ASSISTANT COOK

FOOD ASPIRATION PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

FOOD ASPIRATION PTE. LTD. is seeking an Assistant Cook to support the kitchen team in Singapore. The role involves assisting Cooks with food preparation, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring supplies and equipment are properly managed and stored.

The candidate should be able to cook North Indian dishes and work shifts. The position emphasizes hygiene, inventory control, and collaboration to keep kitchen operations efficient.

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and basic cooking tasks.
• Knowledge of kitchen sanitation and health codes.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Cook in food preparation activities such as cleaning, cutting, chopping and peeling food ingredients.
• Clean and sanitise the food preparation areas based on hygiene codes and standards.
• Wash, disinfect and store cooking and kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Buy, weigh and store ingredients and food supplies.
• Operate a variety of kitchen appliances and instruments including cutters, knives, mixers and ovens.
• Manage inventory, unload supplies and organise the storeroom.
• Maintain clean work areas, utensils, and equipment.
• Develop new menu items while improvising the existing ones.
• Maintain kitchen expenses, food costs, inventory, and staffing within budget.

Skills

Food preparation

Dishwashing

Kitchen cleanliness

Shift work

North Indian cooking

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.