Kim Jennings

With over 21 years of experience in the culinary industry, I have honed my skills in various remote locations along the beautiful B.C. coast, starting as a cook in a logging camp. From logging and fish farm camps, including floating barges, to extensive time on the ocean, I am well-versed in working on vessels of all sizes. Adaptable to any environment, I possess the expertise to seamlessly manage a kitchen or galley while prioritizing quality and presentation. Alongside exceptional red seal chefs in oil and gas camps in Alberta, I had the privilege of training and further enhancing my culinary repertoire. After dedicating five years to comprehensive kitchen training and striving for promotions, I am now eager to explore new opportunities and expand my culinary horizons.

• Northern Pacific Aquaculture systems, Head chef, 01/2024, 07/2024, Cooked meals for a 15-30 man crew in a remote fish farm camp. Fresh bread baked daily with homemade soup, at least 6 different kinds of baked goods daily as well as desserts served after dinner. 8 different dinners are prepared during my shift, as well as sandwiches and different lunch items that the crew has access to. Maintained all the ordering of fresh and dry goods as well as housekeeping supplies. Supervisor for the cleaning staff as well as relief cooks. Maintain a clean and orderly barge and kitchen. Received and organized all orders kept track of all inventory. Trained new staff when necessary.
• Devils bath brew pub, Head Cook, 04/2022, 2024, Cooking and preparing all menu items. Inventory and receiving orders. Menu planning, created weekly specials and trained staff on plating. Organization and maintaining food safe kitchen. Supervisor for day time staff. Prepared Catered meals for private events. Cooked and prepared large meals for special events held at pub.
• Concession manager, Gatehouse Theatre, 2022, 2023, Running concession during performances and events. Ordering inventory, ensuring we are stocked and prepared for upcoming events. Cleaning and sanitizing theatre. Hire and manage staff when needed.
• Beban Logging and Nootka Sound Timber, Nootka Island B.C., 2014, 2019, Bull Cook. Kitchen duties and meal preparation. All cleaning duties of 100+ man camp for logging company on Nootka Island west coast of Vancouver Island. Job requirements included being capable of lifting 50lbs, cleaning all bathrooms and private rooms, Laundry and bed changes are done weekly for crew and daily for guests. Very important to maintain a time schedule as a high paced work environment and your needed to maintain kitchen duties as well. All food prep done every day according to chefs request for meal. Soup and lunch prep. Making desserts and baked goods. Preparing proteins for dinner. Maintaining all kitchen equipment; coffee makers, juice machines, cleaning ovens, deep fryer, freezers and fridges. Dishes are also done several times daily.
• Lemare Lake Logging- Naysash Smith's Inlet B.C., Head cook, 2017, 2019, Head cook, for a 30-50 man camp. Complete set up of barge kitchen and bunks. Monitored generators and water filtration systems. Managed staff and all the ordering of groceries and supplies. Assigned rooms.
• Aramark remote catering services, Lemare lake, Fort Mac Murry, Alberta, 2010, 2015, 1st Cook. Set up and prep, as breakfast cook and night time supervisor. Serving made to order and a variety prepared breakfast items for 800 man camp. Rig boxes twice a day for 11 companies with crews of 15 serving over 500 men for breakfast lunch and dinner. Our crew was sent to set up camp at long lake north camp where I continued to work in all areas of kitchen meal service, which included preparing rig boxes for 15 rig companies. Prepared catering that we delivered on site for employees of Nexen, staff hot staff lunches and dinner service for 400 men. Cafeteria, consisted of a breakfast and lunch menu prepared upon order. Promoted to the executive lodge where I would prepare hot lunch for clients. I was the lead in dinner service as well. Meals were cooked to order for 50-70 men. My other related duties include; monitoring all kitchen staff and housekeeping to ensure they were following correct safety and food safe regulations and all records for kitchen temp logs were filled and accurate if not correct action was taken.