Job highlights

- Shift Briefing and Preparation .
- Deep-clean and sanitize all stainless-steel tables,cooking ranges,andfloor mats,leaving the kitchen completely ready for the next shift
- Draft the ingredient requisition order for the next days shift,updatethe handover logbook,and brief the incoming kitchen team

Key Responsibilities

Shift Briefing and Preparation

Receive assignments: Review the daily menu specials, occupancy/covers forecast, banquetrequirements, and any VIP dietary restrictions or allergy alerts.

Prep the station: Set up the assigned kitchen station, gather specialized equipment, andprepare the daily mise en place (chopping, measuring, and par-cookingingredients).

Ingredient Assessment andInventory

Inspect quality: Ensure all incoming raw materials, meat, seafood, and produce meetstrict quality, freshness, and weight standards.

Manage stock: Organizewalkthrough coolers and freezers, label all prepared food items with expirationdates, and apply FIFO (First-In, First-Out) practices.

Minimize waste: Monitor portion control carefully and explicit unnecessary trim or foodwaste to maximize kitchen yield and ingredient efficiency.

Food Production and Cooking

Cook with precision: Execute food orders efficiently, adhering strictly to standard recipecards, presentation guidelines, and portion sizes.

Record details: Monitor cooking temperatures, log blast-chiller records, anddouble-check specific guest modifications or allergy-safe modifications.

Coordinate orders: Communicate clearly with the Sous Chef and line cooks to timing-matchdishes, ensuring tables are served simultaneously.

Plating and Quality Assurance

Plate with care: Present all food beautifully, ensuring plates are clean, correctlygarnished, and served at the optimal hot or cold temperature.

Check satisfaction:



Taste food profiles consistently throughout production to ensure flavorprofiles meet company standards before leaving the pass.

Maintain hygiene: Discretely and constantly clean cutting boards, knives, and prepsurfaces throughout service to prevent cross-contamination.

Closing and SanitizationTouch-ups

Secure the kitchen: Label, wrap, and properly store all leftover prepared food componentssecurely in their designated refrigeration units.

Final walk-through: Check that all gas lines, ovens, grills, and induction burners areturned off securely, and ensure walk-in seals are tightly shut.

Reset the station: Deep-clean and sanitize all stainless-steel tables, cooking ranges, andfloor mats, leaving the kitchen completely ready for the next shift.

End-of-Shift Wrap-up

Log completed work: Reconcile food waste logs, count remaining high-value proteins, and logmaintenance feedback or equipment issues.

Indent and restock: Draft the ingredient requisition order for the next day's shift, updatethe handover logbook, and brief the incoming kitchen team.

Requirements and Skills

Education: Degreein Hotel Management.

Communication: Teamplayer with excellent active listening, clear verbal coordination, and stronginterpersonal skills on the kitchen line.

Time Management: Ability to multitask, manage high volumes of orders, and workefficiently under pressure during peak rush hours.

Attention to Detail: High standard of personal hygiene and grooming, immaculate stationpresentation, and high accuracy in recipe execution.

Technical Skill: Fundamental knowledge of culinary terminology, precise knife skills,and familiarity with HACCP or food safety regulations.

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