Cook, Blue Flame Kitchen
A great neighbour, who’s also a great cook.
We’re looking for a fierce and friendly cook to join our diverse & vibrant team. This role is for the Blue Flame Kitchen. Days and hours are business dependent, but the hours of operation are Monday to Saturday, 6am – 1am.
Reporting to the Chef Supervisor, the cook will be responsible for delighting our guests with made-from-scratch cooking and working on our kitchen production line. Our goal is to make every customer experience memorable and keep them coming back for more. Blue Flame Kitchen employees are provided with uniform, receive complimentary parking, beverages & staff meal with an excellent work-life balance. We offer competitive wages of $18-21 hourly rate plus benefits.
The Blue Flame Kitchen is our oldest brand, with a 90-year history in Alberta. The Blue Flame Kitchen (BFK) provides classes, recipes, take away meals, catering, and delicious café services. If you want to help fuel and inspire home chefs across the world, roll up your sleeves and join our team. We provide a collaborative environment with a diverse team who loves to find ways to connect —inside the office and outside the kitchen.
On a daily basis, you’ll:
- Prepare, cook and execute meals in our kitchen
- Organize meals for daily catering orders and/ or production for ready-made meals
- Coordinate with catering team & FOH staff members
- Stock inventory appropriately
- Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customers
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the manager
- Ensure proper storage of food inventory and equipment according to AHS standard
- Wash /sanitize equipment according to AHS guidelines
- Package and label products for sales and shipping
- Track operational output measures (yield, quality, temperatures, etc.)
- Adjust production plans according to business levels
- Maintain personal hygiene and wellness
- Be responsible for closing and opening duties within the kitchen team
- Comply with food and sanitation regulation and safety standards
Who you are:
- A friendly neighbour who works ridiculously hard, even when nobody’s looking.
- A culture champion who brings a feel-good vibe with you to work.
- A dependable & energetic team player looking for great work life balance.
- A creative baker looking to flex your creativity who loves to collaborate on new ideas.
What you’re great at:
- Preparing food items on a large scale, following standard recipes and procedures
- Taste testing and quality assurance
- Ensuring food consistency
- Organizing daily production for Catering and/or the Café
What you have:
- 3-5 years’ cooking experience in a production environment.
- Excellent understanding of cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, and procedures.
- Culinary experience would be considered an asset
- Ability to perform duties quickly and under pressure
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
- Attention to detail
- Honesty, integrity, and ethical behavior
- High school diploma required; Culinary school diploma preferred
What we offer:
- Experience working with a passionate, energetic and enthusiastic team of highly motivated go-getters.
- Unique experiences. We have a lot going on, and no two days will be the same.
- Relief from downtown traffic & FREE PARKING!
- The chance to develop your career in an inspiring, innovative and positive environment.
- Busy days in the bright sunshine in the ATCO Park building with an onsite fitness centre
- Benefit packages to help you live your best life.
At Blue Flame Kitchen, we take great pride in providing genuine hospitality and remarkable customer service. Our inviting atmosphere is the ideal setting for gathering with friends and colleagues, whether it's for meetings, events, classes, or simply to connect over unforgettable food. Every day, we lean on our core values to shape the future of our industry with our trail-blazing spirit in a fast-paced and agile environment.
Don’t meet every single requirement? We're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Pay: $18.00-$21.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
