Kitchen Assistant Job Description

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Kitchen assistant provides administrative support for Director or Safety and Security, Manager of Food and Employee Safety, and Food Code Specialist.

Kitchen Assistant Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Participate in training to include PGI Classes

Clean hotel crockery, cooking and kitchen equipment

Respect hygiene standards and procedures

Ensure everything is tidy in the kitchen

Help with food preparation

Receive deliveries and store food items according to the storage guidelines

Kitchen Assistant Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Kitchen Assistant

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: AED, CPR, PCQI, WAV

Education for Kitchen Assistant

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the kitchen assistant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Business, Culinary, Hospitality, Education, Business/Administration, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Associates, Restaurant Management, Health, Culinary Arts

Skills for Kitchen Assistant

Desired skills for kitchen assistant include:

Food safety practices and procedures

Goals and the role of every employee in achieving each of them

OPS’s mission

Purpose

Facets of food production

Measurements and general cooking terms

Quality food production and outstanding customer service

British cuisine

Principles and techniques of supervision

COSHH

Desired experience for kitchen assistant includes:

Ability to stand and walk short distances throughout the workday, lifting and carrying relatively light materials weighing approximately 25lbs

Ability to provide additional support at other locations based on business needs

Ability to work overtime and weekends based on business needs

Must have culinary knowledge, knife skills, ability to follow, understand and certify recipes from CBORD

Must be able to frequently reach with hands and arms

Must be enrolled in a Culinary or Hotel School / Basic knowledge of Kitchen Hygiene

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