Batch Cook Operative – High-Care Cookhouse – Morning Shift
Hours: Full-time, 8-hour shift, 6:00am start (Monday–Thursday + Saturday; Friday & Sunday off)
About the Company
We are a busy high-care food manufacturing operation producing authentic, large-scale curry bases, marinades, and protein dishes. We focus on consistent quality, strict food safety standards, and efficient batch production.
The Role
As a Batch Cook Operative, your main responsibilities will include:
- Accurately weighing, measuring, and staging bulk spices, pastes, vegetables, and proteins in line with daily production schedules.
- Operating large steam-jacketed kettles, tilt bratt pans, and automated cooking vessels to cook curries and sauces consistently.
- Monitoring cooking times, core probe temperatures, and product consistency throughout every run.
- Maintaining strict adherence to HACCP, GMP, and allergen control procedures, including thorough clean-downs between batch changeovers.
- Accurately recording raw material batch codes, cooking temperatures, and cooling times on production logs for audit compliance.
- Safely decanting finished batches into cooling trolleys or pump systems ready for blast chilling.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Previous experience in food manufacturing, bulk catering, or a high-volume commercial kitchen (experience cooking Indian/South Asian cuisine at scale is a strong advantage).
- The ability to follow technical recipe sheets accurately and spot quality issues early.
- Comfort standing for full shifts, lifting sacks/tubs, and working in a warm cookhouse environment.
- Good basic numeracy and English literacy to read batch sheets and complete compliance logs.
- A reliable, professional, and positive attitude with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate, depending on experience.
- Full-time, permanent position.
- Consistent morning shift pattern: 6:00am start (Monday–Thursday + Saturday; Friday off).
- Company events.
- Discounted food.
- On-site parking.
- Opportunity to work within a busy high-care cookhouse producing authentic large-scale Indian/South Asian dishes.
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