Kitchen Assistant needed asap!

Vertex Global Solutions

Bronx, NY

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$20–$20 Per Hour
SKILLS
Cleaning Equipment, Communication Skills, Cook Dishes, Customer Support/Service, FIFO, Food Safety, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Ingredient Preparation, Lift/Move 20 Pounds, Lift/Move 30 Pounds, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Multilingual, Product Support, Safety/Work Safety, Sanitation, Spanish Language, Team Player, Volunteer Management, Waitressing
LOCATION
Bronx, NY
POSTED
30+ days ago
High-end food distributor in the Bronx seeking a Kitchen Assistant to provide the basic daily support of all aspects of prep and kitchen assistance in our fast paced high volume Community Kitchen.

Pay Rate: $19 to $20 based on experience
Shift: Mon, Wed, Fri: 8:30am – 6:30pm // Tue, Thurs: 8:30am – 4pm, occasional Saturday work
Location: Bronx

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Assists with the preparation of home-cooked, nutritious meals and serving meals up to 1000 community residents on a daily basis by adhering to existing work practices.
  • Ensure chef has necessary ingredients for food preparation by sorting & distributing ingredients to the appropriate work areas.
  • Follow instructions and strict food hygiene, health, safety and food preparation techniques for washing, peeling, chopping, cutting, and cooking foodstuff and preparing salads and desserts.
  • Complies with all sanitation, health, cleaning and housekeeping procedures when washing work surface, equipment, work area, floors, walls and disposing of rubbish.
  • Direct and oversee volunteers during food preparation.
  • Carry out tasks quickly, competently and within designated time frame.
  • Perform basic support duties as product storage, FIFO, inventory, ware washing as well as equipment cleaning and proper storage.
  • Maintain temperature logs of the food and cold storage area.
  • Cross-train for other positions within the Community Kitchen and attend training courses as appropriate.
  • Ability to lift 30-50 lbs and move that weight 20 feet
  • Carry out any other reasonable duties within the overall unction of the job.

Qualifications:
  • Prefer a valid Serv Safe and/or Food Protection certification
  • Team player with excellent communication and customer service skills
  • Ability to carry out tasks quickly and competently
  • Ability to follow instructions
  • Good communication skills
  • Enthusiasm and the ability to use your initiative and work in a team
  • Bi-Lingual Spanish a Plus

About the Company

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Vertex Global Solutions