Cook 2 P/T- InterContinental Toronto Yorkville Hotel

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Description

About us
As the world's largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental® brand.Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world.Each of our hotels cultivates a distinctive style and ambiance where we embrace every opportunity to give our guests a personal and enriching experience.If you'd like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we'd like to welcome you to the world's most international luxury hotel brand.
Your day to day
• Prepare and cook orders for daily operations.• Advise supervisor of low inventory items; assists in receiving items and taking inventory as required.• Maintain sanitation and cleanliness standards in the kitchen area that meet or exceed the provincial and local Health Board inspection and Holiday Inn requirements.• Maintain a clean, neat and well-organized work area, including but not limited to reach-ins, walk-ins and counters. Reports all unsafe or malfunctioning equipment to supervisor.• May assist by performing warewasher or other kitchen duties as needed.• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. Key departmental contacts include Sales and Marketing, Catering, Banquets, Outlets, Maintenance, and Guest Services. May occasionally interact directly with guests.• Follow recipes• Help Cook III as needed• Completes opening duties• May assist with other duties as assigned.
What we need from you
Basic reading, writing and math skills. Some food preparation experience or training preferred. This job requires ability to perform the following:• Carrying or lifting items weighing up to 50 pounds• Remain stationary for extended periods of time• Certification of culinary training or apprenticeship• Food Handling certificate• Standing up and moving about the kitchen• Handling food, objects, products and utensils• Bending, stooping, kneeling Other:• Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time when interacting with the other cooks, wait staff and supervisors.• Reading and writing abilities are utilized often when preparing meals from a recipe, when assisting in the scheduling of the kitchen staff, or when monitoring inventory.• Mathematical skills, including basic math, percentages, quantities, and variances are used frequently.• Alcohol awareness certification and/or food service permit or valid health/food handler card as required by local or state government agency.• May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.
What we offer
We’ll reward all your hard work with a great salary and a uniform, great room discount and superb training.Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care: that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - visit www.http://careers.ihg.com to find out more about us.