Senior Cook

Raja's Catering is one of Singapore's established Indian wedding and events caterers, and we are expanding. We are looking for a rock-solid Senior Cook who can own the kitchen end-to-end — menu, production, costing, purchasing, team and quality — for high-volume South and North Indian catering. This is a leadership role with real accountability and real upside: a clear KPI-based incentive structure lets a strong performer earn well above base as the business grows.

THE ROLE
You are the number one in the kitchen. You will:
- Own production for 100–800 pax events — Indian weddings, corporate functions and general events, often multiple events per weekend.
- Run live-cooking stations (dosa, appam, chaat, tandoor, etc.) at client events.
- Plan weekday prep for weekend peaks — gravies, bases, marinades and par-cooked components produced ahead at volume, so weekend execution is finishing, not firefighting.
- Run the blast freezer / blast chiller workflow — batch-cook, blast-chill and regenerate safely and to standard; you must know cooling curves, portioning for freeze, labelling/FIFO and regeneration without quality loss.
- Manage food cost — recipe costing, portion control, yield management and waste control against a monthly food-cost % target.
- Handle purchasing — supplier selection and negotiation, ordering against forecasted event load, stock control and receiving standards.
- Front customers when needed — menu tastings, custom menu design and handling client feedback on food quality.
- Lead and roster the kitchen team — train cooks, enforce hygiene and SFA/Halal standards, and keep the kitchen audit-ready at all times.

MUST-HAVES
- Strong command of BOTH South and North Indian cuisine, including live-station execution.
- Minimum 5 years in Indian catering, with at least 2 years running a kitchen or section at head/sous level.
- Proven high-volume experience: comfortable executing 100–800 pax weddings, including multi-event weekends.
- Blast freezer / blast chiller proficiency and structured advance-prep planning for large volumes.
- Food costing and purchasing experience — you can build a costed menu and hit a food-cost target.
- Muis Halal-certified kitchen experience strongly preferred; WSQ Food Safety Course Level 1 (or willingness to certify immediately).
- Physically able to handle a demanding catering schedule with weekend and public-holiday event work.

COMPENSATION
- Base salary: SGD 3,300–4,500/month, depending on experience.
- Monthly performance incentives on top of base, tied to clear KPIs: food cost bonus (when monthly food cost % meets target), revenue milestone bonus (when monthly sales targets are hit), reviews bonus (for positive customer reviews naming food quality), and hygiene bonus (for clean audit results).
- Housing and transport allowances available for relocating candidates.
- Overtime, rest days, annual leave and medical leave per Singapore Employment Act.

Work Pass sponsorship is available for suitable candidates.

WHY THIS ROLE
- Full ownership of a growing kitchen — you run it like it's yours.
- Transparent scorecard: you know exactly what to hit and exactly what it pays.
- Growth path: as Raja's Catering expands, the Senior Cook seat becomes a Group Executive Chef trajectory.

Job Type: Full-time, permanent, in person (Singapore).
Apply with your CV and, if available, photos or videos of your food and live-station work.