Restaurant & Catering Cook

D' CUISINES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Singapore seeks a skilled kitchen chef specializing in traditional Indian cuisine, including North and South Indian dishes. The role involves preparing high-quality wedding dishes, supervising kitchen staff, ensuring food quality, and managing daily operations. Candidates should have deep knowledge of authentic Indian food preparation, customer requirements, and the flexibility to work various shifts. Experience in Indian catering is essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing traditional Indian food, especially wedding dishes.
• Ability to monitor stock levels and ensure food quality.
• Familiarity with cooking techniques specific to North Indian cuisine.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality traditional Indian food.
• Supervise and coach junior kitchen staff.
• Plan and arrange ingredients for production.

Skills

Knowledge of herbs and spices

Understanding customer requirements

Ability to work under pressure

Team supervision

Job description

• To prepare high quality traditional Indian food (North Indian & South Indian), especially wedding dishes.
• Should have the knowledge about properties and usage of herbs and spices in food preparation, and to cook north Indian dishes in a traditional way.
• To ensure that all the dishes are freshly prepared and the food standards are met.
• Responsible for the kitchen’s daily operations and supervise and coach junior kitchen staffs.
• Plan and arrange ingredients for next day preparation and orders.
• Need to understand the customer requirements, as per order.
• To Introduce new dishes and catering / restaurant menus.
• Should monitor and maintain stock levels and inventory.
• Need to monitor stock rotation procedures are followed as per inventory.
• Experience in all Indian (North & South) cuisines.
• Monitoring portions and waste control.
• To provide quality of food
• A deep understanding of authentic Indian food preparation.
• Capacity to work under pressure during the extremely busy period.
• Flexible to work in any shifts, especially in split shifts, weekend, public holidays