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General Help, Full Time

@ Chartwells Higher Education

Ottawa, Ontario

Full-time1+ years experience
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Overview

Chartwells Higher Education is hiring a full-time general help cook for its kitchen operations. The role covers food preparation, kitchen production, transporting food and equipment, and general service duties, with a focus on guest service and kitchen safety.

Responsibilities:

  • Préparer et portionner les aliments selon les spécifications
  • Transporter aliments et équipement
  • Assister les cuisiniers et le personnel de sanitation
  • Tenir à jour les registres de production
  • Offrir un service client courtois

Requirements summary:

  • Moins d'un an d'expérience en cuisine
  • Bilinguisme français et anglais
  • Réussir toute la formation requise de Compass

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Source and dates

Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro

Employer posting date
2026-09-25
First seen by our source
2026-10-08
Source record updated
2026-11-06

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Job details

SeniorityEntry level
DepartmentFood & beverage
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingRestaurant or kitchen
PositionMostly standing
Physical demandsphysical high · lift 50 lb · computer low
LanguagesEnglish, French

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Job description

REQUIREMENTS:

Less than 1 year of cooking experience

Bilingual (French and English)

Successfully completes all of Compass required training

REPORTS TO: EXECUTIVE CHEF, SOUS CHEF

TAKES DIRECTION FROM: CHEF DE PARTIE

JOB DESCRIPTION:

CORE EXPECTATIONS

  • Able to consistently demonstrate extraordinary guest service based on the 7 essentials of Exceptional Customer Service.
  • Must strive to go above and beyond, following the You First program guidelines.
  • Provide friendly, enthusiastic, and courteous service at all times; respond to customer inquiries regarding service; communicate to guests to he them understand proper use of the Dining Room.
  • Ability to interact with customers and co-workers in order to assure compliance with company service standards, and company inventory and property control procedures.
  • Must have sufficient mobility to perform assigned tasks within production and service time frames established for the job.
  • Maintain a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene at all times, by presenting themselves on-time, well-groomed and in full-approved uniform.
  • Able to utilize all resources of food according to Q&A.
  • Ensures the safe operation of kitchen equipment and environment by checking for and reporting hygiene and safety hazards to Sous Chef and Executive Chef.
  • Follows instructions in departmental recipe books. (WEBTRITION)
  • Maintains all departmental standards and procedures.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Performs a variety of general service and production duties.
  • Transports food and equipment.
  • Ensure that all prepared products are correctly recorded on production records.
  • Prepare and portion all food and mise en place according to specifications in quantities sufficient for the day’s production levels.
  • Assist anywhere else in the kitchen during production as needed.
  • Responsibilities include but are not limited to working alongside and assisting the cooks, sanitation, dishwashing, pot washing, etc.
  • Performs other tasks as assigned by management, not limited to the duties listed above.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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