Posted 2 days ago
First Cook (Full-Time)-Akira Back
@ AccorHotel
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
AccorHotel is hiring a full-time First Cook for the Akira Back restaurant at Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa. The cook plans and executes special requests for guests and banquet orders, and keeps quality and health and safety standards. The posting states a full rate of pay of $32.24/hour, a 50% food and beverage discount and an extended health benefits package.
Pay:
$32.24 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Plan and execute special guest requests
- Organize orders from mise en place to finished products
- Ensure quality, health and safety standards are met
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements summary:
- Minimum 2 years as a second cook in high-volume à la carte and banquet
- Experience in fast-paced banquet kitchen and restaurant
- Works calmly in high-pressure situations
- Strong organizational skills
- Flexible with scheduled hours and all shifts
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-05
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
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 | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Restaurant or kitchen |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · lift 30 lb · computer low |
| Perks mentioned | Employee discount, Free or discounted meals |
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AccorHotel
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Full company description
We are Accor We are more than 290,000 hospitality experts placing people at the heart of what we do, creating emotion for our guests, and nurturing passion for service and achievement beyond limits. Building on the strength of our teams and of our fully integrated ecosystem of leading brands, personalized services & expert solutions, we break new ground to reimagine hospitality and inspire new ways to experience the world. We are dedicated to suit all desires and needs, and reinvent the guest experience every day with our 45 hotel brands across all segments- 5,600 properties around the world from luxury five-star palaces to smart economy hotels, exquisite residences to full-service resorts. Because we take care of millions of guests and each of our hotels is a world in itself, where every action counts. We strive to make positive impact both locally and globally, to ensure hospitality benefits not only the few, but all.
- LinkedIn followers
- 2,542,950
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 98,406
- Reported office locations
- 82 rue Henri Farman, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris Region 92130, FR
- 82 Rue Henry Farman, Issy-les-Moulineaux, IdF 92130, FR
- 14, Jalan Jend. Sudirman, Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta 10220, ID
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- Business categories
- Resorts
- Leisure
- Hospitality
- Hotel
- Marketing
- Location Based Services
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- Tourism
- Food and Beverage
- Advertising
- Events
- Travel
- Other recorded names
- AccorHotel
- Accor
- Accor Apartments & Realty
- Specialties
- Hospitality and Catering
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- No
- Reported total investment
- 4,348,879,078
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We are Accor We are more than 290,000 hospitality experts placing people at the heart of what we do, creating emotion for our guests, and nurturing passion for service and achievement beyond limits. Building on the strength of our teams and of our fully integrated ecosystem of leading brands, personalized services & expert solutions, we break new ground to reimagine hospitality and inspire new ways to experience…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris Region |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | Hospitality and Catering |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 281 |
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Company Description
Located in the heart of Canada's capital next door to the Parliament Buildings, the landmark Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa is looking to fill a role of First Cook (Full-Time) at our Akira Back Restaurant.
What is in it for you:
- Wonderful company culture - our colleagues are at the heart of all that we do
- Food & Beverage discount of 50% in our restaurants
- 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
- Comprehensive extended health benefits package
- Full rate of pay of $32.24/hour
Job Description
Reporting to the Chef of Restaurants or Banquet Chef, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:
- Communicate with external and internal guests alike to plan and execute special requests
- Organize, execute and ensure completion to standard from mise en place to finished products for either BEO or outlet orders
- Ensure quality standards and health and safety standards are met and followed by colleagues as well as all Hotel policies
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years’ experience as a 2nd cook in all aspects of high volume à la carte and banquet environment
- Experience in fast-paced banquet kitchen and restaurant is required
- Able to work calmly and in high-pressure situations
- Project a positive attitude
- Strong organizational skills
- Developed culinary style and up-to-date with food & beverage current trends
- Must be flexible with scheduled hours of work and be able to work all shifts
Additional Information
Physical Aspects of Position (included but not limited to):
- Constant standing and walking throughout shift
- Frequent lifting and carrying up to 30 lbs
- Occasional kneeling, pushing, pulling
Fairmont Château Laurier is proud to provide employment accommodation during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations, please notify us.
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/
Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS
AI disclosure: We use artificial intelligence to help screen and assess applications for this position. These tools assist our hiring team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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