Kitchen Assistant
Assist with cooking and cleaning duties in a professional kitchen.
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- What's it like to be a Kitchen Assistant?
- How to become a Kitchen Assistant
- Latest Kitchen Assistant jobs
- Top skills and experience for Kitchen Assistants
- Is Kitchen Assistant the right role for you?
- Kitchen Assistant role reviews
What's it like to be a Kitchen Assistant?
Kitchen Assistants assist Cooks and Chefs in commercial kitchens. They prepare, store and restock ingredients, heat food items, wash dishes, clean work surfaces and equipment, and follow food safety and hygiene protocols. Kitchen Assistants may need to stand up for long periods during shifts, which may include nights and weekends. They work in restaurants, hotels, pubs, schools, aged care facilities and other residential and hospitality facilities.
Tasks and duties
- Assisting kitchen staff with food preparation, being sure to follow infection control and safe food handling regulations and procedures.
- Ensuring the kitchen is clean and tidy.
- Washing, stacking and drying dishes and utensils, and ensuring bench tops are clean and sanitary.
- Operating kitchen equipment in-line with instructions.
- Ensuring food items or dishes and utensils are ready for use as required.
How to become a Kitchen Assistant
You can become a Kitchen Assistant without qualifications. Some employers such as schools may require you to complete background checks.
Get experience and on-the-job training in a kitchen working under the supervision of experienced Cooks and Chefs.
Consider completing a qualification to enhance your career options, such as a New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (Level 4). This is a full-time, hands-on learning programme that prepares you for a career as a professional Chef.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Kitchen Assistant employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Hygienic
Food Preparation
Cleaning
Dishwashing
Food Hygiene
Meal Preparation
Food Safety Certificate
Neat Personal Presentation
Washing
Ability to Work At A Fast Pace
Baking
Catering Services
Learning and Development
Cooking
Customer Service
Hard Working
Workplace Health and Safety
Autonomy
Communication Skills
Food Safety
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Latest Kitchen Assistant reviews
Aug 2024
Being a catering assistant is a dynamic and rewarding but physically demanding job that requires teamwork, attention to detail, and flexibility with working hours.
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationHospitality & Tourism
The good thingsI wnjoy the dynamic and fast-paced environment, the opportunity to work as part of a team, and the chance to contribute to successful events. The role also allows me to develop a range of skills, from...
The challengesI don’t not enjoy the physically demanding nature of the job, including long hours on your feet and the need to lift heavy items. The fast-paced environment can be stressful, especially during large e...
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Jul 2024
Would love to be again but not dishes, dishes and more dishes I'd have been happy with showing I had kitchen skills other than dishes
ExperienceLess than a year
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationHealthcare & Medical
The good thingsI was offered training I didn't receive, job was much more physical and harder than I thought it was washing dishes 8hrs a day 40 hrs a week, not what I was expecting as I've worked in other kitchen...
The challengesThis job wasn't for me I was the wrong person for the job
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