Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.

• Baker Helper
• Butcher, Chicken and Fish
• Carver
• Caterer Helper
• Coffee Maker
• Cook Helper
• Cook Helper, Pastry
• Deli Cutter-Slicer
• Food Assembler, Kitchen
• Pantry Goods Maker
• Raw Shellfish Preparer
• Salad Maker
• Sandwich Maker

• Assist cooks and kitchen staff with various tasks as needed, and provide cooks with needed items.
• Butcher and clean fowl, fish, poultry, and shellfish to prepare for cooking or serving.
• Carry food supplies, equipment, and utensils to and from storage and work areas.
• Clean work areas, equipment, utensils, dishes, and silverware.
• Cut, slice or grind meat, poultry, and seafood to prepare for cooking.
• Distribute food to waiters and waitresses to serve to customers.
• Distribute menus to hospital patients, collect diet sheets, and deliver food trays and snacks to nursing units or directly to patients.
• Inform supervisors when supplies are getting low or equipment is not working properly.
• Keep records of the quantities of food used.
• Load dishes, glasses, and tableware into dishwashing machines.
• Make special dressings and sauces as condiments for sandwiches.
• Mix ingredients for green salads, molded fruit salads, vegetable salads, and pasta salads.
• Package take-out foods or serve food to customers.
• Place food trays over food warmers for immediate service, or store them in refrigerated storage cabinets.
• Portion and wrap the food, or place it directly on plates for service to patrons.
• Prepare a variety of foods according to customers' orders or supervisors' instructions, following approved procedures.
• Prepare and serve a variety of beverages such as coffee, tea, and soft drinks.
• Receive and store food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas.
• Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers.
• Scrape leftovers from dishes into garbage containers.
• Stir and strain soups and sauces.
• Stock cupboards and refrigerators, and tend salad bars and buffet meals.
• Store food in designated containers and storage areas to prevent spoilage.
• Use manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods.
• Wash, peel and/or cut various foods to prepare for cooking or serving.
• Weigh or measure ingredients.
• Work on assembly lines adding cutlery, napkins, food, and other items to trays in hospitals, cafeterias, airline kitchens, and similar establishments.

• carve meat or bone fish or fowl
• clean equipment or machinery
• clean rooms or work areas
• cut, trim, or clean meat, or carcasses
• deliver or obtain mail, messages, records, food or other items
• distribute food to waiters or waitresses to serve to customers
• follow recipes
• knead, shape, cut, or roll food products by hand
• load, unload, or stack containers, materials, or products
• maintain records, reports, or files
• measure or weigh ingredients for food preparation
• operate food preparation equipment
• perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking
• place food on dishes or trays or in takeout bags
• prepare appetizers, salads, or cold dishes
• prepare beverages
• provide customer service
• read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
• requisition stock, materials, supplies or equipment
• retrieve or place goods from/into storage
• serve food or beverages
• stock or organize goods
• understand government health, hotel or food service regulations
• use knives
• use knowledge of food handling rules
• wash dishes, glassware, or related utensils