Cook at Dosa Hut Footscray

SalaamNamaste's Dosa Hut Group Pty Ltd as SALAAM NAMASTE'S DOSA HUT, located in Footscray, Victoria, is seeking experienced and talented Cooks to join their team on a full-time basis. You will have the opportunity to work in a rewarding and fun environment.

Candidates must hold at least a Diploma level qualification in a relevant field and at least 2 years of relevant experience in a similar role.

The Main duties of the role include:

• Plan, collect, estimate food and commodities for menus
• Prioritize menus, recipes, and task sheets
• Monitoring quality of dishes at all stages of preparation and presentation
• Prepare and use specialized kitchen equipment for use
• Plan and organize logical work sequences within time restraints
• Communicate with other staff members of the kitchen team and food service staff
• Work cooperatively with other members of the kitchen team
• Maintain product, service, and market knowledge
• May select and train staff
• Demonstrate a high standard of personal hygiene
• Ensures high standards of sanitation and cleanliness are maintained throughout the kitchen Skills in a wide range of cookery methods to produce a range of menu items
• Plan and sequence the timing of food and preparation of tasks
• Develop and test new recipes for enterprise menus
• Plan, prepare, display, service, and clear a buffet
• Deal with problems such as shortage of food items, mistakes, and problems with food
• Give clear instructions to kitchen staff (within the area of responsibility)
• Minimise food spoilage

Responsibilities include:

• Report problems and incidents to the relevant person and/or staff
• Ensure equipment is correctly cleaned, stored and waste is handled according to health and safety regulations
• Evaluate food products to ensure quality standards are consistently attained
• Knowledge of supplies, equipment and services, ordering and inventory control
• Receive and store stock to enterprise standards and maintain an efficient store
• Prepare food for different service periods and meet special dietary requests.

The salary on offer is $70,000 plus super and is commensurate on qualifications and/or experience.

• Flexible hours available
• 1 year of relevant work experience required for this role
• Working rights required for this role