Kitchen Administrator

Company Description

Experience luxury, adventure, and the great outdoors at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge—where the stunning Canadian Rockies are your backyard. Take your career to new heights while surrounded by breathtaking landscapes, world-class hospitality, and endless opportunities to explore. This is more than just a job—it’s a chance to live, work, and thrive in a place like no other. Join us and make every day an unforgettable adventure!

Job Description

As a Culinary Administrator, you will coordinate, oversee and perform administrative support to the Executive Chef and Sous Chef team.  Serving as the primary point of operational and administrative contact for internal and external inquires, and managing all culinary departmental and staff records.

Salary Range: $54000-$58000 per annum. 

What you will be doing:  

• Ensuring important information flows appropriately to and from the culinary team
• Create, compose, and design internal forms and communication
• Ensure departmental schedules are accurately recorded using the Labor management system
• Ensuring accurate payroll is submitted for bi-weekly reporting
• Maintain all reports and records required by our Talent & Culture team 
• Become knowledgeable in the Collective Bargaining Agreement & departmental policies and procedures
• Assist in Culinary recruitment includes screening resumes, contacting prospects, conducting department interviews, following up with references, and completing necessary paperwork
• Participate in new menu launches creating information sheets for the Food & Beverage division
• Participate with Sous Chef team in daily EO review and weekly resume meeting, distribute internal order forms
• Coordinate new employee arrival and departmental orientation
• Active participation in Kitchen departmental meetings, team building efforts and other activities
• Assist stewarding department with administrative duties as needed
• Monitoring and maintaining payroll, vacation and statutory holiday records for the Kitchen and support for the Stewarding Department
• Other duties as assigned by Executive Chef

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:

• Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Proficiency of Microsoft 365 office suites
• Ability to focus attention on Heartist and guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times
• Passion for culinary and cooking
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in Opera PMS asset
• Hospitality diploma/degree is an asset
• Ability to work independently as well as cohesively with fellow colleagues as part of a team with minimal supervision

Additional Information

Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

Job Perks & Benefits:

• Subsidized staff accommodation assistance provided 
• One complimentary meal per shift in our staff cafeteria
• Employee travel program with discounts on room rates as well as on food & beverage at Fairmont & Accor properties world-wide
• Access to the Mountain Explorer Travel Program – exclusive room rates for colleagues, which includes 50% off all food & beverage when staying at Fairmont Resorts in Banff, Lake Louise & Whistler (subject to availability)
• Comprehensive wellness platform for employee mental health and wellbeing support
• Discounts while using our resort’s Food & Beverage Outlets, Fitness Centre, and Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course
• Automatically added to our resort’s Colleague Lifestyle Program which includes access to staff activities and events
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge and over 5,000 properties with Accor

We encourage you to let us know if you require any accommodations through the application or recruitment process, and we will work with you to meet your needs. Persons who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application or interview process may contact, in confidence: [email protected]