Kitchen Assistant (Prep & Scullery)

Service is busy at this casual dining restaurant in Montague Gardens, so steady hands and a tidy station matter here. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The site is in Montague Gardens; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Plate to the spec photo so every dish looks the same.
• Receive deliveries, check weights and reject short-dated produce.
• Cook steaks, burgers and grills to the temperature on the docket.
• Help cost recipes and track waste on the weekly sheet.
• Clean down your section, deep-clean the fryer and scrub the extractor filters.

• A culinary certificate or City & Guilds, or solid on-the-job experience
• You take instruction from the head chef without drama
• Good knife skills and you can prep at speed
• You know food safety basics under R638 and HACCP

• A food safety certificate from a registered training provider
• Experience with combi ovens and batch cooking
• Pastry or bakery training

• Transport allowance for split and late shifts
• Two staff meals per shift
• Chef whites and safety shoes provided
• On-the-job training with a path to chef de partie

• Do not leave gaps unexplained; if you did casual banquet work between jobs, say so on your CV.
• List your stations (grill, pastry, cold, sauce) under each job; head chefs scan for this first.