How is it like in Hajime's kitchen?
1. Learn authentic Japanese cooking methods by preparing dishes from scratch
At each restaurant, we boil pork bones to make our ramen broth – no MSG. We butcher our meat every day. We make our own sauces at the restaurant (tonkatsu, tartar, goma etc). We do NOT have a central kitchen.
This role is for someone who is keen to improve and refine their Japanese culinary skills each day. This is not suitable for applicants seeking to “cut a bag, add water, re-heat”
2. Contribute to different aspects of kitchen management
Each cook maintains their station end-to-end. This includes hygiene, food preparation, food quality, food presentation. There are 3-4 people in the kitchen on any shift
Each cook takes responsibility of when and how much inventory to order
Each cook has the opportunity to work at different food stations to expand culinary skills, subject to skill levels and manpower
3. Career Progression
100% our chef and manager roles today are internal promotes (e.g. from cook promote to chef). Chef salaries start from $4500+.
What we offer
Full-time (5.5 days, $2,850-3,500)
OR
Permanent part-time (min 2-3 days per week, $14-15 per hour) available. Immediate or delayed start possible.
We provide a stableroster, outpatient medical coverage, 2 staff meals per day, staff discounts, 1.5x overtime pay when you agree to help with additional hours, performance bonus etc. We also support relevant upgrading courses/ training.
Permanent part-timers receive most of the above benefits on a pro-rated basis
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Founded in 2016, Hajime is a casual Japanese restaurant specializing in tonkatsu (deep-friedpork) and tonkotsu ramen. We are a homegrown brand started by Chef Tan-san – the 1st tonkatsu chef in Singapore who trained in Japan in the 1990s. Today, we operate 3 restaurants – Serangoon Gardens, Thomson Plaza, and Dunearn Village (Bukit Timah).