desserts according to standard recipes
• Hands on food preparation and presentation, adhering to quality standards
• Minimizes food waste
• Performs Sous Chef duties in their absence
• Works as part of a team with kitchen staff to assemble and organize meals
• Assists with service on meal line
• Assists in putting any orders away and rotating stock
• Informs chef of products in low inventory
• Ensures the safe and proper use of the kitchen equipment in food production
• Ensures cleanliness of the kitchen area is upheld at the highest level at all times, especially during food production. This includes cleaning food spills immediately and cleaning all surfaces, tools, equipment, and appliances on a daily basis.
• Ensures kitchen laundry is washed each day, folded and stored in proper area
• Ensures all dishes are washed, dried and stored in proper area each day
• Sweeps, mops and cleans kitchen at the end of each shift

• 2 year diploma in culinary management
• 2-3 years professional kitchen experience
• Current safe food handling certificate

• Significant physical effort required including standing, walking, pulling, bending, reaching and heavy (> 50 pounds) lifting
• Ergonomic hazards can occur (i.e. regular repetitive movement of wrists, eye strain, and muscle fatigue)
• Work is performed in a busy environment with many safety hazards, distractions and time pressures
• Attention to detail, accuracy and ability to multi-task, solve problems and manage stressful situations and interruptions is essential
• Regulations, compliance and safety protocols must be followed at all times
• Ability to work independently but seek advice when required
• Ability to work effectively as a team member
• Ability to take and give verbal and written direction and follow through to completion of task

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