Kitchen Assistant

Job Responsibilities

• Assist the main cook of all breakfast and lunch meals.
• Follow recipes and portion guidelines to ensure consistency and quality.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area at all times.
• Sanitation: Adhere to proper sanitation and food safety guidelines at all times.
• Clean and sanitize food preparation surfaces, equipment, and utensils.
• Monitor food temperatures and storage to prevent spoilage and contamination.
• Serving Students: Greet students and staff in a friendly and courteous manner.
• Serve food items according to portion sizes and dietary restrictions.
• Assist students with their meals and answer any questions about menu items.
• Running Register: Operate cash register and accurately process transactions.
• Handle cash in accordance with established procedures.
• Balance cash drawer at the end of each shift.
• Dishwashing: Assist with dishwashing duties as needed, including washing, rinsing, and sanitizing dishes, carts and utensils.
• Ensure that all dishes are properly cleaned and stored for future use.
• Stocking/Ordering: Assist with putting away GFS order in dry storage, coolers and freezers.
• Other: Physically demanding job. Must be able to push, pull, lift, carry up to 40 lbs. Able to stand for extended periods and work in a fast-paced kitchen environment.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable in person attendance.