Responsibilities
- Set up the kitchen with cooking utensils and equipment, like knives, pans and kitchen scales
- Study each recipe and gather all necessary ingredients
- Cook food in a timely manner
- Delegate tasks to kitchen staff
- Inform wait staff about daily specials
- Ensure appealing plate presentation
- Supervise Cooks and assist as needed
- Slightly modify recipes to meet customers’ needs and requests (e.g. reduce salt, remove dairy)
- Monitor food stock and place orders
- Check freshness of food and discard out-of-date items
- Experiment with recipes and suggest new ingredients
- Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations within the kitchen area
Requirements and skills
- Proven work experience as a Chef or Cook
- Hands-on experience with various kitchen equipment (e.g. grillers and pasta makers)
- Advanced knowledge of culinary, baking and pastry techniques
- Leadership skills
- Ability to remain calm and undertake various tasks
- Excellent time management abilities
- Up-to-date knowledge of cooking techniques and recipes
- Familiarity with sanitation regulations
- Culinary school diploma preferredBefore the start of each service period, a Senior Cook checks the stock of food supplies and prepares the workstation. Duties include preparing and cooking a variety of dishes; serving the dishes on time and in the right order; ensuring health, hygiene and safety standards are adhered to; and making sure utensils and work areas are clean and ready for the next shift. The Cook is also expected to supervise junior kitchen staff and manage their development.
- Demonstrate advanced Asian preparation and techniques
- Demonstrate sous vide method (of cooking in which food is vacuum-sealed in a plastic pouch and then placed in a water bath or steam environment)
- Establish relationships for customer confidence
- Facilitate effective communication and engagement at the workplace
- Facilitate effective work teams
- Grind wet flour
- Identify meat and seafood, and their fabrication and utilisation in culinary
- Maintain workplace safety and health policies and procedures
- Manage productivity improvement
- Prepare Indian rice dishes
- Prepare basic Chinese dessert
- Prepare basic Malay desserts
- Prepare pre-mix, frozen and bake-off products
- Solve problems and make decisions at supervisory level
- Supervise quality procedures
