Food Lab Assistant

WSH Experts Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food education firm in Singapore is seeking a candidate to maintain cleanliness in food labs and assist in culinary workshops. Responsibilities include preparing the lab for lessons, managing utensils and ingredients, and supporting student supervision. This role emphasizes organization and teamwork to enhance the learning experience in food science and nutrition courses.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness of kitchens and food lab equipment.
• Assist in preparing the Food Laboratory for lessons and practical exams.
• Manage utensils and cookware at the individual workstations.
• Oversee ingredients in the fridge and discard expired items.
• Perform regular stock taking of existing ingredients.
• Clean ovens and stoves on a weekly basis.
• Assist in culinary workshops and support school-based activities.
• Supervise students in the laboratory when needed.
• Ensure goods are as per order upon delivery.
• Properly store delivered goods.

Job description

Job Description

The Services required are set out as follows:

Responsibilities

• Daily food lab duties: Upkeep of kitchens, including general cleanliness of food lab equipment, tables tops (work bench and students’ tables), floor and sinks
• Assist in preparing the Food Laboratory for Food and Consumer Education (FCE) and Nutrition & Food Science (NFS) lessons and practical exams, including the preparation of food (e.g. portioning and distributing the food)
• Regular checks and management of utensils and cookware at the individual workstations and ensure all items are accounted for
• Management of ingredients in the fridge, upkeep the organisation and cleanliness of fridge and discard expired ingredients
• Regular stock taking of existing ingredients and update Food lab Teacher IC when required

Weekly food lab duties

• Maintain cleanliness of ovens and stoves
• Arrangement of equipment and utensils
• Arrangement of students’ tables and chairs

Adhoc duties

• Assist in culinary workshops that are conducted as part of school enrichment programme (e.g. preparation of ingredients and cleaning up etc)
• Support school-based activities involving the use of food laboratories.
• Supervise students in the food laboratory during absence of the teacher (eg. emergency toilet break)

Admin duties

• Ensure goods delivered are as per order
• Ensure proper storage of goods when delivered
• Any other duties when required/ assigned by Teacher(s)-In- Charge