Kitchen Assistant- West Harlem Community Kitchen and Pantry- On Site - Food Bank : Job Details

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