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Job Summary: We are seeking committed and responsible kitchen staff to join our family-owned pollería, with experience in hot and cold food preparation, traditional Peruvian dishes, and food hygiene handling, and who are eager for professional growth. Key Highlights: 1. Join a family-owned pollería with over 10 years of tradition 2. Develop your career in the gastronomic industry 3. Work on a team that values flavor, quality, and warmth At BIG BRASA, we are a family-run pollería renowned for our unique seasoning and passion for delivering the best experience to our customers. With over 10 years of experience, we bring flavor, quality, and warmth to every table, thanks to the dedication of our team. Today, we seek committed, responsible individuals eager to grow professionally in the gastronomic industry. Join the BIG BRASA family! **PROFILE REQUIREMENTS:** · **Education:** Completed secondary education or technical studies in Gastronomy (preferred). · **Experience:** Minimum 2 years in restaurant kitchen operations, menus, or traditional Peruvian dishes. · **Knowledge:** \- Hot and cold food preparation. \- Frying (potatoes, tequeños, broaster, and similar items). \- Preparation of traditional Peruvian dishes and menus. \- Time management for cooking and rapid production. \- Hygienic food handling (Good Manufacturing Practices). \- Storage, labeling, and inventory management of ingredients. \- Basic kitchen inventory control. \- Dish presentation standards. · **Skills:** \- Speed and organization. \- Working under pressure. \- Order and cleanliness. \- Teamwork. \- Attention to detail. \- Proactivity **MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:** \- Execute kitchen area opening procedures, verifying cleanliness, order, equipment functionality, and ingredient stock for service commencement. \- Receive kitchen ingredients, verifying quality, freshness, quantity, and product condition, reporting any observations to the manager. \- Perform daily kitchen inventory control and recording, ensuring correct stock levels of perishable and non-perishable ingredients. \- Verify and ensure proper storage, labeling, and preservation of all kitchen ingredients, maintaining order in refrigerators and storage areas. \- Prepare daily mise en place to ensure smooth service flow. \- Prepare fried items such as potatoes, broaster, tequeños, and other products, ensuring uniform cooking, appropriate texture, and standard presentation. \- Prepare menu items including salchipapas, chaufas, lomo saltado, noodles, steak, pork chops, and other menus established by BIG BRASA. \- Prepare soups and broths such as chicken broth, following recipes, cooking times, and defined flavor standards. \- Maintain continuous production during service, ensuring prompt order fulfillment for dine-in, pickup, and delivery. \- Coordinate constantly with cashier, waiter, and grill/fry station staff to ensure correct and timely order flow. \- Verify ingredient quality before, during, and after dish preparation. \- Ensure proper presentation, portioning, and plating of all dishes prior to dispatch. \- Monitor preparation and cooking times, ensuring speed without compromising final product quality. \- Record and report kitchen wastage, identifying causes such as overproduction, preparation errors, spoilage, or improper handling. \- Timely request ingredients from the manager to ensure uninterrupted operations. \- Keep workstation fully stocked, organized, and clean throughout service. \- Perform ongoing cleaning of work area, including utensils, equipment, fryers, stoves, hoods, and ducts. \- Conduct deep cleaning of equipment and kitchen areas according to established schedule. \- Strictly adhere to food hygiene and safe handling regulations to prevent cross-contamination. \- Maintain appropriate personal appearance and hygiene throughout the work shift. \- Follow BIG BRASA recipes, portion sizes, and standards for every preparation, ensuring consistency across all dishes. \- Carry out additional tasks, duties, and activities assigned by the Manager and/or Management related to restaurant operations. Salary: S/.2,000\.00 \- S/.2,200\.00 per month Work Location: On-site employment