About the role

The successful candidate will have approximately 3–4 years of commercial cooking experience, preferably within a busy Indian restaurant or high-volume kitchen environment. You will be confident in food preparation and cooking, and understand how to operate a kitchen efficiently, financially and operationally.

Key responsibilities

- Preparing and cooking a wide variety of Indian dishes to a consistently high standard

- Managing food preparation and service during busy trading periods

- Maintaining portion control and consistency across dishes

- Monitoring food costs, wastage and kitchen expenses to help maintain profitability

- Managing stock levels, ordering ingredients and coordinating with suppliers

- Ensuring ingredients are stored correctly and stock is rotated appropriately

- Assisting with menu planning and costing of dishes

- Maintaining kitchen productivity and efficient workflow





- Coordinating and supervising kitchen staff where required

- Training junior kitchen employees in preparation, cooking and food safety procedures

About you

- Approximately 3–4 years of relevant cooking experience in a commercial kitchen

- Strong knowledge of Indian cuisine, ingredients, spices and traditional cooking techniques

- Experience working in a busy, high-volume restaurant environment

- Diploma or some Education in Hospitality

- Good understanding of food costing, stock management and waste reduction

- Ability to organise and operate a kitchen efficiently

- Strong time-management and communication skills

- Ability to work under pressure during peak service periods

- Valuable knowledge of food safety and hygiene requirements

- A reliable, professional and team-focused attitude

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