Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.
<ul><li>Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, or silverware.</li><li>Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage.</li><li>Portion and wrap the food, or place it directly on plates for service to patrons.</li><li>Prepare a variety of foods, such as meats, vegetables, or desserts, according to customers' orders or supervisors' instructions, following approved procedures.</li><li>Take and record temperature of food and food storage areas, such as refrigerators and freezers.</li><li>Package take-out foods or serve food to customers.</li><li>Place food trays over food warmers for immediate service, or store them in refrigerated storage cabinets.</li><li>Wash, peel, and cut various foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to prepare for cooking or serving.</li><li>Stock cupboards and refrigerators, and tend salad bars and buffet meals.</li><li>Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.</li><li>Distribute food to waiters and waitresses to serve to customers.</li><li>Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers.</li><li>Cut, slice or grind meat, poultry, and seafood to prepare for cooking.</li><li>Weigh or measure ingredients.</li><li>Receive and store food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas.</li><li>Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly and when food and supplies are getting low, and order needed items.</li><li>Assist cooks and kitchen staff with various tasks as needed, and provide cooks with needed items.</li><li>Add cutlery, napkins, food, and other items to trays on assembly lines in hospitals, cafeterias, airline kitchens, and similar establishments.</li><li>Use manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods.</li><li>Scrape leftovers from dishes into garbage containers.</li><li>Load dishes, glasses, and tableware into dishwashing machines.</li><li>Make special dressings and sauces as condiments for sandwiches.</li><li>Mix ingredients for green salads, molded fruit salads, vegetable salads, and pasta salads.</li></ul>