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Overview
Kitchen assistants support cooks by preparing ingredients, keeping work areas clean, rotating stock, handling deliveries and maintaining basic kitchen equipment.
In job descriptions, look for food safety, portion sizes, vegetable preparation, sandwiches, bakery products, dairy or egg preparation, cleaning chemicals, kitchen surfaces, deliveries and waste reduction.
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Kitchen assistant work keeps food preparation and cleaning moving around cooks. The role handles ingredients, surfaces, equipment, deliveries, stock rotation and simple preparation so service can continue safely.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes food safety, hygiene, portion sizes, vegetable preparation, sandwiches, bakery products, dairy or egg preparation, delivery checks, cleaning chemicals and keeping equipment at the right temperature.
Salary context
Salary context depends on service volume, opening hours, cleaning responsibility, delivery handling, preparation range, shift pattern, hygiene accountability and whether the role supports catering or larger kitchens.
Career paths
Development can move toward cook trainee, catering assistant, commis kitchen work, stock or delivery coordination, food preparation lead or kitchen hygiene responsibility.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name dish preparation, vegetable work, bakery tasks, sandwiches, portioning, waste reduction, stock rotation, delivery checks, cleaning routines and temperature control.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Food Preparation Workers
35-2021.00
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Occupation group
Kitchen helpers (9412)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e1cf6897-158d-4b48-a39e-2a3a8cac216c |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 9412.1 |
| ISCO group | 9412 |
| Concept type | Occupation |