Gilt Catering is seeking "Evening Catering Cooks" to join our growing team! We are a catering company located in St Jacobs ON, that caters to our locally owned weddings venues, in house parties, corporate and local businesses. Our main focus is providing large scale gourmet events catering for our sister brands with The Stella Collective. Gilt Catering's kitchen is located in one of The Stella Collective's own Cellar52! Gilt Catering provides high standard catering from an extensive menu for various event personalities. One of our biggest events of the year is with Angel Stone! If you are someone who loves the planning, and consistency of catering but also love change of scenery week to week this role is for you! We exceed expectations and create emotional experiences through our commitment to guest experience.

The perfect candidates have enthusiasm to work within an organized event timeline. You are responsible for some event prep work that requires proficient knife skills as well as being able to heat for large scaled events. Organizational skills are a must. Consistency of portioning is very important in this position and you are required to follow our portion standardization event to event. Having finesse and an eye for fine details is an asset for plating. You will be delegated a role for event days by the Kitchen event lead and are expected to know certain details of the event such as menu, dietaries and timing. You will be required to replicate late night station set-up from our provided spec sheets to keep the stations consistent from venue to venue.

Responsibilities/Duties:

Efficiently complete tasks delegated to you by lead
Communicate with co-workers using professional language during event
Uphold Gilt Catering standards through use of our processes and standardization practices
Make sure you are ready and set for service and know the menu
Execute dinner service with other cooks and lead, efficiently
Keep kitchen clean and your station organized
Organize the heat for late night and display
Individually put out late night service
Close the kitchen properly using the closing list provided

Requirements:

2 yrs working experience or culinary school experience
Knowledge of health and safety rules in a kitchen
Manual dexterity able to operate cutting tools and kitchen utensils
A team player with good communication skills
Patient with an ability to stay positive under pressure
Very good endurance
High school diploma or equivalent is desirable; Training from a culinary school will be an asset
Must be able to get to and from working in St Jacobs in a reliable manner
Drivers license required
Food Handlers

Attributes we would like for our team:

Desire ; to grow and learn
Direction/Focus; focus on tasks but able to see the bigger picture for end result
Discipline; has a healthy life balance and is discipline when having to work the next day
Positive; contributes to a healthy work environment
Genuine; in their contributions, feedback, and energy
Trustworthy; to rely on to uphold our standards and exude our core values
Perceptive; when something seems amiss being able to pick up on it and ask questions
Cooperative; to work with others well
Responsible; take accountability
Proactive; active problem solving and assess where we need better focus, address weaknesses as they arise
Listens Well; able to take in information and relay important information
Efficient; in duties and processes
Evolving; improves skills and knowledge in the workplace
Diligent; being careful and conscious when completing their duties duties
Adaptable; being able to quickly pivot to successfully complete a task or event

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If this position sounds like a good fit for you please send a CV and resume to ! Looking forward to meeting you!

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $21.50 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:
St. Jacobs, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:
Cooking: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:
Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person