Kitchen operator

Infinity Jobs; Waregem; On-site; EUR 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Infinity Jobs in Belgium is seeking a Kitchen Operator in the Hot Kitchen Department to support the Team Leader in preparing and cooking dishes.

You will operate kettles, filling machines, mixers and combi steam ovens, perform quality checks, and ensure hygiene and safety standards are met.

You contribute to labeling, recording production data, and ensuring recipes are followed and equipment cleaned between runs.

Qualifications

• Experience in hot kitchen operations preferred.
• Knowledge of IFS hygiene standards.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Operate cooking kettles, filling machines, mixers and combi steam ovens.
• Prepare dishes and food components according to quality and safety standards.
• Support the Team Leader in production of prepared dishes.
• Carry out recipes and quality checks on raw materials.
• Ensure industrial equipment is cleaned after production runs per hygiene regulations.
• Label semi-finished products and record usage in the computer system.
• Record cooling temperatures.

Skills

Kitchen operations

Quality control

Safety compliance

Team support

Tools

Combi steam ovens

Filling machines

Cooking kettles

Mixers

Job description

As an Operator in Hot Kitchen Department, you are responsible for independently operating various production machines. In this department, ingredients and prepared products are fried, cooked, steamed, mixed, and boiled.

Your responsibilities include operating equipment such as cooking kettles, filling machines, mixers, and combi steam ovens. You also prepare dishes and food components in accordance with our quality, hygiene, and safety standards.

What does the job involve?

As a Kitchen Operator, you are the right-hand person of the Team Leader in the Hot Kitchen Department, supporting them in the production of prepared dishes and food components.

You are responsible for preparing and carrying out recipes. Your tasks include:

• Taking over the duties of kitchen staff in their absence.
• Carrying out the necessary quality checks on raw materials and preparing them for processing when required. Depending on the workload, you work together with kitchen staff, providing them with clear instructions and guidance to ensure that their tasks are carried out correctly.
• Independently following and executing recipes in accordance with quality standards and IFS requirements.
• Ensuring that industrial equipment is properly cleaned after and between each production run, in accordance with hygiene regulations.
• Preparing spice blends according to the recipes when the Goods Receiving employee is absent.
• Correctly preparing frozen ingredients and recipe components according to the production order.
• Labelling semi-finished products and recording their use in our computer system.
• Recording cooling temperatures.