Shuk Pty Ltd, trading as Shuk Café, offers a menu characterised primarily by Mediterranean / Australian flavour mixed with other international cuisines. Recruiting across all Sydney locations we now seek a Casual (20/38hr/wk) Cook.
A Cook is responsible for preparing ingredients at an establishment that serves food, processing customer orders, producing meals and cleaning their workspace throughout the day to follow health and safety guidelines. Cooks follow recipes consistently, make adjustments based on customer requests, communicate with wait staff and prepare garnishes to make an attractive presentation for each meal. A cook in Shuk will be responsible for the following duties on a daily basis:

SKILLS, INTERESTS AND QUALITIES

• Knowledge of safety procedures, including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept and to which food must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness
• Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating on complex dishes
• Interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of other people, such as waitstaff, dishwashers, management and sometimes customers
• Calm demeanour to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment
• Accountability for the dishes they prepare measuring up to the expectations of management and customers alike
• Comprehension and organization to follow direct orders and recipes and to correctly prepare dishes to the standards of the restaurant
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to handle tools, such as knife techniques for chopping, slicing, cutting, and dicing
• Ability to stand in one place for hours at a time, handle extreme heat and work shifts

Required skills and attributes:

• Experience working in a busy establishment with a high volume
• Proven experience in a similar role
• Organised and an ability to multi-task
• Well developed communication skills and fluent in English

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Casual
Pay: Starting at $60,000.00 per year, based on experience.

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Rotating roster
• Weekend availability

Work Location: In person
Expected Start Date: ASAP
Job Type: Casual
Pay: $60,000.00 – $65,000.00 per year

Experience:

• Cooking: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Preferred)

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Required)

Work Location: In perso

· Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh
· Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients
· Bake, grill, steam and boil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry and other foods
· Present, garnish and arrange final dishes
· Occasionally serve food
· Maintain a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment and dishes
· Handle and store ingredients and food
· Maintain food safety and sanitation standards
· Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment and utensils
· Execute opening and closing procedures
· Set up workstations with required ingredients and equipment
· Check the quality and freshness of ingredients
· Monitor station inventory levels
· Accommodate guests’ special requests
· Operate kitchen equipment such as broilers, ovens, grills and fryers