Meinhardt Fine Foods is Western Canada’s culinary destination. Our goal is to serve up a line of delicious freshly prepared foods, and compelling signature items, all delivered in a fresh and entertaining environment where you will want to “feed your curiosity”.
Meinhardt Fine Foods has been a vibrant part of South Granville since 1996 and boasts some of the best olive oils in the city, a large take-out deli, along with all kinds of unique items sourced from around the world.
We are currently seeking a full time, Tempprary Sous Chef for our store located in Vancouver (South Granville), BC.
Job duties and responsibilities:
This position will be responsible for assisting the Head Chef, as the second in charge of all aspects of the operations of the kitchen and for maintaining the highest level of culinary excellence.
Duties include, but are not limited to; food production, presentation, supervisory duties, staff development & mentoring, ordering, inventory and cost controls to ensure a smooth function of the Savory Kitchen.
This position will also participate in menu development, both creatively and technically – and be responsible for new menu execution, as well as additional duties in absence of the Head Chef.
Skills and qualifications:
- Must be familiar with current Culinary and Food & Beverage trends, innovations and techniques including but not limited to keeping your education and knowledge base relevant
- Must thrive in a fast paced working environment
- Must be a team player and a natural leader
- Superb time management and organizational skills
- Must be creative and innovative yet able to adjust style to customers' specific needs and requests
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work in a safe and responsible manner
- Available to work varied shifts including evenings, weekends, and holidays if necessary
- Ability to take direction and follow through with assigned tasks
Our commitment to you:
- Competitive Wages with starting hourly rates based on experience
- Automatic pay increases based on the number of hours worked
- Great work - life balance
- Flexible work environment with room for advancement
- Company matched RRSP Program
- Comprehensive benefits package including Dental, Extended Health, Life & Disability insurance
If you feel that you possess the knowledge, skills and abilities mentioned above then we would love to hear from you!
More than one way to apply!
- Respond to this job ad: apply in confidence with your resume & cover letter. (Please indicate your wage expectation & and any work hours restrictions)
- In person: drop off your resume and cover letter at the store located at 3002 Granville St, Vancouver, BC.
We would like to thank everyone for applying, however due to the volume of applications received only those moving forward to the interview process will be contacted.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $23.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
Work Location: In person