ASSISTANT COOK

EMPOWER DELIGHTS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Empower Delights Pte. Ltd. in Singapore is seeking an Assistant Cook to support the kitchen team and assist Cooks with food preparation.

You will help maintain order, cleanliness, and readiness of ingredients and utensils for service. Responsibilities include cleaning, washing, stocking, and operating kitchen equipment; managing inventory and contributing to menu development while ensuring hygiene and safety standards are met.

Qualifications

• Assist in food preparation and cooking tasks.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in kitchen areas.
• Washing and sanitising utensils and equipment.
• Manage inventory and store ingredients.
• Experience with North Indian cuisine preferred.

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.

Skills

Food preparation

Kitchen hygiene

Inventory management

Shift work

Tools

Knives

Ovens

Mixers

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.