Assistant Cook

Touro College & University System; Albuquerque (NM); Vor Ort; USD 17.000 - 22.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Touro College & University System is seeking an Assistant Cook to support daily food preparation, cooking, and serving in the university cafeteria. You will work with the Cook to ensure meals meet recipes, portion standards, and kosher guidelines while maintaining a clean, safe kitchen environment.

This role emphasizes teamwork with kitchen staff and adherence to sanitation procedures and training requirements. Prior food service experience is preferred, and a high school diploma is recommended.

Qualifikationen

• Knowledge of basic cooking techniques and food safety.
• Ability to follow kosher dietary guidelines and kitchen procedures.
• Ability to safely operate commercial kitchen equipment.
• Ability to follow recipes and instructions.

Aufgaben

• Assist with food preparation and cooking according to recipes and portion standards.
• Prepare ingredients including cutting, peeling, slicing, and measuring.
• Follow kosher guidelines and kitchen procedures in all steps.
• Assist with serving meals to students, faculty, and staff.
• Follow sanitation and safety procedures.
• Receive, store, label, date, and rotate food products.
• Monitor supplies and notify when running low.
• Assist with local pickup of ingredients and supplies.
• Clean and sanitize kitchen equipment and surfaces.
• Operate kitchen equipment safely.
• Report equipment issues to Cafeteria Manager.
• Complete required training in food safety, kosher kitchen, and workplace safety.

Kenntnisse

Basic cooking techniques

Food safety

Sanitation practices

Kosher dietary guidelines

Kitchen equipment operation

Follow recipes

Ausbildung

High school diploma or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

The Assistant Cook works closely with the Cook to support daily food preparation, cooking, and serving activities for the University cafeteria. The Assistant Cook assists with routine kitchen operations while maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment and following established food safety, sanitation procedures, and applicable kosher dietary guidelines.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist the Cook with food preparation and cooking tasks according to established recipes, menus, portion standards, and instructions from the Cafeteria Manager.
• Prepare ingredients for cooking, including cutting, peeling, slicing, measuring, and portioning.
• Follow established kosher dietary guidelines and kitchen procedures in the preparation, handling, storage, and service of food.
• Assist with setting up food service areas and serving meals to students, faculty, staff, and other members of the University community.
• Follow proper food handling, sanitation, and safety procedures.
• Assist with receiving, storing, labeling, dating, and rotating food products and supplies.
• Monitor food products and supplies and notify the Cook when supplies are running low.
• Assist with local pickup of ingredients, supplies, and other necessary items for cafeteria operations.
• Clean and sanitize kitchen equipment, food preparation surfaces, service areas, and other assigned work areas.
• Safely operate kitchen equipment, appliances, and utensils as instructed.
• Report equipment issues and safety concerns to the Cafeteria Manager, as appropriate.
• Work collaboratively and professionally with kitchen staff and members of the University community.
• Complete required food safety, sanitation, kosher kitchen, and workplace safety training as applicable.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Prior experience in food preparation and/or cooking experience, in a restaurant, cafeteria, institutional dining, or similar fast-paced food service environment highly preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of basic cooking techniques, food preparation, food safety, and sanitation practices.
• Ability to follow established kosher dietary guidelines and kitchen procedures.
• Ability to safely operate commercial kitchen equipment and utensils.
• Ability to follow recipes, instructions, and established food preparation procedures.

Travel

• Local travel as needed to pick up ingredients, supplies, and other necessary items for cafeteria operations.

Working Conditions

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Prior experience in food preparation and/or cooking experience, in a restaurant, cafeteria, institutional dining, or similar fast-paced food service environment highly preferred.