ASSISTANT COOK

IMPACCT Brooklyn is hiring an Assistant Cook to work alongside our Cook, getting meals out on time and done right - prepping ingredients, helping with service, and keeping the kitchen clean from the first pot to the last pan. You'll also help keep our inventory in good shape by receiving deliveries, rotating stock, organizing refrigerators, freezers, and storage rooms, and handling garbage removal to keep the space sanitary. If you move with purpose during a busy service, take pride in a clean station and a well-stocked shelf, treat food safety and New York City Department of Health standards as non-negotiable, and bring warmth and respect to residents and teammates alike, we'd like to meet you. This position reports to the Cook.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Properly cleaning and sanitizing all food preparation areas according to established standards of hygiene.
• Washing and appropriately storing all cooking appliances, instruments, utensils, cutting boards, and dishes.
• Deep cleaning water dispensers, oven, stove top, and range hood.
• Assisting the Cook with the preparation of meal ingredients, which includes washing, cleaning, peeling, cutting, and chopping fruit, vegetables, poultry, and meat.
• Sweeping and mopping the kitchen floors as well as wiping down kitchen walls and countertops.
• Assisting with the unloading of delivered food supplies.
• Organizing, cleaning and correctly storing food supplies.
• Promptly transferring meal ingredients from storage areas to the kitchen as per the Cook's instructions.