Retail Seafood Cook

We’re Hiring: Retail Seafood Cook at Chris Seafood! 

Love working with fresh seafood, crafting delicious ready-to-heat items, and talking food with your local community? Chris Seafood in Woodstock, Ontario, is looking for a skilled, self-motivated Cook to join our retail team!

We aren't a traditional restaurant kitchen—we are a premier retail seafood market. If you take pride in preparing high-quality takeaway dishes, have confidence with a fillet knife, and enjoy interacting directly with customers, this is the role for you.

The Details

Role: Retail Cook

Hours: 30–35 hours per week

Schedule: Family-friendly daytime hours (must be available 2 Saturdays per month)

Location: Woodstock, ON

What You’ll Be Doing

Preparing and crafting our fresh, in-house ready-to-heat items and specialty grab-and-go foods.

Handling seafood butchery (filleting, skinning, portioning, and dressing fresh fish for the retail case).

Working directly with retail customers—helping them select the right fish, sharing cooking tips, and taking orders.

Maintaining immaculate food safety, hygiene, and counter presentation standards.

Working independently, taking initiative, and keeping daily operations running smoothly.

Customer Focus: Friendly, approachable, and eager to help customers get excited about cooking seafood at home.

Why Join Us?

Family-Friendly Hours: Enjoy daytime retail hours and a healthy work-life balance (no late-night restaurant shifts!).

Great Culture: Be part of a close-knit team that values quality, craft, and community connections.

Diverse Role: Combine your culinary background with customer service in a dynamic retail setting.

Experience: Minimum 2 years of kitchen/cooking experience.

Skills: Comfort and experience with seafood butchery and knife skills.

Certification: Valid Food Safety / Food Handler Certification is MANDATORY.

Self-Starter Mindset: Proactive problem solver who works exceptionally well independently.

$21-26$ hourly depending on experience