Senior Kitchen Assistant at Peniel Apartments

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

A kitchen assistant is a staff member who aids in the overall function of a culinary workspace. The majority of their duties are supplementary to other roles within the work area. Assistants work with both cooks and supervisors, ensuring that all functions within the kitchen work effectively.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Keeping the kitchen clean: Join the rest of the team to ensure the kitchen is kept always clean
• Measuring ingredients: Ensures the other chefs have all the necessary ingredients to create their dishes.
• Preparing and cooking food: Follow the chef’s instructions and perform various food-related tasks. This might involve peeling and dicing vegetables, marinating meats and cooking various components of dishes
• Rotating stock and inventory management: Assesses inventory and requests resupply when necessary, Controlling and rotating stock and to know exactly what ingredients are available in the kitchen and their expiration date. This rotation reduces the chance that food will go to waste and ensures ingredients are in the best condition when they're needed for use.
• Helping with deliveries: There's a place for everything in a professional kitchen, so the kitchen assistant will work with the kitchen stewards to unpack the stock carefully and put every item where it should be with proper labelling. This task helps the Chef understand what items the kitchen needs on a daily or weekly, and which item are more seasonal. It also provides insight into the business side of the kitchen.
• Monitors kitchen equipment and reports issues to superiors
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• HND Certificate or Culinary school certificate

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• About 3-4years work experience in hospitality or related field.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Excellent knowledge of food health and safety rules and regulations.
• The ability to stand for a long period with ability lift things and bend down as may be required.
• Calm and Detailed person, that pays close attention to detail
• The ability to work under pressure.
• Quick learner and passionate about quality food, ingredients and recipes.
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills.
• Effective writing and communication skills

WORKING CONDITIONS

DAYS OF WORK

 7 days with 2 days off in a week.