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Burnt Ends Restaurant Pte Ltd is seeking cooks with bakery/pastry experience to prepare and bake a variety of items in a fast-paced kitchen. You will work on lamination doughs, dough handling, and both cold prep and hot cooking tasks, ensuring high hygiene standards and consistent quality.
Responsibilities include dough preparation, laminations, frying baked goods, and helping with daily production, packaging, and presentation for retail or service. Valid food hygiene certificate is preferred.
Founded by Chef-Owner Dave Pynt, Burnt Ends is a modern barbecue restaurant in Singapore’s Dempsey Hill serving modern Australian barbecue and boutique wines and spirits in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. At the heart of this modern barbecue restaurant is an open kitchen concept with a custom four-tonne, dual cavity oven, and four elevation grills. Burnt Ends writes new menus daily and believes that there is magic that comes from cooking with wood.
Prepare and cook condiments, fillings, and sauces (e.g., spreads, dressings, reductions)
Work with different types of doughs, including mixing, proofing, shaping, and baking
Perform lamination of doughs (e.g., croissants, puff pastry) with proper technique and consistency
Fry and finish doughnuts and other fried bakery items
Prepare and assemble a variety of savoury items
Handle and process deli meats, including slicing, portioning, and proper storage
Ensure proper mise en place and station setup for daily production
Maintain high standards of food hygiene, safety, and cleanliness
Monitor ingredient quality and report shortages or inconsistencies
Assist in production planning to meet daily output requirements
Support packaging and presentation of products for retail or service
Experience in bakery, pastry, or hot kitchen operations preferred (artisan bakery or café production)
Basic knowledge of dough handling and fermentation processes
Familiarity with laminated dough techniques is an advantage
Ability to work with both cold prep and hot cooking tasks
Good knife skills, especially for deli slicing and prep
Strong attention to detail and consistency in production
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Team player with good communication skills
Valid food hygiene certificate
Medical insurance
Dental coverage
Annual performance bonus
Strong growth and development opportunities
Fixed 2 days off
10 hour shifts, 1 hour break given
Daytime hours (No nightshift)
12 days Annual leave + 1 day Birthday leave
1.5x OT pay for hours worked beyond 44/week