Chef De Partie – Full Time

Ready for a sizzling career move? You will play a pivotal role in our kitchen working alongside a fantastic team. The food you prepare, cook and serve makes our guests smile and wanting more.

Why work for Fairmont Pacific Rim?

• Wonderful company culture – our colleagues are at the heart of all we do
• A competitive salary of $33.90 per hour
• Excellent training with the opportunity to build a successful career
• Exclusive access to the Pacific Northwest Food & Beverage Discount Program with 50% off at our dining destinations in Vancouver, Victoria, and Whistler
• Travel reimbursement program for a Translink Monthly pass
• Extensive benefits package including health, paramedical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance for those meeting eligibility requirements
• Company-matched pension plan and ability to enroll in the Group
• Complimentary hotel stay for newly hired employees with breakfast for two through BE OUR GUEST program
• Complimentary meals through our Colleague Dining Program
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide for you and your family
• Learning programs through our Academies designed to sharpen your skills
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21
• Career development opportunities with national and international promotion opportunities
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
• Learning programs through our Academies
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Career development opportunities with national and international promotion opportunities

What you will be doing:

• Be instrumental in managing food costs and production control to reduce wastage
• Supervise, provide guidance and training to culinary team in all food preparation
• Assist with creating menu recipes, pictures and training materials to ensure consistency, efficiency to meet the set standards.
• Guide the Fairmont Gold team on all Fairmont standards, train employees on menus and cooking procedures
• Follow food safety requirements.
• Maintain proper rotation of product in all chillers to minimize spoilage
• Follow all safety and sanitation policies when handling food
• Ensure that all food products are handled, stored, prepared and served safely in accordance with hotel and Food Safety guidelines. Ensure that all ECOSURE standards and processes are completed on a daily basis, this includes but isn’t limited to filling out daily temperature logs, labelling and dating of items as well ensuring food storage areas are cleaned daily.
• Food preparation and cooking, plating, presentation
• Apply 5 Diamond and 5 Star Service Standards at all times

Your experience and skills include:

• Creative and passionate about food and customer service
• Is a self-starter and displays initiative and curiosity for all food related items
• Able to give and receive clear direction, set expectations and provide training to junior team members
• Able to work without supervision and display sound decision making skills
• Ability to do a variety of knives cuts consistently and precisely
• Ability to read, understand and follow recipes within the guidelines
• Ability to read a prep list and determine in what sequence of order jobs should be completed
• Ability to multi task, prioritize and manage time efficiently to ensure job complete
• Ability to listen and follow directions precisely to achieve the end result
• Able to work in a fast paced, high-pressure environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; a team player.
• Completion of a recognized culinary program an asset
• Must be Food Safe Certified
• A neat, well-groomed appearance as per hotel standards
• Must be available to work a variety of shifts including evenings, weekends and holidays
• Previous experience in a Fairmont Gold VIP lounge food service with high touch guests is an strong asset
• Awareness of exceptional service for the VIP guests and availability of accommodating their special request followed by chef’s guideline    
• Career minded with strong personal initiative and a desire to achieve the department’s vision and goal
• Physically fit to stand for long periods of time and lift 20kg regularly throughout a shift.

Your team and working environment:

• Work with a diverse and passionate team dedicated to creating lasting impressions on our guests by providing award winning food.
  Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.
  
  Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
  We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.
  
  Why work for Accor?
  We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.
  By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit  https://careers.accor.com/

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