Food Trade Assistant

We are seeking a dedicated Food Trade Assistant to support daily operations at Turkish Kebab Hut in Christchurch. The role includes assisting with food preparation, maintaining product quality, operating basic kitchen equipment, and ensuring a clean and hygienic workspace. Duties also involve restocking supplies, handling deliveries, and supporting customer service when required. Applicants must work well under pressure, follow health and safety standards, and be available for rostered shifts, including weekends.

Job Description :

We are looking for Food Trade Assistant for our busy store “Kebab Hut” in Christchurch

The job duties may include :

• The ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen environment
• Ensuring that all meals in your section are presented & portioned according to the standard recipes & food photos and meet the correct food costs
• Ensure all products are being kept securely and under the correct condition applicable to each type of commodity stored
• Preparation (or supervision) of the stocks and sauces, ensuring flavour and consistency in relation to the standard recipes and food photos.
• Need to ensure that all meals are served within the time frame the kitchen demands
• Ensuring the kitchen is clean and sanitary
• Follow all hygiene and Health and Safety regulations within the kitchen
• Regularly update your knowledge and skills for the good of the establishment and attend training sessions as required
• Prepare hot food, accompanying sauces, warm and cold salads and achieve this within the time frame the kitchen demands
• Record stock levels and ordering supplies
• Operating cooking equipment such as grills, microwaves and deep-fat fryers
• Assists in the timely storing of food deliveries. Maintains trash cans throughout shift and removes full trashcans and boxes at the end of each shift
• Any other duties the employer may reasonably require

Skills required :