Cook - Winter 2025/26

Why join us?

We work and play in Canada’s most beautiful playground, Banff National Park, and you can too. Sunshine Village is the premier ski resort in Western Canada. If you want to be part of making our guests’ ski experience unforgettable and think a winter season skiing and riding on the best powder in the Rockies would be great too, then read on for more information...

Job Description

The Cook works to prepare consistent, high-quality food in a specified outlet at the Resort. This role focuses on ensuring the highest standards of food service, presentation, and quality are met. The Cook works under the supervision of the Sous Chef and Resort Chefs, or designates, and closely with all culinary and warehousing departments at Sunshine.

Job Functions

• Prepare and cook a wide variety of foods, including:
• Prepare and cook individual dishes and foods
• Oversee kitchen operations set up, cleaning, and organization of work areas
• Ensuring that all food service standards, health and safety regulations, and quality controls are followed consistently and thoroughly
• Must be hands-on in food preparation and serving, when needed
• Additional duties to be tasked at a supervisor’s discretion.

Administrative and Reporting Responsibilities

• Assisting with the training of kitchen staff, including completing documentation
• Timely and accurate incident and deficiencies reporting.
• May assist with menu planning, food portions, estimates of requirements and costs.
• Assisting with monitoring and ordering supplies.

Qualifications

• Experience: 1 year experience in a high-volume food service format.
• All food handling / food safety permits are required.
• Strong communication & organization skills
• Outgoing, positive, friendly attitude.
• Calm under pressure and patient, able to exercise good decision making.
• Communicate effectively in English, both written and verbally.
• Prepared to work flexible schedules (weekends, holidays)
• Maintain professional conduct when in uniform, on or off-duty, and online.
• Effectively provide support, and assistance to coworkers.
• Attend and actively participate in meetings and training.
• Must be neat, punctual, and dependable.

Additional Considerations

• Employees must always be of sound mind, exhibit good judgment, and report to work fit for duty.
• This position works at high altitude and at times, in inclement weather. Prolonged periods of standing, repetitive motions, bending and twisting is required.
• Some required uniform pieces are provided.

This role is subject to all terms and conditions of the Sunshine Village Employee Handbook and Policy Manual, and the Alberta Employment Standards Code.

The Perks:

• FREE - Your staff pass is your ticket to ride Sunshine!
• Ski & Ride – Free days & discounts at ski resorts across Canada
• Staff Events – Staff parties, BBQs, spring night skiing, dog sledding & more
• Career – Recognition programs & career development opportunities
• Wellness – Discounted fitness passes, yoga, onsite support & professional support
• Onsite discounts – Food & beverage, retail, & hotel stays
• Exclusive deals – Brand-named gear & local businesses
• And much, much more!

Can’t wait to get started? Great, because we can’t wait to hear from you!

Click the Apply Online button below tell us why you’re the next awesome member of our team. Remember, we’re looking for people who will wow our guests, so start now and wow us.