Kitchen Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills.
• Basic math knowledge.
• Culinary degree or formal training.
• Strict adherence to food and safety regulations while carrying out kitchen duties.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Maintains strong organizational and time management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual in English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Assists with preparation, cooking, cooling, storing, and packing of all food items.
• Helps demonstrate to volunteers the proper procedures pertaining to all kitchen projects including, but not limited to, pack-outs and vegetable prep.
• Cleans, cuts, and grinds meats, poultry, and seafood; washes, peels, cuts, and seeds vegetables and fruit; weighs and measures designated ingredients with strict adherence to established agency and NYS/NYC Department of Health (DOH) food safety standards.
• Assists Porters in maintaining cleanliness and working order of kitchen utensils, machinery and other kitchen equipment; assists with inventory and replenishment duties; reports on equipment in need of service.
• Assists with food storage, stock rotation, and refrigerator walk-in boxes with maintaining strict adherence to agency and DOH standards and food safety protocols including, but not limited to, time and temperature logging.
• Monitors and assures accuracy of Meal Program food labeling system in accordance with agency guidelines.
• Demonstrates knowledge of all basic culinary methods.