About the Business

Aangan is widely praised and is a multi-award winner having secured several accolades from the Age Good Food Guide, Epicure and Cheap Eats. Since our inception in 2003, Aangan Indian Restaurant has been tantalizing taste buds with freshly prepared, authentic Indian cuisine. The kitchen and floor staff at Aangan are passionate about Indian food and carefully craft each dish for customers to enjoy.

Aangan is successful because of its people – they are what makes Aangan renowned and unique. If we are to retain our reputation in delivering excellent quality of food and service then we need skilled and highly motivated staff. We make sure we provide a great place to work, where everyone feels valued and respected.

About the role

We’re looking for several positions of Cook (Indian Cuisine) for our restaurant in various locations - Footscary, Derrimut, Point Cook, Hawthorn, Cranbourne VIC. We need someone who has some prior experience in preparing Indian Delicacies. Some of the day-to-day responsibilities of the staff member would be:

Duties of Cook

Cooks prepare, season and cook food in the kitchen.

Preparing and cooking food, seasoning and portioning dishes as per the Menu of the Aangan restaurant.

Preparing ingredients as per the Chef instructions and requirement on a daily basis

examining food to ensure quality

seasoning food during cooking

portioning food, placing it on plates, and adding gravies, sauces and garnishes

storing food in temperature controlled facilities to ensure ingredients are stored appropriately

preparing food to meet special dietary requirements as per customer request

will be required to assist the chef with menus and estimate food requirements

will be required to train any junior staff and monitor the kitchen hand as required

Required Skills

The candidate holds a relevant qualification

1 years’ work experience in a busy restaurant

Knowledge of ingredients and recipes

Ability to perform duties without supervision

Be able to work in busy environment and ability to develop new menus.

Benefits and perks

Aangan offers a great workplace for its staff where everyone feels valued and respected. It’s an opportunity for you to be an integral part of this expanding and unique organisation.