Continental Cook

Role Overview

As a Continental Cook, you will be instrumental in supporting the everyday kitchen functions, including assisting with food preparation, maintaining cleanliness, and upholding hygiene standards essential to the brand's quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing food, setting up ingredients (mise en place), cooking, portioning, and plating based on assignments.
• Accurately follow recipes, preparation instructions, portion sizes, and kitchen standard operating procedures.
• Adhere strictly to personal hygiene and food safety protocols, including wearing a clean uniform, proper hand washing, using gloves as needed, and safe handling of food items.
• Ensure all ingredients are properly washed, stored, labeled, covered, and rotated on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis.
• Keep workstations, tools, equipment, refrigerators, and storage areas clean and sanitized throughout shifts.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene continuously during shifts and comply with designated cleaning procedures during opening and closing.
• Minimize food wastage by handling ingredients carefully and efficiently.
• Assist senior kitchen staff during peak service times to prepare orders consistently and promptly.
• Report any concerns regarding food quality, hygiene, equipment failures, or storage issues to the senior chef without delay.
• Observe kitchen discipline, follow safety guidelines, and execute instructions as directed by the Head Chef and senior kitchen team.

Core Expectation

Uphold cleanliness, hygiene, discipline, teamwork, and consistency in all kitchen operations to ensure every culinary preparation aligns with the brand's standards.