Assistant Chef

Morphle; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

Morphle in Bengaluru is seeking an energetic Assistant Chef to join our in-house kitchen team. You will work under the Head Chef to prepare healthy meals for 150+ employees across lunch, snacks, and dinner.

Two shifts available (morning and evening). Candidates should have at least 1 year of professional cooking experience in a restaurant, hotel, cafeteria or cloud kitchen, with basic North and South Indian cuisine knowledge, and strong hygiene practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year professional cooking experience in a restaurant, hotel, corporate cafeteria, or cloud kitchen.
• Ability to follow recipes, guidelines, and instructions with precision.
• Basic familiarity with North Indian and South Indian daily foods.
• Fluency in Hindi, Kannada, or English to ensure clear kitchen coordination.
• Willing to work a dedicated 10-hour shift (Morning or Evening).

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in high-volume cooking for 150+ people daily.
• Handle pre-production: washing, peeling, chopping vegetables, and prepping meats or spices as instructed.
• Own shift responsibilities to ensure meals are ready and served on time.
• Assist in preparing North Indian and South Indian daily menus.
• Maintain strict kitchen hygiene and sanitize tools and equipment.
• Coordinate with the kitchen helper to keep workflows smooth.
• Keep a clean, organized handover for the next shift.

Skills

Cooking

Hygiene

Recipe following

Shift ownership

Languages

Job description

The Role

We are looking for an energetic, disciplined, and hard-working Assistant Chef to join our in-house kitchenteam. In this role, you will work directly under our Head Chef to prepare and serve healthy, high-quality meals (Lunch, Evening Snacks, and Dinner) for our 150+ employees. We are hiring two assistant chefs to handle our daily operations seamlessly- one will be assigned to the morning shift and the other to the evening shift based on operational decisions. If you have a passion for cooking, follow directions perfectly,and maintain flawless kitchen hygiene, we want you on our team.

Key Responsibilities

• 1. Support the Head Chef: Report directly to the Head Chef and assist in high-volume cooking and mealproduction for 150+ people daily.
• 2. Pre-production: Handle all raw material preparation, including washing, peeling, choppingvegetables, and prepping meats or spices exactly as instructed.
• 3. Shift Ownership: Take full responsibility for kitchen activities during your assigned shift (Morning orEvening), ensuring meals are ready and served strictly on time.
• 4. Cuisine Assistance: Help prepare a balanced mix of both North Indian and South Indian daily menus.
• 5. Hygiene Enforcement: Maintain strict cleanliness at your workstation. Ensure tools, knives, andkitchen equipment are thoroughly washed and sanitized before and after use.
• 6. Helper Coordination: Direct and work alongside the kitchen helper to ensure quick cleaning choresand smooth kitchen workflows.
• 7. Shift Handover: Maintain a clean and organized handover for the next shift assistant chef, ensuringstock and prep work are properly stored.

Ideal Candidate Profile & Qualifications

• 1. Contract Duration: 1-Year Contract (Renewable annually based on performance).
• 2. Experience: Minimum of 1 year of professional cooking experience in a restaurant, hotel, corporatecafeteria, or cloud kitchen.
• 3. Reporting & Discipline: Ability to follow recipes, guidelines, and instructions from the Head Chefwith absolute precision.
• 4. Cuisine Knowledge: Basic hands-on familiarity with cooking both North Indian and South Indian dailyfood.
• 5. Language Skills: Fluency in at least one of these languages is mandatory: Hindi, Kannada, or English(to ensure smooth and clear coordination within the kitchen team).
• 6. Shift Flexibility: Compulsory requirement to work a dedicated 10-hour shift. Must be open to beingassigned to either the Morning Shift or Evening Shift depending on management decisions.
• 7. Hygiene Focused: Deep understanding of personal hygiene, clean food handling practices, andkitchen sanitation.