First Cook in Palma

Bar restaurant/ Bar restaurante; Palma; Presencial; EUR 24.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Bar restaurant in Palma on Mallorca seeks three dedicated first cooks to join the kitchen team. You will prepare authentic curries, rice dishes, naan and roti, and oversee a vertical clay tandoor oven, ensuring high-heat cooking and consistent presentation.

Requirements include a Higher Vocational Training Degree in culinary arts or hospitality and at least 36 months of professional cooking experience with traditional spice blends.

Formación

• 36+ months of professional cooking experience
• Proficient with traditional spice blends and tandoor ovens
• Strong commitment to kitchen cleanliness and teamwork

Responsabilidades

• Prepare authentic dishes and manage key cooking stations.
• Organize mise en place and prep: ingredients, knife cuts, base sauces.
• Operate and regulate a vertical clay tandoor oven.
• Marinate and cook chicken, lamb, fish and vegetables with yogurt-based blends.
• Skewer-cook meats and seafood for juiciness and smoky exterior.
• Bake naan and roti on hot clay oven walls.
• Ensure consistent taste, texture and presentation across plates.

Conocimientos

Traditional spice blends

High-heat oven cooking

Teamwork

Kitchen cleanliness

Educación

Higher Vocational Training Degree in culinary arts or hospitality

Herramientas

Vertical clay tandoor oven

Descripción del empleo

Are you a skilled cook with solid experience in traditional spiced cuisine and specialty oven cooking? A bustling bar-restaurant in Palma is looking for three dedicated first cooks to join the kitchen team. If you have a true passion for culinary craftsmanship and love working in a dynamic environment on the island of Mallorca, this opportunity is for you.

In this role, you will take charge of preparing authentic dishes and managing key cooking stations. Your main responsibilities include:

• Preparing traditional recipes such as curries, rice dishes, flatbreads, and delicately spiced specialties.
• Organizing and setting up your kitchen station (mise en place), including ingredient prep, knife cuts, and base sauces before each service.
• Operating, heating, and regulating a vertical clay tandoor oven operating at high temperatures without digital controls.
• Cutting, cleaning, and marinating chicken, lamb, fish, and vegetables using yogurt-based traditional spice blends (tandoori masala).
• Skewer-cooking meats and seafood to maintain a juicy interior and a distinctive smoky exterior.
• Baking traditional flatbreads like naan and roti directly onto the hot clay walls of the oven.
• Ensuring consistent taste, texture, and aesthetic presentation across all plates.

What you bring to the team:

• A completed Higher Vocational Training Degree (Cicle Formatiu de Grau Superior in culinary arts or hospitality).
• At least 36 months of verifiable professional experience in a similar cook role.
• Proven skill and confidence working with traditional spice blends and high-heat clay ovens.
• Strong commitment to kitchen cleanliness, organization, and teamwork.

What is offered:

• A permanent, full-time contract (contrato indefinido) starting on September 25, 2026.
• An attractive annual gross salary of 27,156.60 EUR, paid in 12 monthly installments of 2,263.05 EUR gross (prorated extra payments included).
• A full-time schedule from Monday to Sunday with two regular rest days per week, working split shifts (10:00 to 14:00 and 20:00 to 24:00).