Cook

Job Description

Cook – MeCure Staff Canteen Kitchen

Position Title:

Cook / Kitchen Cook

Location:

MeCure Staff Canteen

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Job Summary

Fresh Serve is seeking a skilled, disciplined, and highly hygienic Cook to work in the MeCure Staff Canteen Kitchen. The ideal candidate must be passionate about preparing delicious, nutritious, and well-presented meals while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, cleanliness, and professionalism.

The candidate should be experienced in preparing a wide range of Nigerian and continental meals, snacks, rice dishes, sauces, pastries, and traditional cuisines in a fast-paced kitchen environment.

Key Responsibilities

Food Preparation & Cooking

• Prepare and cook a variety of meals daily according to approved recipes and standards.
  

• Cook different rice dishes, including:
  

  • Jollof rice
    

  • Fried rice
    

  • Coconut rice
    

  • Native rice
    

  • Chinese rice
    

  • Ofada rice
    

  • Curry rice and other specialty rice meals
    

• Prepare soups, sauces, stews, and traditional Nigerian dishes.
  

• Make quality moi-moi, beans dishes, swallow meals, and local delicacies.
  

• Prepare continental meals and pasta dishes.
  

• Produce snacks and pastries such as:
  

  • Meat pies
    

  • Chicken pies
    

  • Doughnuts
    

  • Puff-puff
    

  • Sausage rolls
    

  • Buns
    

  • Sandwiches and other baked snacks
    

• Ensure meals are tasty, attractive, nutritious, and consistently prepared.
  

Food Safety & Hygiene Responsibilities

• Maintain strict food safety and hygiene standards always.
  

• Ensure cleanliness of cooking areas, utensils, equipment, and storage areas.
  

• Practice proper food handling, storage, and temperature control procedures.
  

• Prevent food contamination and wastage.
  

• Ensure personal hygiene standards are upheld daily.
  

• Comply with all health and safety regulations guiding food preparation and canteen operations.
  

Kitchen Operations

• Assist in meal planning and daily kitchen production schedules.
  

• Monitor food portions and minimize waste.
  

• Properly manage kitchen inventory and report shortages promptly.
  

• Work efficiently under pressure and meet meal service timelines.
  

• Support teamwork and maintain professionalism within the kitchen.
  

Food Preparation & Presentation

• Ensure meals are attractively plated and professionally presented before serving.
  
• Demonstrate good food plating and garnishing skills for both local and continental meals.
  
• Maintain consistency in portioning, appearance, and presentation quality.
  

Requirements

• Proven experience as a cook in a restaurant, canteen, hotel, or food service environment.
  

• Strong knowledge of Nigerian and continental cuisine.
  

• Ability to prepare large quantity meals efficiently.
  

• Good understanding of food safety and hygiene practices.
  

• Ability to make a wide variety of snacks and pastries.
  

• Good taste, creativity, and food presentation skills.
  

• Ability to work with little supervision.
  

• Physically fit and able to stand for long periods.
  

• Good attitude, discipline, honesty, and teamwork spirit.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Catering or culinary training certification is an added advantage.
  

• Previous experience in a corporate or hospital kitchen environment is an advantage.
  

• Knowledge of healthy meal preparation is desirable.
  

Core Competencies

• Excellent cooking skills
  

• Food safety consciousness
  

• Time management
  

• Attention to detail
  

• Food plating and presentation skills
  

• Cleanliness and organization
  

• Creativity in meal preparation
  

• Teamwork and communication
  

Expected Personal Qualities

• Neat and well-organized
  

• Respectful and teachable
  

• Hard-working and dependable
  

• Passionate about cooking and service excellence
  

• Able to maintain calmness in a busy kitchen environment
  

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their application, CV, and relevant experience details to Fresh Serve Management.