Cook

Tasks

-Assist with planning menus and estimating food requirements

-Examining foodstuffs to ensure quality

-Regulating temperatures of ovens, grills, and other cooking equipment

-Cooking high-quality Indian curries and operating the Tandoori oven without supervision promptly.

-Preparing Indian Sweets and Snacks items

-Seasoning food during cooking

-Portioning food, placing it on plates, and adding gravies, sauces, and garnishes

-Storing food in temperature-controlled facilities

-Preparing food to meet special dietary requirements

-Ensure the timely delivery of fresh supplies and ingredients.

-Address customer concerns and complaints regarding food quality.

-Work flexible hours to accommodate large orders and catering services.

-Properly store and freeze food items as required.

-Keep your work areas and equipment clean and tidy, ensuring sanitation practices are always in compliance with hygiene regulations.

-Providing with stock requirement schedules ongoing needed to ensure efficient operation in your area of responsibility.

-Assist with training and directing Kitchen hands as required

-At all times, work with safe practices following kitchen safety standards.

-Maintaining your part of the Food Control Plan by ensuring the data is recorded as required.

-Other lawful duties as requested from time to time.

Prerequisite Experience

Will require at least 3 year of experience in cookery position or any cookery qualification/certificate 

Hold good knowledge of sweets/snacks and Indian dishes

Weekend work, public holidays and able to do split shifts

Able to work standing for long hours

Offer for the position 

Wages - $23.80 to $ 23.90 per hour based on negotiations

Hours - 30 per week is guaranteed

Number of positions - 2

Location – Lower Hutt