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.

We are now looking for a skilled and passionate full-time Cook to join our kitchen team. This is an prospect for a culinary professional who takes pride in delivering consistent food quality, works well in a busy kitchen and enjoys preparing authentic Indian cuisine.

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

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 0468 378 727

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