Cook at Peniel Apartments Limited

Peniel Apartments Limited is a hospitality company in the heart of Abuja, providing of medium to long-stay, serviced apartments to guests from various parts of the world for over twenty years.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cook

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

A Cook is responsible for preparing ingredients at our kitchen 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

Prepare meals according to our standards and quality.
Weigh, measure, mix and prep ingredients according to recipes.
Steam, grill, boil, bake or fry meats, fish, vegetables, and other ingredients.
Check food and ingredients for freshness.
Arrange and garnish dishes.
Handle and store ingredients and food.
Work well under pressure and within the time limit.
Ensure that kitchen area, equipment and utensils are cleaned.

Requirements and Skills

Knowledge of safety procedures, including safe temperatures at which ingredients must be kept and to which food must be prepared to avoid foodborne illness
At least 5 years in same or similar role
Prior knowledge or flair on pastry production is an advantage
Prior experience in related food and beverage service and food preparation positions
Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating on complex dishes
Interpersonal skills to interact with a variety of other people, such as wait staff, dishwashers, management and sometimes customers
Calm demeanor 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 skill 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.