Careers
Working at Bidhan
Walk in 3–5 PMBidhan hires in person, not online. There are four kinds of role — halwai, kitchen assistant, counter and packing, and dining service — across the Sunabeda and Semiliguda outlets. Walk in to either outlet between 3:00 and 5:00 PM on any day and ask for the manager. There is no application fee, ever.
The four roles
Halwai / sweet maker
Full time · Sunabeda kitchen
Setting chhena, working the kadhai line, roasting and finishing sweets from 4:00 AM.
What we look for
- Experience with chhena and khoya work
- Willing to start before dawn
- Careful with weights and syrup
Kitchen assistant
Full time · both outlets
Prep, frying khara, wash-down and keeping the stations stocked through the day.
What we look for
- No experience needed
- Clean and quick
- Reliable on timing
Counter and packing
Full time · both outlets
Serving at the sweets counter, weighing, packing boxes and handling the evening rush.
What we look for
- Comfortable with Odia, Hindi and basic English
- Good with a weighing scale
- Patient in a queue
Dining service
Full time · Semiliguda
Table service in the air-conditioned dining room, from meals through to close at 10:00 PM.
What we look for
- Evening availability
- Comfortable taking orders at a table
How to apply
| When | Any day, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Where | Either outlet — Sunabeda or Semiliguda |
| Ask for | The manager on duty |
| Bring | Aadhaar card. A written CV is welcome but not required. |
| Fee | None. We never charge to apply, to train or to join. |
| Languages | Odia or Hindi is enough for every kitchen role. |
Tenure, honestly stated
Several people in this kitchen have been here more than fifteen years. That is the most useful thing we can tell you about what it is like to work here, and it is checkable — come at 3:00 PM and ask them.
The people who work here
Staff portraits are being taken
Portraits of long-serving staff, with their names and their years of service, will go here — once each person has agreed to be photographed and named. We will not publish a face or a name without asking first, which takes longer than shooting it and is the only acceptable way to do it.