Assistant Cook

Job Description & Requirements

Assistant Cook Job Description:

An Assistant Cook, or Assistant Chefensures the kitchen is orderly and assists Cooks to prepare and arrange food.Their duties include cleaning the kitchen area, washing dishes and utensils andensuring that the Cook has everything required to run the kitchen efficiently.

Assistant Cook duties andresponsibilities:

• Assisting the Cook in foodpreparation activities, such as cleaning, cutting, chopping and peeling foodingredients

• Cleaning and sanitising the foodpreparation areas based on company and industry hygiene codes and health andsafety standards

• Washing, disinfecting and properlystoring cooking and kitchen utensils and equipment

• Buying, weighing and storingingredients and food supplies

• Operating a variety of kitchenappliances and instruments including cutters, knives, mixers and ovens

• Managing inventory, unloadingsupplies and organising the storeroom

• Participates in and/or contributesto programs, committees, or projects designed to improve quality of service andemployee productivity.

• Maintains clean work areas,utensils, and equipment.

• Develop new menu items whileimprovising the existing ones.

• Maintain and manage kitchenexpenses,food costs, inventory, and staffing with in budgetary limits.

• Able to cook north Indian food.

• Able to do shift work.