Introduction:
Cook helpers assist chef and head cook at hotels and restaurants and their job ranges from food preparation, cleaning work areas and equipment. Their help is needed to run the kitchen efficiently. They also help maintain cleanliness. Many industries provide short-term on-the-job training for cook helpers and they select candidates who possess a positive attitude and who are effective in following instructions. The cook helper is primarily responsible for peeling, cutting, and shredding fruits and vegetables, seasoning meat, measuring and mixing ingredients. The preparation will cut down the chef’s cook time. They need to taste the food to check the doneness and quality. The helper would aid the head cook in keeping the kitchen well stocked, ensuring necessary items are well on hand while maintaining notes when the stock is low.
Cook Helper Job Titles:
- Cook Helper
- First Cook
- Pantry Cook
Cook Helper Job Summary:
We are looking to hire a successful candidate who has a high school diploma or GED. Reporting to the Food Services Supervisor, you will be responsible for helping with food preparation, food service, and kitchen cleanliness. You will also keep daily meal count records as well as accurate inventory records. Additionally, when the Food Services Supervisor is absent, you will serve as cook. You will assist in the preparation, cooking, and presentation of meals in our professional kitchen. Your job duties include preparing all served food, plan food production to coordinate with meal serving hours, memorize, record, and comprehend menu items, abbreviations, plate appearance, and portions, follow standard recipes and special diet orders, operate standard kitchen equipment safely and efficiently, adhere to all sanitation and food production codes, clean and maintain kitchen equipment, utensils, and appliances, ensures compliance with company service standards and inventory and cash control procedures, interacts with customers and coworkers in a courteous, efficient and friendly manner, bakes bread, rolls, cakes, and pastry as a course of instruction permits.
Cook Helper Job Responsibilities and Duties:
- Assisting head cook in preparing juice, meats, fruits, and preserves
- Weighing and measuring ingredients using platform scale and measuring container
- Transferring material to the cooking area by hand
- Cleaning the cooking kettles and container using water and pressurized steam
- Stir the content in the cooking kettle using a ladle or spoon
- May stack and tally containers
- maintain the work area and equipment
- collect and store the leftover
- manage inventory
Cook Helper Skills and Qualification:
- A high school diploma or GED
- Must possess a minimum of 1 year of experience in a similar field
- Mathematic skill and interpersonal skill
- Reading skill and flexibility
- Punctual, reliable and must have strong communication skill
- Strong verbal and oral communication skills
- Self-motivated
- Attention to detail, prioritization skill, and time management
- Quick learner with a positive attitude
- Food handlers license required
- Able to keep a simple inventory of supplies on hand and needed
- Able to read and write in English
- Able to work well in teams
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail
- Knowledge of kitchen equipment and cooking techniques
