Assistant Cook

DING FENG GOURMET PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Ding Feng Gourmet Pte. Ltd. is seeking an Assistant Cook to support the kitchen team in food preparation, hygiene, and inventory management. The role involves cleaning, washing, and organizing utensils and ingredients, and assisting cooks with various tasks to ensure smooth kitchen operations.

You will help maintain hygiene standards, handle inventory, and contribute to menu ideas while working shifts in a busy kitchen setting. North Indian cooking skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• Assist with food preparation and basic cooking tasks.
• Clean and sanitise food prep areas in line with hygiene codes.
• Wash, disinfect and store utensils and equipment properly.
• Manage ingredients inventory and storeroom organization.
• Operate kitchen appliances such as cutters, knives, mixers and ovens.
• Maintain clean work areas, utensils and equipment.
• Contribute to menu development and cost controls within budget.
• Able to cook North Indian cuisine.
• Willing to work shifts.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Cook in food preparation activities, such as cleaning, cutting, chopping and peeling.
• Cleans and sanitises food prep areas according to hygiene codes.
• Washes, disinfects and stores utensils and equipment properly.
• Buys, weighs and stores ingredients and food supplies.
• Operates kitchen appliances including cutters, knives, mixers and ovens.
• Manages inventory, unloads supplies and organises storeroom.
• Participates in programs or projects to improve service and productivity.
• Maintains clean work areas, utensils, and equipment.
• Develops new menu items while improvising existing ones.
• Maintains kitchen expenses, food costs, inventory, and staffing within budget.
• Able to cook North Indian food.
• Able to do shift work.

Skills

Food prep

Kitchen hygiene

Inventory management

North Indian cooking

Shift work

Job description

Assistant Cook Job Description:

An Assistant Cook, or Assistant Chef ensures the kitchen is orderly and assists Cooks to prepare and arrange food. Their duties include cleaning the kitchen area, washing dishes and utensils and ensuring that the Cook has everything required to run the kitchen efficiently.

Assistant Cook duties and responsibilities:

• Assisting the Cook in food preparation activities, such as cleaning, cutting, chopping and peeling food ingredients
• Cleaning and sanitising the food preparation areas based on company and industry hygiene codes and health and safety standards
• Washing, disinfecting and properly storing cooking and kitchen utensils and equipment
• Buying, weighing and storing ingredients and food supplies
• Operating a variety of kitchen appliances and instruments including cutters, knives, mixers and ovens
• Managing inventory, unloading supplies and organising the storeroom
• Participates in and/or contributes to programs, committees, or projects designed to improve quality of service and employee productivity.
• Maintains clean work areas, utensils, and equipment.
• Develop new menu items while improvising the existing ones.
• Maintain and manage kitchen expenses,food costs, inventory, and staffing with in budgetary limits.
• Able to cook north Indian food.
• Able to do shift work.