Driver Assistant cum Kitchen Helper

MIDDLETON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

MIDDLETON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PTE. LTD. is seeking a dedicated Cook to prepare nutritious meals for children. Responsibilities include ensuring food safety, following recipes, maintaining cleanliness, and managing kitchen supplies. Candidates should have at least 2 years of cooking experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and in a team. Familiarity with Singapore road regulations and possession of a class 3 driving license are required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of safety procedures for ingredients and food preparation.
• Ability to stand for long hours and handle extreme heat.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Must have at least 2 years of relevant cooking experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards.
• Prepare and cook children's meals from recipes.
• Ensure ingredients are fresh and well-presented.
• Order supplies and maintain stock levels.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

Team collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Manual dexterity

Basic calculations

Education

Relevant cooking experience

Job description

Reporting To: Executive Chef

Direct Reports: No Direct Report

Reporting to the Executive Chef of the assigned pre-school and working closely with the Kitchen Team, this position will be responsible for maintaining a high standard of cleanliness in the kitchen and to be responsible for the preparation and cooking of a well-balanced and nutritious children’s menu for morning snacks, lunch and afternoon snack.

Job Role & Responsibilities

• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards.
• Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients
• Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh
• Bake, grill, steam and boil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry and other foods
• Present, garnish and arrange final dishes
• Occasionally serve food
• Maintain a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment and dishes
• Handle and store ingredients and food
• Ensure food is hygienically stored and food storage areas are kept clean.
• Ordering stock in line with requirements, keeping accounts and budget control
• Maintaining correct stock levels, ensuring stock rotation and ensuring all stocks are clearly labeled to include expiry dates.
• Ensure all kitchen equipment are cleaned before and after use.
• Keeping track freezers and refrigerators at the correct temperature.
• Adhere to the Health Promotion Board Guidelines during the preparation, cooking and serving of all food.
• Ensuring the effective and regular removal of waste materials to the designated waste bins.
• Any other Ad-Hoc duties given by superiors

Requirements:

• Knowledge of safety procedures, including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept and to which food must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness
• Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating on complex dishes
• Interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of other people, dishwashers, management and sometimes school staff.
• Calm demeanor to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment
• Accountability for the dishes they prepare measuring up to the expectations of management and customers alike
• Comprehension and organization to follow direct orders and recipes and to correctly prepare dishes to the standards of the restaurant
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to handle tools, such as knife techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting and dicing
• Ability to stand in one place for hours at a time, handle extreme heat and work shifts
• Must have at least 2 years of relevant cooking experience, preferably in pre-school or childcare setting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work well independently as well as within a team
• Able to do basic calculations.
• Posses a class 3 driving license
• Minimum 1 year of driving experience
• Familiar with Singapore road
• Able to carry heavy loads.