Kitchen Helper  

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Basic Food Prep
  • arrives early to organize the kitchen and do food prep to streamline cooking and meal presentation
  • washing, peeling, and cutting fruits and vegetables
  • mixing ingredients for dishes
  • cutting and seasoning meats
• Meal Presentation
  • organizes customers’ plates before the wait staff bring the final product to the customer.
  • Knows the day’s meals and menus and understand what each dish calls for before delivery
• Stock Kitchen and Storeroom
  • Works with management and head cooks to receive, stack, and properly store food in kitchens, cold storage, and storerooms
  • Transfer food and supplies to the kitchen as needed
• Cleaning Duties
  • Ensures all areas of the kitchen, food prep, and food storage areas are clean and properly sanitized
  • Washes dishes and cooking equipment, cleans floors, sanitizes countertops and cutting boards, and maintains all areas to health code standards
• Kitchen Setup and Breakdown
  • Turns on the lights and grills, starts kitchen prep work, and prepares the kitchen and customer areas for service (when first to arrive)
  • Puts food and dishes away, cleans and mops the floors, and turns off all ovens, stoves, and other cooking equipment (when last to leave)

• Education : at High School Graduate
• Experience : preferably with relevant work experience in food service
• Qualifications:

• Dependable – reliable, on time for work, and consistent with the good work performance
• Possesses physical stamina – can on their feet for the duration of their shifts, around scheduled breaks, and in kitchens that may be uncomfortably warm
• Excellent Customer service – can interact with customers, willingly listen to and assist customers with their requests
• Facility with kitchen equipment – able to work safely and effectively with all kitchen equipment
• Team player – able to take direction from the kitchen supervisors and facility managers and is willing to assist other team members to get their jobs done