Cooking Chef - Helper

Role overview

Kitchen duties

• Create menu ideas and refresh dishes; garnish and plate food as directed by the Head Chef.
• Prepare, cook, package, and serve light food and snacks.
• Measure ingredients and prepare meats, vegetables, and fruits by seasoning, washing, peeling, and chopping.
• Receive deliveries, verify quality, monitor stock, order ingredients within budget, and take inventory.
• Report low supplies and discard expired or spoiled food.
• Clean and sanitize workstations; check food quality and cooking equipment.
• Operate cooking and measuring tools safely, regulate temperatures, and thaw food safely.
• Train new team members and ensure foods meet brand standards.

Customer service and sales

• Advise customers, answer queries, suggest products, and explain the coffee drink menu.
• Manage customer suggestions and complaints and support sales by attracting customers and presenting products or services.

Candidate requirements

• Proven experience as a chef.
• Certificate in culinary arts, pastry-making, baking, or a relevant field.
• Knowledge of sanitation, food preparation and cooking techniques, nutrition, and foods with ingredient limitations.
• Attention to detail, creativity, organization, leadership, listening, and communication skills.
• Food and beverage preparation or customer service experience is preferred.
• Availability for nights, early mornings, weekends, and holidays; ability to walk, bend, and stand for extended periods.
• Commitment to customer satisfaction and willingness to work in a fast-paced team and continue learning.

Skills and knowledge

• Food preparation, cooking, ingredient measurement, salads, sauces, plating, sanitation, inventory, and temperature control.
• Customer service, coffee menu explanation, and product recommendations.

Pay

• Pay is QAR 1,800 to QAR 2,200 per month.

Workplace

• Work location is in person.