Kitchen Assistant

Prepares and cooks, food for service, scratch cooking from basic ingredients, garnished in an attractive manner.
Coordinates stocks/mise en place to ensure sufficient and proper food items are available during meal service.
Communicates to appropriate staff in an effective and team like manner.
Follows recipes to prepare and cook food items consistently.
Ensures proper quality and appearance of product according to established standards.
Performs start-up and end of shift activities of cooks and production area including daily equipment check and temperature monitoring. Contacts maintenance as needed and follows up to ensure proper food safety.
Adheres to proper food handling, sanitation, and safety procedures per regulatory standards. Maintains appropriate temperature, adheres to appropriate dating, labeling and rotation of all food items.
Coordinate Food Safety concerns and Personnel Safety concerns to Department Head.
Maintains organized food production area(s) for efficiency and cleanliness while maintaining an effective workflow.
Coordinates food orders with the production team and assists the Food Service Aides as required which may include, but not limited to, checking incoming orders for quality, temperature and quantity.
Receives, checks, and signs for foodstuff and/or issuing. Assist with proper stock rotation of food supplies.
Responsible for inventory of all food and supply items as assigned.
Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of equipment, food storage and work areas.
Completes cleaning of respective areas.
Facilitates improvement of service and food quality.
Implements suggestions within parameter of position. Refers more complex concerns to supervisor.
Instructs new personnel and trainees in use and safety requirements of equipment as well as the cleaning/sanitation methods. Provides efficient and effective methods of maintaining work area.
Assists with orienting new employees to their work area.
Participates in and/or contributes to programs, committees, or projects designed to improve quality of service and employee productivity.