Pet Food Operations Assistant (Part-time 3 days/week))

We are looking for a responsible, hardworking candidate to join our dynamic family to help produce fresh food for dogs and cats!

This is not a cushy position and you are expected to carry heavy items and do cooking and washing.

(Please note that this is a long term, part-time position)

Commitment Level:

2-3 days a week = approx 20-25 hours a week (Lunch provided)

The ideal candidate should possess the following characteristics:

- Able to handle frozen, raw and cooked food (There will be heat from cooking, but it will be in an air-conditioned environment)

- Able to handle raw meat

- Detailed

- Loves pets!

- Physically fit and able to stand for long hours

- Willing to learn

- Always looking to improve

- Takes initiative at tasks and things

- Good communicator

- Problem solver

- Honest and responsible

- Able to carry around 5-12kg of food at one go

General Job Duties

1. Managing overall food production processes

• Ensure raw ingredients are adequate and taken out to thaw before each production day.
• Blend, mix and cook dry goods and vegetables that needs to be pre-cooked before production day and pack according to the required amounts in each recipe.
• Operate cooking equipment and set the correct setting for each recipe

2. Coordinating food production workflows

• Ensure correct amounts of food ingredients are cooked at the right portions and timings for each recipe and poured out in trays for packing

3. Prepare and pack orders

• Consolidate all orders for delivery and distribute to drivers for delivery
• Print delivery labels for packing of orders
• Prepare address list to tabulate packed orders and for drivers to reference
• Packing and sorting of orders

4. Logistics organisation

• Coordinate with drivers on delivery route and special delivery requests
• Update customers on the delivery schedule
• Organising and keeping of stocks

5. Inventory management

• Stock take on raw and dry ingredients for upcoming production days
• Keep track on packaging stocks and inform the team if inventory runs low
• Procurement of raw and dry ingredients for food production
• Ensure healthy volume of in-stock meals available for delivery
• Assist with the unloading of deliveries

6. Maintaining general cleanliness and tidiness at the place of work

• Ensure general cleanliness of the workplace especially the kitchen and the cooking equipment and appliances (sweep, mop, scrub, wipe)
• Maintain hygiene and a clean environment to avoid pest infestation (We are handling food so quality is important :) )

Requirements:

- No minimum educational qualifications

- Good verbal and written communication in English / Chinese as this are the main languages to communicate with customers, business partners and suppliers

- 0 to 2 years experience in the F&B / food manufacturing industry

- Able to start work as soon as possible