Banquet Cook (Part-time / Full-time) at Red Deer Resort & Casino — Red Deer, CAN | Base Career

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Are you an energetic, organized, detail-oriented, and creative culinary enthusiast with experience working in a hotel or restaurant setting?

Are you willing to work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and dynamic environment while maintaining the highest standards of quality and hospitality?

You might just be the one we need.

Red Deer Resort & Casino is looking for a Banquet Cook (Part-time / Full-time) to join our culinary team.

Prepare and cook a variety of dishes for banquets, buffets, and special events according to event orders and menu specifications.
Ensure consistency in taste, presentation, and portion control.
Assist in carving stations and live cooking demonstrations if required.
Adjust recipes and food quantities based on event size and dietary requirements.
Work collaboratively with the culinary team to execute large-scale meal preparation efficiently.
Assist with plating and setting up banquet buffets or plated meal services.
Support other cooks and kitchen staff as needed.
Maintain a clean and organized workstation, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations.

Minimum one year of culinary experience in a high-volume, full-service restaurant or hotel
Food Safety Course is an asset
Demonstrated knowledge of food and catering trends, quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation required
Knowledge of methods and procedures for serving food, principles of sanitation, and principles of safe food handling in required
Must have a high level of creativity and reliability and attention to detail
Excellent work ethic; driven, organized, good administration skills, dependable, flexible, availability to pick up or volunteer for shifts as required to maintain operational requirements

Able to stand and walk repeatedly over the course of a shift
Ability to tolerate exposures to heat, cold and water
Ability to work in a noisy and distracting environment.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
While performing the duties of this job, there may be stooping, kneeling, bending, reaching and crouching
Regularly exposed to, including but not limited to, hazardous situations and conditions that produce cuts or minor burns.

Hours of Work

The hours of work for this position will vary depending on operational requirements but will include early morning, evening and late night, as well as weekends and holidays.
This role is available as (Part-time / Full-time) , depending on scheduling needs.

We offer a competitive salary, benefits package, and the opportunity to be part of a vibrant and growing hospitality team.

If you are a passionate Cook with a flair for creativity and a dedication to culinary excellence, we invite you to apply for this exciting position.

The Red Deer Resort & Casino is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals interested in this position to submit a resume.

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

The successful candidate will be subject to criminal record checks and/or other background checks.

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

We appreciate and consider all applications; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Banquet Cook (Part-time / Full-time)