Food Laboratory Assistant

Contract Period:
From 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029

Personnel to be deployed at the following hours:

• Mondays to Fridays: 7:00am to 3:30pm
• Service not required on Saturdays, Sundays and gazetted public holidays or off-in-lieu of the public holidays when the school is closed.
• Service is not required for the entire months of June, November and December each year, in accordance with the school holiday period.

• Cutting and preparing specific portions of ingredients and distributing them according to the recipe given by teachers before the start of all NFS practical lessons.
• Store food ingredients accordingly to food safety standards.
• Maintenance of refrigerator which includes clearing of food.
• Clearing of unwanted packaging, boxes or items to be disposed of.
• Maintenance of tidiness of Food Labs.
• After lessons, check all cookers are off and rubbish is disposed of.
• Check that main gas supply is turned off at the end of the day.
• Clear the centre store table.
• Washing of rags using the washer/dryer machine.
• Perform inventory checks in NFS Food Lab and Work Room.
• Ensure Food Labs are arranged in order after practical lessons.
• Assist in food preparation for projects under the NFS Department, e.g. Talent Development, Teachers’ Day, competitions, etc.
• Assist in food ordering for all NFS practical lessons and NFS practical examinations.
• Receive the food orders delivered. Store the ingredients appropriately in the labs.
• Contacting the grocer whenever the food orders delivered has missing items or the ingredients are not fresh. To request for an exchange or replacement of ingredients, if needed.
• Fill up the soaps, check that the cutlery and equipments are in place.
• Note leftovers to carry forward and advise teachers should there be insufficient ingredients for preparation of lessons.
• Perform stock-taking duties of consumables such as detergents, soaps and sponges.
• Any other duties assigned by FCE teachers.