Continental Cook

Job Overview

Join Superstellar Burgers Cloud Kitchen as a Continental Cook responsible for leading and overseeing all kitchen operations to guarantee efficient daily production and timely delivery of orders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the entire kitchen team, including Commis Chefs, helpers, and stewards.
• Ensure that burgers, sides, sauces, toppings, and other menu offerings meet approved recipes, standard operating procedures, portion sizes, and quality benchmarks.
• Organize daily mise en place, production, preparation schedules, and batch cooking based on anticipated order volumes.
• Oversee order accuracy, consistency, and timely preparation to meet dispatch deadlines.
• Monitor food quality regarding taste, temperature, portion control, presentation, and packaging prior to dispatch.
• Maintain stringent food safety, hygiene, sanitation, HACCP, and allergen-control standards within the kitchen.
• Implement proper temperature management, labeling, date marking, storage, and FIFO inventory practices for all ingredients.
• Manage daily inventory by conducting stock counts, controlling consumption, and coordinating procurement and replenishment activities.
• Control food costs focusing on portion sizes, yields, minimizing wastage, spoilage, and overproduction.
• Develop strategies to reduce food waste and enhance kitchen productivity.
• Liaise with suppliers and management to ensure consistent availability and quality of meat, buns, vegetables, sauces, packaging materials, and other ingredients.
• Maintain accurate documentation including production sheets, wastage reports, stock records, and daily checklists.
• Monitor kitchen equipment safety, operation, and maintenance.
• Establish and uphold SOPs for all kitchen processes including preparation, cooking, holding, packing, cleaning, and closing.
• Train and mentor kitchen staff on recipes, cooking methods, food safety, hygiene, portion control, and work efficiency.
• Assign staff and allocate workstations according to order volume and peak hours.
• Monitor online orders and coordinate closely with dispatch and packing teams to prevent errors or delays.
• Ensure complete and correct packaging, labeling, condiments, and cutlery are prepared for dispatch.
• Collaborate with management to analyze sales patterns, customer feedback, food ratings, complaints, and operational challenges.
• Support new product development, recipe testing, menu updates, and standardization.
• Conduct routine quality assurance checks to maintain the brand’s taste and consistency standards.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and professional cloud kitchen environment at all times.
• Ensure adherence to opening, closing, deep cleaning, pest management, and sanitation protocols.
• Effectively manage pressure during peak hours, maintaining speed without sacrificing quality or safety.
• Identify and resolve operational bottlenecks to enhance productivity, food quality, cost control, and customer satisfaction.
• Comply fully with food safety, occupational health, workplace safety, and company policies.

Additional Information

The position offers a monthly salary ranging between 18,000 and 24,000 INR.