Cook Helper Job Description
Cook helper
provides basic maintenance assistance to the guests for communal use items, such as the kitchen appliances, TV’s, etc.
Cook Helper Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Preform clean up and sanitation duties in the food preparation area to ensure adequate health standards at all times
Maintain accountability of students and property
Maintains a clean, sanitary working environment including work area and equipment
Assist cook with food preparation
Responsible for various aspects of daily menu preparation including
And of course any other helpful job the Food services supervisor can find for you!
Maintain work areas and serving areas in a sanitary manner
Provide work direction and guidance to other food service personnel as assigned
Additional duties as assigned by Cafeteria Group Leader
Assures proper equipment use and maintenance
Cook Helper Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Cook Helper
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BC, SERV
Education for Cook Helper
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the cook helper job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as University and Collage Degree in Military, History, Visual and Performing Arts, Communications, Public Affairs, Management, Law, Human Dynamics, Engineering and Computer Science, Arts and Sciences
Skills for Cook Helper
Desired skills for cook helper include:
Basic kitchen equipment
Health
Food products
Kitchen equipment and basic knife skills
Menu items and recipes for each kitchen station worked
Safety and sanitation procedures
Safety and sanitation regulations
Juicer
Slicing machine
Small wares equipment
Desired experience for cook helper includes:
Assist the cook with food preparation
Prepare vegetables for cooking by washing, peeling, coring, grinding, shredding, or chopping
Cook of bake items which require minimum preparation
Serve meals from steam tables
Must be at least 21 yeara of age
Proactive and Excellence Service Oriented
Cook Helper Examples
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Cook Helper Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of cook helper. 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 helper
- Responsible to complete Orientation Sessions
- Attend and contribute to General Staff Meetings
- Responsible for sharing with the Program Director and/or Corps Officers, all matters of mutual concern relating to the total welfare of the Program
- Assist in the daily organization of meals for all program participants, including preparation, service and clean up
- Set up and clean-up of dining area
- Be mindful of the daily attendance numbers for each group and prepare accordingly
- Responsible for washing dishes, including pots, pans and utensils, as necessary
- Be committed to the holistic development of participants
- Have a willingness to work with all staff members regardless of their positions
- Be in accord with the program aims and policies, being loyal to the program at all times
Qualifications for cook helper
- Once your complete application is submitted, it will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this classification
- Please monitor your e-mail for further information regarding your application status
- All qualified candidates will be scheduled to take a State Universities Civil Service Examination
- Documentation such as driver’s licenses and/or DD214 MUST be presented at the time of the examination in order to receive the maximum eligible points
- Employment is contingent upon your passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and a pre-employment medical history
- Must be able to read, write and speak English understand and follow written and oral instructions and directions
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Cook Helper Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of cook helper. 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 helper
- Follow individual work schedule provided by the director to indicate specific responsibilities and the time scheduled for them
- Cooperates in total staff effort designed to improve the center’s services
- Participates in periodic individual conferences and regular staff meetings as scheduled by the director
- Participation in staff parties and attendance in parents meetings are also encouraged as a means of promoting a feeling of total staff unity and proving opportunities for informal exchanges of information between parents and total staff
- Assist cook in preparing food as need
- Arrange tables for lunch and snack times, in accordance with the needs of the children’s groups
- Distribute dishes, cutlery and food to children groups
- Perform cleaning task such as dusting, washing window sills, furniture and play equipment, cleaning bathroom and storage closets
- Cleaning eating areas before and after lunch and snack times
- Wash dishes and utensils according to sanitary practices
Qualifications for cook helper
- Must have sufficient mathematical ability to perform basic measurements and portioning activities including increasing and decreasing recipes
- Knowledge of modified diets is useful
- Must be able to use food service equipment such as the grill, oven, mixer, grinder, chopper, knives
- Experience in a camp setting or an institutional food service setting
- Ability to work independently & well with others
- Current Food Safety Certifications, within 3 months of employment
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Cook Helper Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a cook helper. 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 helper
- Remove kitchen garbage to outside receptacles, clean containers
- Collect, distribute and check laundry
- Care for cleaning equipment used
- Keep inventory of and distribute sanitary supplies
- Inform director of needed sanitary and cleaning supplies and needed repairs and replacement of cleaning equipment
- Other related duties, as assigned, consisted with above other programmatic duties
- Completes and uses daily production worksheets and waste log sheets
- Completes all required documentation, reports and logs as required
- Set up work station according to kitchen guidelines
- Properly portion, prepare and serve menu items as assigned in accordance with established recipes and guidelines
Qualifications for cook helper
- Availability for specific work schedule to serve program needs
- Previous related experience in housekeeping and food service
- Ability to read and write in order to follow written work schedules
- Friendly, cheerful personality and ability to maintain cooperative relationship with other staff, children, parents and visitors to the center
- Ability to maintain sanitary work and personal habits
- Ability to keep simple inventory of supplies on hand and as needed
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Cook Helper Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a cook helper. 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 helper
- Assist cooks as needed with general kitchen tasks including restocking of stations
- Inspect all refrigeration and dry storage for proper temperature, handling, storage and rotation of products
- Wrap, label and date all food product in accordance with SNHD standards
- Work cleanly and maintain a clean and sanitary work environment in accordance with SNHD guidelines
- Maintain a true understanding of the food regulations with the ability to recite upon request
- Stock designated station for the next shift and communicate any unfinished tasks prior to leaving
- Operate kitchen equipment in a safe and sanitary manner with a complete understanding of how the equipment works
- Work a station independently and efficiently with little or no assistance during regular business volumes
- Prepare special requests as necessary to ensure guest satisfaction
- Assist in the training of new employees as requested
Qualifications for cook helper
- High School or its equivalent is preferred
- Food Service industrial cooking experience (including safe food handling practices) strongly preferred
- Minimum of two (2) years food service experience, required
- High school diploma or equivalent and one year experience required
- Valid food handler’s permit or Servesafe certification is required
- At least one year of experience in a high volume professional kitchen or culinary school environment
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Cook Helper Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of cook helper. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for cook helper
- Completes daily temperature and production logs
- Prepare, season and cook food as directed, meeting dietary requirements where required
- Follow recipes and presentation specifications
- Clean and maintain station in practicing good safety and sanitation
- Maintain inventory and record of food, supplies and equipment
- Adhere to all sanitation and food production codes
- Identify and safely use kitchen equipment
- Work as a team, assist guests and employees with their needs and inquiries
- Take down and set up all necessary equipment (including but not limited to kettles, dicers, VCMs, pumps, can openers (auto and manual), and scales)
- Clean/sanitize equipment during and after production usage
Qualifications for cook helper
- Able to take initiative and exhibit flexibility
- Must obtain servsafe certification within 90 days of employment
- Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record, unless waived by management
- Troubleshoot mechanical or operational issues as needed
- Organize raw ingredients in accordance to recipes and place ingredients on plastic pallets
- Verify all ingredients received from warehouse to ensure accuracy, quality, and expiration (all ingredient identification, allergen labels, etc)