Short Order Cook

Duties

- Performs short order cooking, such as the preparation of sandwiches, omelettes, eggs, etc.
- Prepares packaged food products, independently and/or as part of a team.
- Prepares salad and buffet items for daily meal production.
- Prepares and sets-up sandwich bar.
- Assists in preparation of bakery products, including cutting, portioning and serving items.
- Assists with the preparation/cooking of a variety of food items according to specific instructions and established recipes.
- Cleans and disinfects work surfaces, equipment, tools, utensils as well as floors and dining areas.
- Receives and stores supplies.
- Operates cash registers/Point of Sale Terminals to collect meal charges from clients.

Work environment

The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers, offering over 70 different types of civilian career opportunities. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. As a civilian employee, you will be an essential part of the Defence Team. In this regard, the department fosters a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, to learn, to progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over the long-term.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to fill two positions indeterminately. A pool of qualified candidates may be created to staff similar positions (including lower level positions) on an indeterminate or term basis and with various security requirements.

Applicants are encouraged to apply only if they are able to relocate or commute to North Bay, Ontario.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

-Experience providing food services in an institutional, commercial or industrial food service environment.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

-Secondary school diploma

-Educational qualifications relevant to the position being staffed (e.g.: baking, fast or short order cooking programs, courses or certificates)

Degree equivalency

-Experience in a short order cook or equivalent position

-Experience operating a cash register/Point of Sale Terminal

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

-Knowledge of sanitization and safety practices (including WHMIS and NFSTP)
-Knowledge of basic culinary terms
-Knowledge of food preparation and Storage

-Ability to communicate effectively orally
-Ability to perform basic math
-Ability to prepare a variety of menu selections

-Effective interpersonal relationships
-Judgment
-Multi-Tasking
-Dependability

Conditions of employment

• Reliability Clearance
• Must be willing and able to lift up to 20 kgs
• Must be willing and able to wear and/or utilize Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in compliance with safety regulations.
• Must be willing and able to work shift work including evenings holidays and weekends
• Work overtime on occasion

Candidates must meet and maintain the above Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

Other information

All job applications must be submitted on-line.

You may be assessed using diverse methods of evaluation, such as a written exam, interviews, a simulation exercise and reference checks. If the simulation exercise is chosen as a part of the assessment, it will take place in North Bay, Ontario. Candidates will be responsible to cover their own travel and accomodation expenses related to this assessment.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews).

Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Pass marks will be established for each qualification. However, achieving the pass mark is not a guarantee of an appointment or that candidates will be put through the next stages of the assessment process. A cut-off score may be used and a top-down approach may be used at any step if there is a sufficient number of candidates to meet anticipated staffing needs.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.