Cook Helper

*SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES*: The Cook Assistant assists the cook and other kitchen staff engaged in the preparation of meals in accordance with company standards, menu specifications and production schedules.
*SPECIFIC DUTIES: *Specific duties include the following: · Assists in the activities of the kitchen staff engaged in proper cleaning, cutting, marinating, seasoning and cooking of food items.
· Washes, peels, cuts, and seeds vegetables and fruits.
· Cleans, cuts, and grinds meats, poultry, and seafood.
· Dips food items in crumbs, flour, and batter to bread them.
· Stirs and strains soups and sauces.
· Weights and measures designated ingredients.
· Carries pans, kettles, and trays of food to & from work stations, stove, & refrigerator.
· Stores foods in designated areas.
· Cleans work areas, equipment and utensils, segregates and removes garbage, and seam cleans or hoses garbage containers.
· Distributes supplies, utensils, and portable equipment.
· Assist in inventory duties when needed.
· Ensure quality and consistency according to specifications and recipes.
· Taste and evaluate food.
· Utilize left over food and ensure proper rotation, labeling and dating.
· Ensure proper chilling time according to flight schedules.
· Performs other duties as required by the mission of the company.
This job description is not exhaustive of the job responsibilities, but merely a guide.
The management according to the business requirements may add other task.
*SKILLS:* · Must understand the use of English language (written and oral).
· Must have good communication skills.
· Must have good organizational skills.
· Must be dependable and flexible.
· Must be able to work under pressure.
· Ensure hygiene standards lay down by the Company.
· Basic working knowledge of all relevant machinery used in food production.
· Must have knowledge of proper food preparation, sanitation and hygiene regulations, and methods of preparing recipes.
· Keep work area and chillers clean according to health standards.
*PHYSICAL DEMANDS: *The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, talk, taste or smell.
The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
*WORK ENVIRONMENT:* The work environment is representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
The employee may regularly work near moving mechanical parts.
The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes and airborne particles.
The employee is sometimes required to work in wet, humid conditions, extreme cold and extreme heat.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
*PREFERABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: *Graduation from High School or General Equivalency Diploma (GED); and one (1) year cooking experience in a catering industry involved in the preparation of food in a kitchen; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provided the preferable knowledge, abilities and skills.
Job Type: Full-time Salary: From $11.
00 per hour Benefits: * 401(k) * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Paid time off Experience level: * 1 year * No experience needed * Under 1 year Shift: * Day shift * Evening shift * Morning shift * Night shift Weekly day range: * Monday to Friday * Weekends as needed Education: * High school or equivalent (Preferred) Language: * English (Preferred) License/Certification: * Health Certificate (Required) Shift availability: * Day Shift (Preferred) * Night Shift (Preferred) Work Location: In person