Senior Cook

usman restaurant pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 33,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

USMAN RESTAURANT PTE. LTD. is seeking a seasoned kitchen lead with at least five years' experience in Pakistani and North Indian cuisine, including Tandoor cooking.

The role requires strong leadership to manage the kitchen team, maintain high food quality, and ensure cost control. English communication is essential, and a willingness to work split shifts, weekends, and holidays is expected. You will be responsible for the daily operation of the kitchen, training new staff, and coordinating with

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in North Indian and Pakistani cuisine with Tandoor.
• Experience in food costing to maintain monthly margins.
• Ability to work in a hot non-aircon kitchen.
• Strong communication with management for smooth kitchen operations.
• Ability to train new staff and lead the kitchen team.
• Willing to work split shifts (12:00–16:00 and 19:00–23:00).
• Willing to work weekends and public holidays.
• Maintain consistent food quality and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• In-charge of the kitchen and overall kitchen operations.
• Train and supervise new kitchen staff.
• Coordinate with management to ensure smooth function of the kitchen.
• Maintain quality control of all dishes and ingredients.
• Adapt to hot, fast-paced work environment and ensure safety.

Skills

Pakistani cuisine

North Indian cuisine

Tandoor cooking

Teamwork

Management communication

Quality control

Kitchen leadership

Train new staff

Split shifts

Weekend work

English proficiency

Costing

Job description

• 1. Must have good experience in cooking Pakistani and North Indian dishes.
• 2. Experience in handling Tandoor (clay oven) jobs.
• 3. Produce costing to maintain that monthly profit margins are met.
• 4. Should be able to work in hot environment (non-aircon).
• 5. Should be able to maintain the quality control of the food.
• 6. In-charge of the kitchen.
• 7. Able to do teamwork with colleagues.
• 8. Should be able to communicate effectively with the management to ensure the smooth functioning of the Kitchen.
• 9. Able to work in fast pace environment.
• 10. Minimum 5 years experience in North Indian and Pakistani cuisine and Tandoor (high heat clay oven)
• 11. Should be able to communicate in English
• 12. Able to work in split shift (12 pm - 4 pm and 7 pm - 11 pm)
• 13. Able to work on weekends and public holidays.
• 14. Able to train new staff