About this role
Dauphin Grain Systems is a grain and flour operation in Barrière, BC, and we are adding a baker to our small on-site kitchen. You will bake bread, buns and simple pastries from our own flour for staff meals and for sale at the front counter.
A typical day starts early with mixing and shaping before the ovens come on, then moves into baking, cooling and packing. You will keep the bench and equipment clean, track what is left at the end of the day and tell the kitchen lead what to order next.
What you'll be doing
- Production baking. Mix, shape and bake bread, buns and basic pastries to a set daily list.
- Recipe follow-through. Weigh and measure ingredients to the written recipe and flag any batch that comes out wrong.
- Counter and packing. Cool, slice, bag and label baking for the front counter and staff meals.
- Sanitation. Clean benches, mixers and ovens through the shift and record temperatures as required.
What they're asking for
- Food safety. FoodSafe Level 1, or willingness to complete it within the first month.
- Experience. None required; we will train someone entering the trade.
- Physical demands. Able to stand for a full shift and lift 25 kg bags of flour.
- Availability. Able to start early mornings and work weekends on a set rotation.
What the employer offers
- Shift premium. An extra $1.00 per hour for shifts starting before 6 a.m.
- Meals. A free meal on every shift and bread to take home.
- Training. FoodSafe Level 1 course paid for by Dauphin Grain Systems.
About cook work in Canada
What the work is
Cooks prepare food to order in restaurants, hotels, catering kitchens and care homes. A line cook runs one station during service; a prep cook handles volume ahead of it. Hours are typically split shifts, evenings and weekends, and the work is hot, fast and spent on your feet.
What employers usually ask for
Provincial food safety certification — often called Food Handler or FOODSAFE — plus demonstrable kitchen experience. Employers look for knife skills, the ability to hold a station under pressure during a rush, and enough English or French to read tickets and call orders across a kitchen.
If you are applying from outside Canada
Canadian kitchens weigh experience far more heavily than credentials, so a clear account of what you cooked and where matters more than a diploma. Red Seal certification exists for cooks and is portable between provinces, but it is not required to be hired. Food safety certificates are inexpensive and quick to obtain once you arrive.