Cook

About us:

JKA Ventures Pty Ltd T/A Aura Cafe & Indian Restaurant is an Indian restaurant located at Unit 2, 58 Grose Avenue, Cannington, WA 6107. The restaurant offers a diverse menu of Indian favourites, including tandoori dishes, curries, biryanis, vegetarian meals, freshly cooked Indian breads and traditional snacks.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

The applicant undertakes to perform all tasks assigned for the position of a Cook efficiently and accurately. Such tasks will include but are not limited to:

• To cook dishes as per the menu and ensure special dietary requirements are met if any.
• Preparing, seasoning and cooking authentic Indian dishes including curries, tandoori items, biryanis, snacks and vegetarian/non-vegetarian specialties in accordance with established recipes and meeting customer’s dietary requirements, if possible.
• To follow correct portion sizes and seasoning while setting food on plates to maintain consistency as per restaurant standards.
• To maintain a productive workflow and ensure that duties are undertaken in a hygienic, methodical, and satisfactory manner.
• To maintain high personal hygiene and food safety standards.
• Preparing doughs for naan, roti, paratha and other Indian breads, and preparing traditional Indian gravies, marinades, spice blends and sauces.
• To mise-en-place for daily menus.
• Safely use knives and maintain their quality by regular honing and sharpening.
• Examining the quality of raw food items used to ensure consistency is maintained for the cooked food.
• Regulating temperatures of stoves, ovens, tandoor (clay oven) and other equipment used in the kitchen.
• To follow HACCP principles such as maintaining cooking and cooling records, defrosting records, and food storage records
• To avoid cross-contamination, store and monitor raw food and cooked food separately as per the recommended temperature.
• To store fresh meat supplies in refrigerators or freezers at the temperature recommended by food industry standards.
• Training of the staff as per the cooking procedures used in the restaurant to maintain consistency.
• To clean the worktable and equipment after completing any preparation and making it ready for the next preparation.
• Assist the management in planning and designing menus.

Personal & Professional Attributes

• Certificate III or Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery.
• At least one year of experience in a similar Cook role is required
• Experience in Indian cuisine, tandoor cooking and preparing Indian breads preferred.
• Friendly, positive, and approachable attitude.
• Able to work in a team and autonomously.
• Adherence to OH&S and Food Safety regulations

Salary: $80,000 – 85,000 per annum plus superannuation

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