Posted 10 days ago
Cook
@ Swiss Chalet
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Swiss Chalet is hiring a cook for its restaurant team. The role involves preparing food to specification, keeping product ready for service, maintaining food safety and cleanliness, and delivering a consistent guest experience. The posting offers flexible scheduling and a 20% employee dining discount, and notes that pay is listed only for Ontario and BC.
Responsibilities:
- Complete line checks and prepare product for service
- Plate food to specifications
- Keep work area, utensils and equipment clean and sanitized
- Follow safe food handling and health and safety procedures
- Perform opening, closing and cleaning tasks
Requirements summary:
- Food safety certified or willing to obtain within 3 months
- Excellent organization, communication and social skills
- Reliable, punctual and able to work a flexible schedule
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Bonus: previous line cook experience
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-27
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-28
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-28
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Food & beverage |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Restaurant or kitchen |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer none |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Employee discount |
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Swiss Chalet
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Full company description
Since our doors first opened in 1954, Canadian families have been coming back to Swiss Chalet. Since then, we have grown to more than 200 locations across Canada. We are Masters of the Rotisserie, and home to Canada’s Favourite Rotisserie Chicken! We use fresh, grain-fed, preservative-free, Canadian raised chickens that are slow-roasted for 90 minutes over an open flame. Our Smoky BBQ Ribs are dry-rubbed with our smoky mesquite spice, marinated for over 24 hours and slow cooked before being finished on the grill. Paired with our Fresh-Cut Fries & the one and only Signature Chalet Dipping Sauce! Our top-secret recipe passed down through generations, that is simmered to perfection every day for that iconic Canadian taste of comfort. Whether you’re our Guest, Associate, or Franchisee partner, you are part of our flock. Come dine with us, our family will be serving up our famous Chalet Hospitality to yours. To learn more about us, please visit www.swisschalet.com/aboutus.
- LinkedIn followers
- 4,140
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,324
- Reported office locations
- Vaughan, Ontario L4K 0B8 , CA
- Vaughan, CA
- Other recorded names
- Swiss Chalet
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
Since our doors first opened in 1954, Canadian families have been coming back to Swiss Chalet. Since then, we have grown to more than 200 locations across Canada. We are Masters of the Rotisserie, and home to Canada’s Favourite Rotisserie Chicken! We use fresh, grain-fed, preservative-free, Canadian raised chickens that are slow-roasted for 90 minutes over an open flame. Our Smoky BBQ Ribs are dry-rubbed with our…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Vaughan, Ontario |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 19 |
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What you will do in this role:
Complete line checks to ensure that enough product is prepared and kept ready for service
Ensure the quality of food is outstanding each and every time
Plate food to specifications to create a perfect dining experience
Deliver the Perfect Guest Experience by ensuring all standards are being executed and exceeded based on Swiss Chalet's established specifications
Demonstrate behaviours consistent with Recipe's principles
Keep the work area, utensils and production equipment clean and sanitized at all times
Perform all opening, closing and cleaning tasks as instructed
Adhere to Health and Safety policies and procedures outlined in the Health and Safety Program
Follow safe food handling procedures at all times
What we are looking for:
Bonus points for previous experience as a Line Cook
Excellent organization, communication and social skills
Energetic and self-confident with a positive attitude and willingness to learn
Follows standards and procedures
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Reliable and punctual
Ability to work a flexible schedule
Willing to help with prep and dishes as needed
Food Safety certified or willing to obtain within 3 months
What’s in it for you:
20% employee discount dining card valid at all Recipe brand
- Pay Range (ON & BC) Only*
Flexible scheduling
A chance to be part of a close knit team
Growth and development opportunities within the restaurant
Career advancement opportunities with a company that owns some of Canada’s most iconic restaurants
If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity, please apply online today!
Please note, some opportunities may exist with our franchise partners, which are independently owned and operated.
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