Assistant Cook, Grassroots Cafe

Job Description

Title: Assistant Cook, Grassroots Cafe

Company Name: Aarong

Vacancy: --

Age: 18 to 48 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 1 year

• JSC/JDC/8 pass

• At least 1 year

• Age 18 to 48 years

• Proven experience working as a Cook in a restaurant or similar professional kitchen environment
• A culinary degree or relevant professional certification will be considered an added advantage
• Strong understanding of various cooking techniques, kitchen equipment operation, and food safety and hygiene regulations
• Ability to accurately follow recipes and ensure consistency in the preparation and presentation of high-quality dishes
• Excellent time management and organizational skills to handle multiple tasks efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong team player with effective interpersonal and communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Work safely around kitchen equipment and report any maintenance issues to the Head Chef/ Manager

• Manage all functions of the Food Production and Stewarding operations

• Prepare and cook menu items according to established recipes and standards

• Maintains comprehensive product knowledge, including ingredients, equipment, suppliers, markets, and current trends.

• Monitor and manage food quantities to minimize waste

• Work closely with kitchen staff to coordinate and execute orders efficiently

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation

• Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise in safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment

• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, and encourage others to do so

• Festival Bonus, Service Charge, and others as per organization policy