Sikgaek Inc. - Chef / Full-TIme

Sikgaek Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A full-service Korean restaurant in Mississauga is seeking an experienced Korean cuisine chef to join their team. The ideal candidate must have over 3 years of experience in a Korean restaurant, demonstrating high proficiency in food preparation and the ability to manage kitchen staff. Responsibilities include developing new dishes, ensuring sanitation standards, and engaging with customers to meet their needs. An enthusiasm for Korean culinary techniques and teamwork is essential.

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of Korean cooking procedures and prevalent trends.
• Ability to train staff in food-related techniques and standards.
• Excellent physical condition and stamina.

Responsibilities

• Show high proficiency in all food preparation.
• Direct and oversee kitchen staff.
• Analyze recipes and develop new dishes.
• Monitor sanitation practices and ensure cleanliness.
• Perform recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of staff.

Skills

Korean cooking procedures

Customer service skills

Teamwork

Kitchen tools proficiency

Tools

Common kitchen tools

Job description

Full-service Korean style restaurant in Mississauga, Ontario requires an experienced Korean cuisine chef with passion and dedication to start immediately.

More than basic understanding of Korean cuisines will be required as there are diverse side dishes accompanying main dishes and most cuisines need varied ingredients and seasonings with traditional recipes. Experience in using various ingredients and cooking techniques is need to specialist quality.

Responsibilities

• Show high proficiency in all food preparation for all occasions
• Direct and oversee the kitchen staff to prepare ingredients to use in cooking
• Analyze recipes and make menu changes if necessary as well as develop new dishes
• Make strategies to make the restaurant outstanding and to keep customers satisfied
• Establish schedules for staffing to ensure sufficient help and constant supplies in meeting quality standards in food and services
• Develop plans to expand the business with establishment of new branches and accommodation of various occasions including specialty parties and banquets
• Deal with customers’ needs and meeting with them when necessary to negotiate prices and arrange menu items for specific orders and special events
• Inspect workstations, supplies, ingredients and cooking equipment in a regular basis to minimize overhead costs and meet all labour costs and food requirements with the estimates and budgets
• Monitor and supervise sanitation practices to ensure that employees strictly adhere to the standards and regulations of cleanliness all the time
• Perform tasks related to recruiting, interviewing and hiring staff, including cooks and kitchen employees to maintain satisfactory services when necessary

Requirements and skills

• Ability to use common kitchen tools and gadgets with high performance
• Knowledge of quality control, raw materials, and other techniques to produce and distribute food productions in an effective way
• Thoroughly understanding of various Korean cooking procedures and skills as well as prevalent cooking trends (marinating, grilling, boiling etc.)
• Ability to train the staff in food-related techniques and the standards and regulations for food preparation
• Understanding of different culinary techniques and profiles
• Enthusiasm to learn new techniques and flavours and apply them to developing new creations regularly
• Excellent customer service and communication skills with good teamwork
• Ability to work neatly, efficiently, and safely
• Ability to follow instructions including all sanitation procedures without variations
• Excellent physical condition and stamina

Personal suitability

• Flexibility, Organized, Reliability, Team player

Relevant experience

over 3 years in a Korean restaurant setting