What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kitchen Assistant position at Avesta Systems?
Qualifications
- Ability to read, write, understand English, follow recipes, and do basic adjustment to recipes to meet serving requirements for a meal.
- Experience as a cook or in food preparation in a commercial or industrial kitchen is desired. Must be able to operate kitchen equipment.
- Ability to organize work to accomplish job requirements for meal set-up and serving and to do other dietary duties.
Job Summary
Prepares nourishing, attractive, tasty meals using acceptable food handling, food preparation and serving techniques.
Reports To: Administrator
Essential Job Duties
- Reviews menus before preparing meal and serves meals attractively and according to menu.
- Meets time schedule for preparation and serving of meals and snacks.
- Assists in serving meals using proper proportions and special diet items.
- Follows standardized recipes and special diet orders.
- Ensures that therapeutic diets are prepared and served according to meal plan.
- Assists in maintaining the safety and sanitation of the dietary department.
- Uses proper food handling techniques.
- Assist in receiving and storing incoming foods and supplies.
- Complies with State regulations and established dietary policies and procedures.
- Reports food, supply and equipment needs to the Administrator.
- Dates, labels and stores food properly in the refrigerator, freezer and dry storage.
- Works as a team and helps in all positions.
- Keeps work area clean and organized.
- Attends education presentations as assigned and applies information as directed by supervisor.
- Performs other duties as directed by supervisor.
Physical Demands
The following physical demand information is intended to describe the general content of the requirement of the performance of this position and assist in determining your physical capability to do this job.
Standing- Constant (67-100% of work time)
Walking- Constant (67-100% of work time)
Lifting/Carrying-moderate to heavy, 50-100 lbs- Occasional (0-34% of work time)
Push/pull- Frequent (34-66% of work time)
Postural Changes including:
Stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling- Occasional (0-34% of work time)
Reaching from floor through overhead- Frequent (34-66% of work time)
Handling- Constant (67-100% of work time)
Fingering- Constant (67-100% of work time)
Feeling- Constant (67-100% of work time)
Talking- Constant (67-100% of work time)
Hearing- Constant (67-100% of work time)
Seeing- Constant (67-100% of work time)
