Cook

HAJIME PRIVATE LIMITED; Serangoon Garden Circus; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A Japanese restaurant in Serangoon Gardens is seeking a full-time cook to learn authentic cooking methods and manage kitchen responsibilities. The role requires a minimum of 6 months of cooking experience, with a focus on Japanese cuisine. Applicants should be dependable and have a positive attitude. The position offers competitive monthly salary and benefits, including medical coverage and performance bonuses.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employee benefits

Performance bonuses

Staff meals

Support for training courses

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months of full-time commercial cooking experience.
• Read food orders in English; basic Mandarin is a plus.
• Must obtain Food Safety Course Level 1 certificate.

Responsibilities

• Prepare dishes from scratch using authentic Japanese cooking methods.
• Maintain station hygiene, food preparation, and quality.
• Take responsibility for inventory ordering and management.

Skills

Japanese culinary skills

Inventory management

Dependability

Positive attitude

Ability to read food orders in English

Education

Culinary school graduate

Job description

What’s interesting about Hajime's kitchen team?

1. Learn authentic Japanese cooking methods by preparing dishes from scratch

• At each restaurant, we boil pork bones to make our ramen broth. We butcher our meat every day. We make our own sauces (tonkatsu, tartare, goma etc). We don't have a central kitchen.
• This role is for someone who is keen to improve and refine their Japanese culinary skills each day.
• This is not suitable for applicants seeking to “cut a bag, add water, re-heat, and serve

2. Contribute to different aspects of kitchen management

• Each cook maintains their station end-to-end. This includes hygiene, food preparation, food quality, food presentation.
• Each cook takes responsibility of when and how much of (a few types of) inventory to order.
• Each cook has the opportunity to work at different food stations to expand culinary skills (subject to skill levels and manpower).

What we are able to offer:

• Full-time cook’s monthly salary: $1,800 – 3,000, with employee benefits, performance bonus and career development opportunities.
• We provide outpatient medical coverage, staff meals, staff discounts, overtime pay when you agree to help with additional hours. We also support relevant upgrading courses/ training.

Who we are seeking for our Serangoon Gardens restaurant:

• Experience: Minimum 6 months of full-time commercial cooking experience. Experience in other cuisines is welcome. Graduating/ graduated culinary students are also welcome.
• Language: Able to read food orders in English. Being able to speak/communicate in basic Mandarin is a big plus.
• Attributes: Punctual and dependable. Positive can-do attitude. Keen learner.

While we prefer bringing onboard a full-time cook (permanent basis), we may be able to accommodate a kitchen helper role (food prep/assembling, but no cooking) or longer-term part-time roles. Do let us know if you prefer these instead!

• All successful candidates shall obtain the Food Safety Course Level 1 certificate.
• Please note that we have a split shift as the restaurant is closed from 3-5pm.