Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) proudly serves Fortune 500 companies, world champion sports teams, state-of-the-art healthcare providers, the world's leading educational institutions, iconic destinations and cultural attractions, and numerous municipalities in 19 countries around the world. Our 270,000 team members deliver experiences that enrich and nourish millions of lives every day through innovative services in food, facilities management and uniforms. We operate our business with social responsibility, focusing on initiatives that support our diverse workforce, advance consumer health and wellness, protect our environment, and strengthen our communities. Aramark is recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by FORTUNE, as well as an employer of choice by the Human Rights Campaign and DiversityInc. Learn more at www.aramark.ca.

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities:
• Responsible for meal execution understanding the timing of food production to meet specific timelines.
• Communicate with the management to maintain the level of food quality that is expected.
• Ability to cook and prepare food according to production guidelines and recipes.
• Must be skilled at methods of food preparation, cooking times, and portion sizes to insure food is prepared to spec.
• Cuts, trims, bones and carves meats and poultry for cooking.
• Evaluate food quality and preparedness by tasting.
• Ensure food is stored at the appropriate temperature for the appropriate length of time and follows all food safety standards.
• Evaluate front-of-house presentation and make changes to food displays as needed.
• Sets up and tears down work station.
• Maintains a clean, safe and sanitary work station, equipment, and utensils.
• Must be trained to safely operate all kitchen equipment (chopper, slicer, grill, steamer, Combi, etc.)
• Maintain production results of each meal.
• Communicate with management regarding food product that needs to be ordered for upcoming production plans.
• Report safety hazards discovered in the location to management immediately.

Required Qualifications:
• Great interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment and demonstrate excellent customer service.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in the food service industry as a cook.
• Must be able to understand verbal and written instructions.

Desired Qualifications:
• Culinary training or degree.
• 2 or more years’ experience in the food service industry as a cook.

Work Environment:
Back-of-house position - requires frequent lifting/transporting of hot food items, ability to work inside kitchen area, interact with heated equipment, steam and other at risk conditions. Involves repetitive motion.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

For more information please contact Heather Chell
Chell-heather@aramark.ca