Kitchen Helper (Location: Mountbatten)

EtonHouse International Holdings Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 27,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

EtonHouse International Holdings Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking a Kitchen Cook to uphold high cleanliness standards in the preschool kitchen and to prepare a well-balanced, nutritious menu for morning snacks, lunch and afternoon snacks. You will work closely with the Kitchen Team to ensure safe food handling and timely service.

Requirements include knowledge of safety procedures, ability to follow recipes, strong teamwork and communication, a calm demeanor under pressure, at least 2 years of

Qualifications

• Knowledge of safety procedures and safe temperatures for ingredients.
• Ability to work as part of a team to prepare dishes.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with staff and management.
• Calm demeanor to work in a high-stress environment.
• Accountability to meet kitchen and quality standards.
• Ability to follow recipes and measured instructions.
• Manual dexterity for knife skills and food prep.
• Able to stand for long periods and handle heat.
• At least 2 years cooking experience, preferably in childcare.
• Capable of working independently as needed and collaborating with others.
• Basic calculations to manage quantities and portions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards.
• Follow recipes with precise measuring, weighing and mixing.
• Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh.
• Cook using bake, grill, steam and boil methods.
• Present, garnish and arrange final dishes.
• Occasionally serve food to children.
• Keep work area clean and safe, manage utensils and tools.
• Handle and store ingredients and foods properly.
• Ensure proper food storage and labeling with expiry dates.
• Keep equipment cleaned before and after use.
• Monitor freezer and refrigerator temperatures.
• Adhere to health guidelines during preparation and serving.
• Manage stock, ordering and budget alignment.
• Maintain correct stock levels and label with expiry dates.
• Remove waste materials regularly to designated bins.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by superiors.

Skills

Food safety

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Calm under pressure

Organizational skills

Manual dexterity

Attention to detail

Mathematical ability

Independent work

Communication

Job description

Job Description

Reporting to the 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