Location: New York,NY, USA
Primary purpose of job:
The Community Kitchen is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to provide the basic daily support of all aspects of prep and kitchen assistance in our fast paced high volume Community Kitchen.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* Assists with the preparation of home-cooked, nutritious meals and serving meals up to 1000 community residents on a daily basis by adhering to existing work practices.
* Ensure chef has necessary ingredients for food preparation by sorting & distributing ingredients to the appropriate work areas.
* Follow instructions and strict food hygiene, health, safety and food preparation techniques for washing, peeling, chopping, cutting, and cooking foodstuff and preparing salads and desserts.
* Complies with all sanitation, health, cleaning and housekeeping procedures when washing work surface, equipment, work area, floors, walls and disposing of rubbish.
* Direct and oversee volunteers during food preparation.
* Carry out tasks quickly, competently and within designated time frame.
* Perform basic support duties as product storage, FIFO, inventory, ware washing as well as equipment cleaning and proper storage.
* Maintain temperature logs of the food and cold storage area.
* Cross-train for other positions within the Community Kitchen and attend training courses as appropriate.
* Ability to lift 30-50 lbs and move that weight 20 feet
* Carry out any other reasonable duties within the overall unction of the job.
Qualifications:
* Prefer a valid ServSafe and/or Food Protection certification
* High School Diploma or equivalent plus 2-5 years culinary training and/or experience
* Team player with excellent communication and customer service skills
* Ability to carry out tasks quickly and competently
* Ability to follow instructions
* Good communication skills
* Enthusiasm and the ability to use your initiative and work in a team
* Commitment to the Mission and Values of Food Bank For New York City