COOK

JELITA GOURMET PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

JELITA GOURMET PTE. LTD. in Singapore is seeking an experienced Cook to oversee daily kitchen operations, manage staff training, and ensure food safety and quality. You will coordinate purchasing, menus, and staff scheduling while maintaining strong vendor and team relationships.

The role requires leadership, excellent communication, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while delivering creative menu options and maintaining health standards.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of relevant cooking/kitchen operations experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong work ethic with ability to multitask and perform under pressure.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Leadership and people-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee overall kitchen operation and ensure food preparation meets quality and safety standards.
• Hire stall staff, manage food and stock purchasing, and ensure training on proper procedures.
• Promote good relations with staff, contractors and management.
• Screen applicants, hire new employees, supervise and counsel staff, and handle promotions and dismissals.
• Supervise multidisciplinary teams including cleaning, maintenance, grounds, and security.
• Organize and conduct meetings; communicate information to staff.
• Ensure smooth operations: rotas, staffing levels, recruitment, audits, and supplier orders.
• Take responsibility for day-to-day organization of cleaning operations.
• Handle administrative tasks and any other duties assigned.
• Offer creative menu ideas to compete with local restaurants.
• Stay open until the last customer leaves; manage closing procedures.
• Clean up after business hours.

Skills

People management

Team leadership

Menu development

Food safety

Inventory management

Procurement

Communication

Multitasking

Job description

1.The Cook is Responsible for overall operation, hire stall purchase Food and Stock, and make sure everyone is trained on proper food preparation,proper and legal alcoholic beverage service kitchen safety techniques and understand health standards

2. Exceptional people management skills to be able to lead, motivate and develop teams.

3. Promote good relations with staffs, contractors and management.

4 Screens job applicants, hires new employees, and supervises, counsels, staffs as well as recommends promotions, transfers and dismissals.

5. Supervising mult-disciphinary teams of staffs including deaning, maintenance. grounds and security.

6. Organizes and conducts meetings and communicates pertinent information to the staffs.

7. Ensure the operation runs smoothly- including rotas. staffing levels, recruitment and HR issues, conducting audits and ordering suppliers and amenities stocks are available to meet the operational requirements.

8. To have the overall responsibility for the practical organisation of the day to day cleaning operation.

9. Undertaking necessary administration and paperwork and any other duties or responsibility being assigned.

10. Offers a creative menu to compete with other local restaurants.

11. Stays open until the last customer leaves.

12. Cleans up after business hours.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

1. At least 5-10 years of relevant experience in this related fields is required.

2. Excellent verbal and written communication interpersonal skills.

3. Good work ethics ability to multitask & work efficiently under pressure.

4. Able to work in a fast-paced environment.