Junior Sous Chef / Sous Chef

Lead the Kitchen. Shape the Experience. ☕🔥

At Common Man Coffee Roasters (CMCR), great food is at the heart of a great café experience. We’re looking for a passionate and hands-on leaders to lead our kitchen team, uphold our food standards and bring creativity to the plate.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy developing people and take pride in great food, we’d love to have you join our team!

📍 Locations Hiring

• CMCR Anchorpoint
• CMCR Joo Chiat

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead & Inspire – Supervise, coach and develop the kitchen team to deliver consistently high standards.
• Own Food Quality – Ensure every dish meets CMCR’s standards for taste, quality and presentation.
• Create & Innovate – Develop new recipes, evaluate post-launch performance and refine dishes based on feedback.
• Keep Operations Running Smoothly – Plan manpower, ingredients and equipment to support efficient kitchen operations.
• Champion Food Safety – Maintain high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and kitchen safety.
• Drive Efficiency – Identify opportunities to reduce wastage, manage costs and improve kitchen productivity.
• Maintain Equipment – Ensure kitchen and production equipment are used correctly and kept in good working condition.
• Build Product Knowledge – Conduct training and equip the team with the skills and knowledge to perform confidently.
• Support Promotions – Contribute creative ideas and execute new dishes and food & beverage promotions.

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum 4 years of relevant kitchen experience, preferably in a supervisory or management role.
• Diploma in Culinary Arts or a related qualification is preferred.
• Strong kitchen planning and organisational skills.
• Good understanding of food & beverage operations and commercial awareness.
• Creative and passionate about developing new dishes.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to motivate and influence a team.
• A hands-on, positive attitude and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Come be part of the team behind the food people love at CMCR.