Cook

We are looking for committed and talented cook to join our busy team in Gisborne. Great opportunity to work with a friendly team in a busy workplace.

Job Description:

• Preparing authentic Indian cuisine menu items including curries and tandoori dishes

• Operating traditional tandoor in a safe and confident manner

• Ensuring high levels of quality in dishes through skilled cooking practices and examining dishes before they leave the kitchen

• Weighing, measuring, mixing, and prepping ingredients according to recipes.

• Steaming, grilling, broiling, baking, or frying meats, vegetables, and other ingredients.

• Slicing, cutting, shredding, tenderizing, and skewering meat and vegetables.

• Preventing cross-contamination.

• Completes hot meal preparation by grilling, sautéing, roasting, frying, and broiling ingredients and assembling and refrigerating cold ingredients.

• Maintaining high levels of hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen at all times, including cleaning your own station and equipment

• Assisting the Management in planning and preparing menus and helping to review stock levels and order ingredients

• Storing food and organizing dated items to minimize wastage

• Setting up station and keeping stocked for service

• Maintaining a good working relationship with the staff

• Delegating to and supervising Kitchen staff as and when required

• Demonstrating new techniques and advice on cooking procedures to junior staff as necessary

• Preparing food to meet special dietary requirements

• Completing other kitchen duties as required from time to time

To be suitable for this role you must:

• 1 year of relevant work experience or equivalent NZQA Level 2 qualification.

• Qualification can be considered in-lieu of work experience.

• Hold knowledge to prepare authentic Indian curry and tandoori cuisines including snacks

• Flexibility to work within a 7-Days a week as per the roster including split shifts

• Willing to work on weekends

• Be able to work in a team and take direction from supervisors

• Proven ability to work under pressure, and attention to detail, and ability to work in a team, and excellent time management and organization.

30hours per week