Since 1991, Royal Camp Services has built successful, long-term relationships with both our clients and our staff. As Western Canada's premier remote camp and catering company we provide catering and hospitality solutions for small camps consisting of just a few clients to major camp projects necessitating hundreds of clients.

Reporting to their Field Supervisor, a Rig Cook is responsible for ensuring our clients are delivered an exceptional culinary experience. A Rig Cook is responsible for the food safety and quality of food prepared within their assigned lodge.

The ideal candidate for this role will have experience managing a small camp or culinary facility and is able to consistently deliver high levels of customer satisfaction through their food offerings and client interactions. An understanding of the remote camp industry is an asset. Candidates with a strong hospitality, food safety, and kitchen management background could be successful in this role.

Job duties include but are not limited to:

Demonstrate mastery of all cooking techniques

Overall responsibility for the kitchen including but not limited to managing staff, maintaining equipment, ensuring food quality, and exceeding food safety standards

Accommodate various diets including vegetarian, vegan, cultural, food allergies, and other specific requests

Bake breads, squares, muffins, cookies, pies, cakes, and various other desserts

Supervise, manage, mentor, train, evaluate, and direct kitchen staff as appropriate to their position

Maintain client satisfaction by handling customer complaints in a qualified manner

Conduct handover with Relief Cook to ensure communication flow

Adhere to the cyclic menu system while working within budget by controlling expenditure





Ensure staff comply with the Food Safety Program (FSP) via daily documentation review and spot checks

Conduct a monthly Food Safety Program (FSP) audit to ensure compliance

Ensure all daily, weekly and monthly cleaning tasks are completed

Conduct toolbox safety meetings in accordance with Royal Camp Services policy

Ensure that Field Level Hazard Assessment and Hazard Identifications are completed by all staff on shift

Requirements:

Red Seal Cook designation an asset

At least 2 years of relevant experience cooking and baking for groups of 20-100 persons

Available to work a split shift

Available to work multiple rotations including but not limited to 21-7 and 28-14

A valid Alberta Health Services recognized Food Safety Certificate and Standard First Aid Certificate required

Must supply your own transportation to our camp transfer site located in Edmonton, AB or Grande Prairie, AB

Steel toed non-slip work shoes are required

Strong interpersonal and communication skills (including reading, writing, and speaking English)

Be able to lift/move up to 25lbs throughout a work shift

Misc. safety requirements based upon position and site standards

What We Offer:

A strong safety culture emphasizing training and awareness so that you come home safely

Competitive industry wages which outperform similar jobs in urban areas

Benefits package available following probationary period

High performing coworkers who will help you excel and adapt to a remote camp environment

Our positions are safety sensitive and require employees to successfully complete a site pre-access drug and alcohol test and site specific training.

Due to the volume of applications received phone calls, walk-ins and / or faxed resumes will not be accepted.

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