Hospitality Kitchen Operations Assistant - Part-Time

Indium; Village of New Hartford (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in hospitality seeks a Kitchen Operations Assistant to ensure efficient kitchen operations. The ideal candidate will assist in food preparation, cleaning, and managing kitchen supplies while adhering to health and safety requirements. Experience in a restaurant and knowledge of food safety are preferred.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

PTO and paid holidays

Retirement plan

Overtime opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• 2 years of related work experience may be considered.
• Existing knowledge of food safety procedures required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in food preparation and kitchen cleaning.
• Manage kitchen inventories and track food wastage.
• Serve food and communicate kitchen needs to supervisors.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Adaptability

Food Safety Knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

Culinary arts program

Job description

JOB SUMMARY: The Hospitality Kitchen Operations Assistant is responsible for keeping our corporate hospitality department as efficient and effective as possible. This will require you to be adaptable and willing to do a little bit of everything that our kitchen needs to operate at its highest level. The staff member will assist with food preparation, cleaning the kitchen, washing dishes, preparing simple meals, and more.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (COMPETENCIES):

• Follow all food health and safety requirements

• Ensure the kitchen meets all health and safety requirements

• Clean and sanitize the kitchen including but not limited to dishes, cookware, utensils, and food preparation work stations

• Organize and store kitchen items • Assist in the food preparation process by cutting, chopping, slicing, and washing vegetables, meats, and other ingredients

• Ready prepared food for transportation to multiple facilities within our area • Assist the catering manager to oversee, prepare, cook, and deliver each day’s caterings

• Present and serve food

• Check, store, and manage inventories and track food wastage

• Assist with the loading and unloading of deliveries and their proper storage

• Communicate kitchen needs to supervisors

• Interact with customers and site coordinators as needed

• Able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced commercial kitchen setting

• Preform other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be at least 18 years old

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), preferred; minimum 2 years related work experienced may be considered as equivalency

• Students and/or graduates of culinary arts programs preferred

• Existing knowledge of food safety procedures

• Basic understanding of how to operate kitchen equipment

• Previous experience in a restaurant preferred

• Keenness to follow instructions and prepare ingredients according to the Chef’s instructions

• Strong teamwork and communication skills

• Adaptable, hard-working, and willing to take direction

• Ability to work weekends and nights when needed

• Provide own source of transportation for any local/day travel, including travel between Indium Corporation facilities

WAGE DISCLOSURE:

The salary range indicated in this posting represents the minimum and maximum of the range for the position. The actual range will vary based upon factors including, but not limited to, prior experience, knowledge, skill and education as they relate to the position’s qualifications, and internal equity.

The posted salary range reflects just one component of our total rewards package. Other components include health, dental, and vision insurance, PTO, retirement plan, volunteer opportunities, paid holidays, overtime opportunities, and many more.

$16.00 per hour - $17.50 per hour

Indium Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to building an innovative workforce. All qualified applicants will be given consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, pregnancy status, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.