Armstrong Fluid Technology
Location
Scarborough, ON | Canada
Job description
Canada
Scarborough, Ontario
October 18, 2023
About the role:
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Kitchen Assistant and Line Cook to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for preparing ingredients, cooking food, and ensuring adherence to quality and safety standards. With a minimum of 3 years of kitchen experience and excellent cooking knowledge, you will play a crucial role in delivering an exceptional dining experience to all visitors of our Armstrong Café.
The Armstrong Café services and provides affordable breakfast, lunch and coffee to staff on-site at our facility. This café is not open to the public and exclusively provides freshly prepared food available for purchase and also supports catering services for on-site meetings for staff. We seek to make the on-site café an enjoyable environment that allows all staff to access affordable, healthy and freshly prepared food.
The ideal candidate will be comfortable interacting with patrons always in both a professional and friendly manner, all while preparing and serving food.
This role is located in Scarborough, Canada.
Position details: Full-time: Monday to Friday
Shift starts: Rotation between 6am-2pm and 8am-4pm
In addition to annual initiatives, the key accountabilities of this position are:
Food Preparation:
- Prepare ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing food.
- Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients.
- Prepare and cook food according to recipes, qualify standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklist.
- Prepare both hot and cold foods.
- Wash and peel fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Monitor food quality during preparation.
- Test foods to ensure they are cooked sufficiently and meet quality standards.
Kitchen Management:
- Set up and break down workstation efficiently.
- Maintain cleanliness and ensure sanitation in the kitchen area, including tables, tools, knives, and equipment. All disinfecting should follow food-safety guidelines.
- Check and ensure the correct temperature of appliances and food items.
- Adhere to company and safety policies and procedures.
- Report maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to the manager.
- Move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 25 pounds without assistance.
- Operate kitchen equipment such as ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, and fryers.
- Protect the confidentiality of proprietary information and company assets.
Food Service:
- Listen and respond to the concerns of fellow employees appropriately.
- Maintain a positive work relationship with all levels in the organization.
- Collaborate with team members to achieve common goals.
- Serve food in appropriate portions and containers.
- Support kitchen manager with all other duties assigned.
Role Requirements:
- Minimum of 3 years of kitchen experience, including line cooking and catering.
- In-depth understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment, regulations policies, and procedures.
- Demonstrated accuracy and speed in executing assigned tasks.
- Familiarity with industry best practices.
- Perform tasks that may require reaching overhead, bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
- Familiarity with the health and safety guidelines for food preparation
- Ability to communicate with different levels of stakeholders.
If you are a dedicated and skilled Kitchen Assistant professional with a passion for delivering top-notch food preparation and cooking, we encourage you to apply. Join our team and help us maintain the highest standards of food quality and service.
Apply Now
Job tags
Salary
