Cook

It is a Full-time role working minimum 35 hours per week, we need people who are committed and turn up to work on time unless they have a reasonable excuse.

**You shall be responsible for**:

- Preparation and planning of meal designs

- Responsible for assessing food and labour costs

- Ensuring that food costs are kept within budget

- Ensuring that all food prepared meets management expectations of quality

- Demonstrating to other staff procedures and techniques that will be required to assure quality

- Encouraging frank and open communication between staff and management

- Ensuring that the kitchen is kept clean at all times

- Forecasting stock requirements and Ordering stock

- Monitoring Health & Safety requirements within the restaurant

- Ensuring that all staff comply with Health and Safety regulations

- Performance of any other duties as required by Management

- Ensure that kitchen activities operate in a timely manner.

- Provide support to junior kitchen employees with various tasks including line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating.

- Recruit and train new kitchen employees to meet restaurant and kitchen standards.

- Create schedules for kitchen employees and evaluate their performance.

- Adhere to and implement sanitation regulations and safety regulations.

- Prepare pizzas out of our menu and based on custom orders and as per their dietary requirements

- Wash and chop vegetables (for example, tomatoes, peppers, onions and mushrooms)

- Cut, slice and grill meats like chicken, ham and beef

- Monitor food stock and place orders, as needed

- Recommend new recipes to update our menus

- Maintain a clean cooking station and sterilize equipment

It is a Full-time role working minimum 35 hours per week including evening shifts and weekends, we need people who are committed and turn up to work on time unless they have a reasonable excuse.

**Essential Requirements**:

- Able to work long and

- Able to work flexible hours including weekends

- NZ Register Level 4 qualification OR

- At least three years of relevant experience

We need people who are committed and turn up to work on time unless they have a reasonable excuse.