COOK'S HELPER

State of careers Rhode Island • Davis, CA

21h • Onsite

About The Position

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: To work as a helper to a cook, baker or food service supervisor by performing simple tasks in the preparation of foods and beverages (hot or cold) in a kitchen of a state institution; or, to perform food service duties in a dining room or cafeteria served by this kitchen; to perform food preparation duties in a kitchen or to operate the pan and rack washing machine in the Central Food Processing Plant; or to perform those duties necessary to maintain cleanliness in the kitchen and related areas; and to do related work as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: To work under the close supervision of a superior from whom are received detailed and explicit instructions; work is reviewed for compliance with such instructions.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: As required, may supervise the work of patient, inmate or student intern help.

Requirements

• Sufficient education to follow simple verbal and written directions and to generate simple sums and differences.
• Employment as a helper in a kitchen or bakery in a hospital, hotel or restaurant which required the performance of routine work in food preparation, food service and various tasks incidental to the preparation of food in a kitchen or bakery, and food service in a dining room or cafeteria.
• Any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.
• At the time of appointment must be physically qualified to perform assigned duties as evidenced by a physician's certificate.

Nice To Haves

• A familiarity with the methods and procedures applied in the cooking and baking of food, and in food service and in cleaning of kitchen or baking areas.
• The ability to understand and follow simple verbal or written directions.
• The ability to exercise care in the handling, washing, drying and storing of cooking or baking equipment, and glassware; and related capacities and abilities.

Responsibilities

• Wash, peel, chop, dice or grind vegetables, fruits, and other foods for cooking or for salads.
• Make toast, coffee, tea, chocolate.
• Prepare cereal, cook eggs.
• Make sandwiches.
• Stir soups.
• Boil potatoes or other vegetables.
• Prepare patient intravenous feeding by measuring and assembling specified ingredients using graduated devices.
• Assemble diet trays and as instructed arrange food thereon to be served to patients.
• Load food onto food trucks or place food in receptacles in steam tables.
• Set up dining tables for service.
• Serve food to persons in cafeteria from steam tables.
• Collect trays, soiled dishes, cutlery, glassware, etc. after meals and dispose of scrap or leftover foods.
• Restock and maintain order of limited amounts (week's supply) of storegoods.
• Wash dishes manually or in an automatic dishwashing machine and wash cutlery and glassware and put them in their designated places for reuse.
• Clean and wash food trucks, dishwashing machines, freezers, walk-in refrigerators and other kitchen equipment and utensils.
• Clean and washdown the food preparation areas, kitchen cafeteria and related dining areas including floors, walls, immovable equipment and portable food service equipment.
• Assemble materials and to weigh, measure and as instructed mix ingredients by hand or in an electric powered mixing machine.
• Roll dough, and fill pans with dough or batter.
• Place goods to be baked in, and remove them from ovens.
• Perform such tasks as carrying materials to a baker or to machines, depositing ingredients in containers, greasing pans, lining pans with greased paper or other appropriate lining.
• Move racks or rack trucks of dough and/or batter, or baked goods to and from ovens.
• Clean bakery areas and related equipment and utensils.
• Work as a helper to cooks, bakers and meat cutters in performing such tasks as assembling, portioning, packaging and transporting of materials.
• Operate a pan and rack washing machine.
• Wash pots and pans.
• Clean work areas and refrigerators.

Benefits

• For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.
• Direct deposit for all employees.
• Employees hired after September 30, 2014 will be required to participate in the direct deposit system.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees