Food Laboratory Assistant |School

Job Description

The Services required are set out as follows:

• 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.