Posted 2 months ago
Barrington Hotel Kitchen - 1st Cook
@ Barrington Hotel
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Overview
The Barrington Hotel is hiring a 1st Cook for its TEMPO Food+Drink restaurant in downtown Halifax, reporting to the Sous Chef. The role leads the back-of-house team in prepping and cooking food to standard recipes, training staff, and managing inventory and ordering. The posting requires evening, weekend and holiday availability and states benefits including health and dental coverage and an employer RRSP match.
Responsibilities:
- Prep food items for service
- Prepare food to standardized recipes and menu specifications
- Train staff in preparation, cooking and food handling
- Check inventory and report low stock
- Plan menus, portion sizes and food costs
Requirements summary:
- 3 years in a fast-paced, high-performing restaurant
- Supervisory or management experience an asset
- Red Seal certification an asset
- Experience with food ordering and inventories
- Professional cooking and knife skills
- Flexible availability including evenings, weekends and holidays
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-14
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-13
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-13
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Food & beverage |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Schedule | evening, holidays, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Restaurant or kitchen |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Red Seal |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Employee discount, Wellness, Transit support |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Barrington Hotel
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 8 |
Located in the heart of downtown Halifax, The Barrington Hotel is the perfect destination for no-hassle travelers seeking value, convenience, and a warm maritime welcome. Whether for business or leisure, our central location, comfortable accommodations, and friendly service create an exceptional guest experience. Join our team and help us deliver welcoming Halifax hospitality.
Our award-winning TEMPO Food+Drink restaurant serves up hearty, authentic Canadian comfort food, handcrafted cocktails and Instagram worthy specials in a lively and vibrant setting. Reporting to the Sous Chef, this individual will be responsible for providing consistent and quality food offerings while delivering excellent customer service and ensuring guest satisfaction.
We are seeking a 1st Cook to provide leadership to the back-of-house team.
What you will be doing:
- prepping food items for service
- preparing food according to standardized recipes and menu specifications
- adjusting cooking methods based on customer preferences or dietary restrictions
- training staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food
- planning menus, determining size of food portions, estimating food requirements and costs
- checking inventory and making sure ingredients are available for daily use
- reporting low stock and helping with inventory management
- collaborating with the team to ensure smooth kitchen operations
The person we are looking for has:
- 3 years of experience in a fast-paced, high performing restaurant
- experience supervising or managing a team is considered a plus
- red seal certification is an asset
- experience with food ordering and inventories
- professional cooking and knife handling skills
- strong organizational skills with great attention to detail
- the proven ability to plan and prioritize
- flexible availability including evenings, weekends, and holidays
What's in it for you?
- Comprehensive benefits package including Health and Dental Benefits
- Employer RRSP contributions
- Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunity for internal career growth
- Working along side a collaborative team of likeminded individuals
- Commuter benefits: 50% reimbursement of monthly transit pass
- Freehand Family Discount
A member of The Armour Group, Freehand Hospitality is an equal opportunity employer. We value our employees and their well-being. If you would like to join an organization with which you can have a work-life balance, career growth, long term job stability, and an opportunity to positively contribute to the community, this position may be for you!
Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resume and cover letter to [email protected]. While we thank all applicants only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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