The Lazy Gourmet is hiring!
In 1979, Susan Mendelson opened the doors of The Lazy Gourmet, one of Vancouver’s first catering companies. Since that time, we have unwaveringly focused on quality food, sustainability, community and the highest level of service.
Thanks to Susan’s inspiration and mentorship and under the leadership of General Manager Kevin Mazzone and Sales Director Shannon Boudreau, The Lazy Gourmet has a robust and seasoned staff who are single-minded in their quest for uncompromised excellence and contagious hospitality. We believe in hiring the best people in the industry to ensure the success of our clients’ events. This dedication has firmly established our reputation as one of Vancouver’s most outstanding catering and event planning companies.
We have over 40 years of experience creating, planning and executing food and beverage programs for a multitude of private clients and corporations. We’ve catered everything from breakfast meetings for 10 to fully produced sit-down dinners for 800, including the 2010 Olympic Games, the PGA Tour and the Dalai Lamai Conference. We would love to have you join our team.
Please see below for a list of open positions.
Job Description:
Requirements:
- Must be available to work Weekends
- Available for early morning shift starts
- Responsible for checking off orders with 100 % accuracy before delivering.
- Responsible for safely delivering food to clients in a timely fashion
- Keeping a steady schedule with orders, errands and special tasks.
- Catering or food experience is strongly requested
- Able to set-up a buffet with chafing dishes
- Must possess a clean valid class 5 BC drivers license
- Able to work independently, without supervision
- Ability to drive a Econoline Van
- Knowledge of the Lower Mainland driving routes
- Must be available to work on weekends.
- Ability to lift and move items up to 50 pounds in weight
- Must be able to work in a fast paced environment and work well under pressure and tight deadlines
The Lazy Gourmet has been a leader in the catering and hospitality industry for over 40 years. Our day to day corporate catering is a busy and multi-layered part of our company. This junior level position is a great way to be immersed in the events industry with potential for growth down the road.
Job Description
- A hands on, active and flexible position
- Dispatching high quality food orders
- Central position to receive and relay information
- Full time, Monday- Friday schedule
Responsibilities
- Motivating a team of up to 7 drivers
- Clearly communicating any changes or information to respective departments
- Checking and organizing orders for the drivers
- Ensuring on time delivery of high quality products
- Preparing and organizing the next days orders
- Coordinating errands and other tasks
Qualifications
- Excellent multi-tasking skills
- Quick thinker and effective decision maker
- Excellent planning and coordination skills
- High attention to detail
- Previous hospitality experience an asset
- Dedication to customer service
- Drivers license mandatory
The Lazy Gourmet is hiring kitchen staff and looking for qualified kitchen chefs to fill a variety of roles.
Our kitchen Chefs work at our location, 1545 West 3 rd Ave. Most shifts start early in the morning, around 7:00 a.m.
We are hiring for various kitchen stations including salads, sandwiches, grill and savoury.We are also hiring On-Site Chefs. These people start on-site at our events and prepare appetizers, main courses, and sometimes barbeque. Attention to detail for consistency of product and also presentation are a key part of this job. Also, ability to follow a timeline for event service.
Minimum 2 years of experience is required.
Please reply with a resume and tell us which area would best suit your skills.
The Lazy Gourmet is hiring Servers and Bartenders.
We are a full service, high end catering company that believes in our product and executes each event beyond our clients and their guest’s expectations.
We are looking for dedicated, friendly, hardworking and positive people to join our team.
Candidates please have the following:
- A valid B.C. driver’s licence (preferred)
- Weekday, daytime / evening availability
- Serving it Right Certification
- Banquet or restaurant serving experience
- Strong attention to detail and a keen sense of urgency
- Ability to prioritize and work calmly under pressure
- To work independently as well as with your team to execute a flawless event
- Availability for weekdays, weekends, and possibly early mornings
- Ability to lift up 50 lbs
Bartending Candidates:
You should have a basic knowledge of cocktails and be able to make martinis, mixed drinks and special cocktails (recipes would be provided). Many of our bars are wine and beer menus. Keeping a clean and well stocked bar and working at a fast pace to serve guests are key requirements for this position. You must be capable of managing your bar station without supervision, and competent to run it independently.
Duties for both servers and bartenders include, but are not limited, to set-up and tear down of events, varied levels of service from cocktail events, buffet and plated dinner service.
We offer competitive wages and flexibility with scheduling.
The Lazy Gourmet is seeking Event Supervisors to join our offsite catering team.
Our Catering Event Leads are the face of the company for on-site events. This position requires a very special skill set and personality. Managing a catered event requires solution based thinking, speed and sense of urgency while following timelines, as well as attention to detail for service floor plans and table maps for plated dinners. This is a leadership role that requires managing the on-site staff and keeping everyone on task, while also overseeing the entire scope of service and liaising with our clients.
Applicants should have the following:
- BC Driver’s licenc
- Serving it Right certificate
- 3 – 5 years of hospitality experience
- Management/ Supervisory experience
The Supervisory role requires:
- Delegating tasks and managing staff.
- Following timelines for event setups and service.
- Loading vans with a second staff.
- Driving to locations in our company vans.
- Engaging with our clients and maintaining a rapport while running their events.
- Maintaining a calm demeanor while under pressure.
- Quick, efficient decision making.
Our catered events are booked across the Lower Mainland and outlying municipalities.
We offer flexible scheduling. Shifts are booked on call around our staff’s availability.
To apply, please contact our Human Resource Manager, Peter Toynbee at peter@lazygourmet.ca
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