SENIOR COOK

KOMALA'S PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known Indian restaurant in Singapore is searching for an experienced chef to prepare authentic Indian dishes. Responsibilities include cooking with quality ingredients, managing stock, and training new cooks. The ideal candidate must handle a busy environment and work on weekends. Proficiency in Tamil and Hindi is required. This is a full-time, permanent position with structured break shifts catering to breakfast, lunch, and dinner production.

Qualifications

• Experience in Indian, Chinese, and South Indian vegetarian cuisines.
• Ability to speak Tamil and Hindi.
• Ability to work on weekends and public holidays.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food using authentic Indian ingredients and traditional methods.
• Ensure food quality and freshness.
• Monitor stock levels and inventory.
• Train new cooks and assist in kitchen cleanliness.
• Prepare catering for events.

Skills

Cooking Indian cuisine

Stock management

Training new cooks

Working under pressure

Creativity in cooking

Job description

• To prepare food from quality authentic Indian raw materials, herbs and spices,cook Indian cuisine dishes and tandoor disahes in its traditional way.
• To ensure that all the Indian food is freshly prepared, and the food standards are met.
• Ensuring correct stock rotation procedures are followed which are laid out in the kitchen.
• To be experienced in Indian, Chinese and South Indian vegetarian cuisines.
• He has to work together with the Head cook for introducing new dishes and menus.
• He is to monitor and control stock levels and inventory which will be in his jurisdiction.
• His task includes ensuring correct stock rotation and procedures are followed in the storage area as required by the mandate.
• He is responsible for monitoring portion and waste control.
• He is also required to cook for catering functions when needed.
• He should have the capacity to work under pressure during an extremely busy period.
• If food is finishing at the outlets on a busy day, he must be able to cook the same or similar items again if needed.
• He is to process the UNIQUE curry taste for our customers, consistency is more important and all food should be perfected before leaving the kitchen. It should taste and be perfected prior to dispatch.
• He must train new cooks & assistant cooks when the situation arises.
• He is to contribute to the meeting with cooks on a weekly basis to discuss menus and production needs.
• To ensure the kitchen is cleaned every day and do the thorough cleaning once a week with team
• He must do break shift, every day comes at 8am and leaves by 11am and come back at 5pm & leaves at 10pm thus covering Break fast, Lunch& Dinner production needs.
• He has to do catering preparations and conduct the menu sampling for the guests.
• To be creative in everyday cooking and to introduce new dishes and menus as and when necessary.

Requirements- This is a full-time and permanent position and is required to be fulfilled by an experienced chef working in a similar industry.

Mandatory Requirements

He i srequired to work on weekends and public holidays and take off on a weekday.

To speak the language: Tamil & Hindi