Cook Assistant Job Description
Cook assistant
provides leadership and training at the state, regional, and national level in the area of food safety and home food preservation.
Cook Assistant Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective cook assistant job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included cook assistant job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Prepares food that are to be grilled, fried, broiled, or prepared in the pantry
Assists coworkers to ensure efficient operation of the line
Fully observe all safety procedures clean-as-you-go techniques
Cook and serve evening meals efficiently
Care and cleaning of kitchen equipment and facility
Assist Head Chef when needed during the camp day
Supervise kitchen staff when Head Chef is off duty
Assist in filling requisition requests for special meals and weekend meals
Keeps work area clean and uncluttered, and completes assigned cleaning duties
Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions
Cook Assistant Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Cook Assistant
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, BLS
Education for Cook Assistant
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the cook assistant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Collage and High School Degree in Culinary, Science, Faculty, Graduate, Management, Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geography, Geology, Graduate Programs
Skills for Cook Assistant
Desired skills for cook assistant include:
All local
Company Food Safety Programs within assigned area of responsibility
Federal regulations
State
Food preparation from scratch
Kitchen equipment operation and maintenance
Ability to measure ingredients accurately
Acceptable level of food quality
Food and guests needs is genuine and you take pride in the service and product you serve
Food product
Desired experience for cook assistant includes:
Must be in good mental and physical condition
Must possess leadership qualities and be able to supervise and secure the cooperation of the dietary partners
Must be willing to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, must be at work on time and during scheduled shift
Must successfully pass an alcohol and drug screening Must be at least 18 years of age
Must have working knowledge of food storage, knife handling and sharpening, weights & measures, stocks, soups and sauces, plate presentations, recipes and yields, Health department regulations, sanitation and safety regulations
Must possess basic knife handling skills
Cook Assistant Examples
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Cook Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of cook assistant. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for cook assistant
- Washing, peeling, chopping, cutting and cooking food
- Cleaning the food preparation equipment, floors and other kitchen tools or areas
- Prepares and cooks food for special diets, special events, or as assigned from recipes formulated by qualified personnel
- Cleans and sanitizes work areas and equipment according to protocol
- Checks in food and supplies and uses First In First Out (FIFO) method when using food
- May be required to cook specialty/ethnic food items
- Two (2) years of experience in quantity cooking
- Knowledge of food service production in healthcare setting
- Take customer orders, operates cash register, busses tables, preps food
- Assist in the preparation of foods as assigned by the management, Sr
Qualifications for cook assistant
- Must have a basic knowledge of kitchen sanitation, knife handling skills, and kitchen equipment
- Must have a California Food Handlers Card or the ability to obtain one within 30 days
- Current Food Handlers card within 30 days of hire
- Ensures that all food served meets existing standards for quality, freshness, taste and appearance
- Identifies potential needs areas for continuous quality improvement and reports process improvement ideas to supervisor, manager and/or Quality Department
- Ability to bend, stoop and kneel while stocking shelves
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Cook Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a cook assistant. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for cook assistant
- Ensure high-quality customer service, answering questions, resolving complaints, and working at all times to exceed expectations of the customer
- Must be able to comprehend written instructions for equipment operation, chemical supplies, safety instruction, policies and guidelines
- Assist in the daily operations of the dining center
- Work closely and communicate regularly with classified staff and management in order to meet tasks required in daily operations
- Work closely with the Assistant Student Manager in order to lead and supervise their job performance
- Ensure adequate communication between employees
- Uphold employee compliance to all Dining Services policies
- Follows HACCP methods for storing, cooking, preparing and cooling potentially hazardous foods
- Maintains strict sanitary standards, according to departmental policy and procedures
- Procures food from refrigerator, freezer or other storage areas
Qualifications for cook assistant
- Experienced catering assistant
- Ability to follow all health and safety practices
- Numeracy skills to handle cash and stock
- Driving License / car owner essential
- Willingness to undertake additional duties as required
- Can effectively work with little to no supervision and contain excellent organization skills
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Cook Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of cook assistant. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for cook assistant
- Till assistance on a rotated basis
- Rotate with the washing duties
- Partake in stock takes and provide updates for stock/consumable orders to the Chef and Catering Supervisor
- To fill out relevant paperwork
- To co-operate with all team members and undertake all duties in the Restaurant, Hospitality, all Catering Services Areas as requested to ensure an efficient and effective service is delivered at all times
- To ensure you are working safely and securely and that your colleagues are doing the same
- Any other reasonable task or duty assigned by the management team
- Food preparation and adherence to Health Department standards
- Preparation of special diets
- Direct shift employees to ensure daily task assignments are completed
Qualifications for cook assistant
- Prior experience in an Assisted Living or Long Term Care Environment in the Food Service/Dietary areas in food service required
- At least 2 years as a cook required
- Serve-Safe Certification is a plus!
- Strong work ethic, dedicated and responsible
- Bachelor's degree in family and consumer sciences, food science, culinary arts, sociology or similar field of study
- Experience with program planning and implementation
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Cook Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of cook assistant. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for cook assistant
- Make travel arrangements for team
- Arrange teleconference calls and webcasts
- Compile numerical or statistical data
- Schedule meetings or appointments/conference rooms
- Write business correspondence
- Manage expense reporting for team
- Attend meetings in order to record minutes when requested
- Prepare reports, memos, letters and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheets, database, and/or presentation software
- Prepare agenda for visitors and coordinate travel
- Screen phone calls for executives
Qualifications for cook assistant
- Knowledge of the mission of Cooperative Extension
- Experience working with youth and limited-income, at-risk populations
- Experience in food service jobs
- Product freshness as assured by proper label dating and rotation
- Expert in the field of design with design experience within the Retail industry (not applicable for entry level 1 Assistant Designer)
- Knowledge of trend interpretation, current competitive marketplace and product design
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Cook Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a cook assistant. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for cook assistant
- Packaging of meals and supplies
- Providing on-site delivery of meals
- Maintaining cleanliness of kitchen and dining area
- Assisting with stocking and storage
- Assisting with washing of all cooking and dining supply
- Loading and unloading delivery trucks as needed
- Delivering menu specifications
- Minimising wastage, stock rotation when necessary & compliance with all food safety legislation
- Completing spoilage, sampling, temperature, and sweep worksheets
- Pitching in to help whenever and wherever needed
Qualifications for cook assistant
- Completed degree(s) from an accredited culinary institution - preferred
- Current local health and safety certifications
- Current California Food Handlers card preferred
- Must be flexible to work 8 hour shifts ranging in times from 6AM-7PM and every other weekend
- Responsible for the set up and breakdown of serving line
- Responsible to help keep the dining and kitchen area clean and organized