Kitchen Helper Full Time

Company: Indi Spice Food Services Limited | Location: Dartmouth, NS | Job Posted on: 26th Feb 2025 | indigenousJobPortal.ca – Job portal for Indigenous/Aboriginal/Native community in Canada

Job Description: A Kitchen Helper, or Kitchen Assistant, is someone that works in a kitchen assisting the culinary team and Waitstaff to deliver excellent customer service to restaurant patrons. Their primary duties include washing dishes, preparing meal ingredients, and maintaining the kitchen. The position is essential for the operations of our restaurant business as the Kitchen Helper would provide critical assistance to the chef like a professional by using their technical skill, culinary knowledge, food handling and prepping experience, and personal intuition from hours of cooking to make food that taste, smell, feel and look good, giving customers an elevated dining experience beyond home cooking. With the crucial support of the Kitchen Helper (second-in-charge), the Chefs will be able to ensure that our kitchen operations function well, from the movement layout in the kitchen, managing inventory and supplies to managing staff and ensuring the safety of staff and food.

Job requirements:
Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Experience: 2-10 Years
Skills:

• Provide assistance in preparing fast food items such as pizzas, subs, sandwiches, hamburgers, fries, salads and other sides.
  Cut, wash and prep vegetables, sauces and meat for use in food production
  Bring clean dishes, flatware and other items to serving areas and set tables
  Clear and clean tables, trays and chairs
  Replenish condiments and other supplies at tables and serving areas
  Sanitize and wash dishes and other items by hand
  Keep records of the quantities of food used
  Package take-out food
  Portion and wrap foods
  Prepare, heat and finish simple food items
  Stock refrigerators and salad bars
  Take customers’ orders
  Clean and sanitize kitchen including work surfaces, cupboards, storage areas, appliances and equipment
  Handle and store cleaning products
  Receive, unpack and store supplies in refrigerators, freezers, cupboards and other storage areas
  Remove kitchen garbage and trash
  Sweep, mop, wash and polish floors
  Wash, peel and cut vegetables and fruit
  Use oven, deep fryer, grill and other food prepping equipment.
  Prepare, portion, slice, wrap and package food for take-out.
  Receive, unpack and store supplies in refrigerators, freezers and other storage areas

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