Cook Helper Daily Worker

Role summary

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The Cook Helper supports the kitchen team with food preparation, ingredient washing and cutting, basic cooking tasks, portioning, plating, and maintaining clean work areas and equipment. Candidates should be physically fit, reliable, disciplined, and willing to work flexible shifts, weekends, and public holidays. Previous kitchen or hotel experience is helpful but may not be essential for a daily-worker position. The successful candidate is expected to follow food-safety and hygiene procedures, work efficiently under pressure, cooperate with chefs and colleagues, minimize waste, and maintain Mercure’s service standards.

About the employer

Mercure Jakarta Gatot Subroto is a midscale hotel operated under Accor, one of the world’s leading hospitality groups. Located in Jakarta’s Mampang Prapatan area, the hotel serves business travelers, leisure guests, local visitors, and events. Mercure properties combine international operating standards with local Indonesian character, offering accommodation, dining, meetings, and guest services. Employees typically work in a multicultural hospitality environment where teamwork, guest satisfaction, cleanliness, and professional conduct are important. Accor provides opportunities across hotel operations and may offer structured training, employee benefits, and career development depending on the position and local employment terms. As a kitchen team member, a Cook Helper contributes directly to food quality, hygiene, preparation speed, and the overall dining experience.

Working in Indonesia

Indonesia is an archipelago with varied opportunities across Java, Bali, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and other islands. Jakarta, on Java, offers the widest range of hotel, restaurant, retail, office, and service jobs, although living costs and traffic are high. Bali provides strong tourism employment but seasonal work and housing competition can be challenging. Indonesian culture values hospitality, respect for elders, community, and religious diversity; modest dress and sensitivity during religious occasions are appreciated. Lifestyle ranges from busy urban living to relaxed coastal communities, with excellent food and outdoor activities. Foreign workers generally need an employer-sponsored work authorization and appropriate visa before starting employment; tourist visas do not permit work. Applicants should confirm salary, accommodation, insurance, taxes, and relocation support directly with the employer.