Cook (Location : Tampines West)

Position : Cook

Reporting To : Executive Chef

Direct Reports : Kitchen Assistant

Reporting to the Chef of the assigned

pre-school and working closely with the Kitchen Team, this position

will be responsible for maintaining a high standard of cleanliness

in the kitchen and to be responsible for the preparation and

cooking of a well-balanced and nutritious children's menu for

morning snacks, lunch and afternoon

snack.

Job Role &

Responsibilities :

• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards.

Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing

ingredients

Ensure ingredients and final

products are fresh

Bake, grill, steam and boil

meats, vegetables, fish, poultry and other foods

Maintain a

clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment

and dishes

Handle and store ingredients and

food

Ensure food is hygienically stored and

food storage areas are kept clean.

Ordering

stock in line with requirements, keeping accounts and budget

control.

Maintaining correct stock levels,

ensuring stock rotation and ensuring all stocks are clearly labeled

to include expiry dates.

Ensure all kitchen

equipment are cleaned before and after use.

Keeping track freezers and refrigerators at the correct

temperature.

Adhere to the Health Promotion

Board Guidelines during the preparation, cooking and serving of all

food.

Ensuring the effective and regular

removal of waste materials to the designated waste bins.

Any other Ad-Hoc duties given by

superiors

Requirements :

Knowledge of safety procedures, including safe

temperatures at which ingredients must be kept and to which food

must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness

Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating on

complex dishes

Interpersonal skills to

interact with a variety of other people, dishwashers, management

and sometimes school staff.

Calm demeanor to

work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment

Accountability for the dishes they prepare measuring up

to the expectations of management and customers alike

Comprehension and organization to follow direct orders

and recipes and to correctly prepare dishes to the standards of the

restaurant

Manual dexterity and hand-eye

coordination to handle tools, such as knife techniques for

chopping, slicing, cutting and dicing

Ability

to stand in one place for hours at a time, handle extreme heat and

work shifts

Must have at least 2 years of

relevant cooking experience, preferably in pre-school or childcare

setting

Excellent communication and

interpersonal skills

Able to work well

independently as well as within a team

Able to

do basic calculations.