Food Lab Assistant-moe Secondary School

**Food Lab Assistant
- (MOE Secondary School)**

**(JOB REF - TSTKWE-2025-02-001)**

Role:
This is a full-time, onsite, Kitchen Assistant Role in MOE Secondary School. If you are selected,You will work closely with the NFS Teachers & supervisor, HODs in an MOE Secondary school (Nearest MRT : Boon Lay & Lakeside) in the day-to-day activities.

The company provides endless opportunities for career progression and better work - lifebalance.

**Responsibilities**:
A. Daily routine - For Practical Lessons and Exams

1. General cleaning of food laboratories including cleaning table tops, sinks, cookers, sweeping and mopping of the floor and emptying dustbins.

2. Refill the soap dispensers.

3. Check the cutlery and ensure equipment is in place for each unit.

4. Take in the day’s food orders delivered. Place them on trays for the respective

teachers. Clear unwanted packaging or boxes.

5. After briefing by the teachers, assist them to get ready practical materials and

equipment based on the given recipe and sample of layout for all classes.

6. Keep and maintain the knives (paring knives and cook’s knives) log when issuingbefore and after lessons.

7. Assist teachers during lessons, help to replenish items, clear

teachers’ centre tables, assist students with cookers/ ovens/ grill/ blenders/ steamers, mop spills, etc.

8. After lessons to help clean up and store food properly following the first-in-first-outrule and prepare for the next lessons.

9. After the lesson, lock the knives in the metal drawers in Food Lab 1.

10. After lessons: Check all cookers are switched off, ensure all gas valves are closed, sinks are clean, cookers are clean and rubbish is disposed of. Clear the centre store table.

11. Mop the floor of both food laboratories and prep rooms at the end of practical lessons for the day.

12. Laundry for kitchen towels: Put the used clothes into the washer after the lesson for the day. Hang those in the washing machine to dry. Fold the dried clothes and place in the designated boxes for the kitchen linen.

B. Weekly Duties (preferably on Fridays)

1. Thoroughly clean the cookers and ovens.

2. Thoroughly clean and clear chokes in sinks.

3. Clear fridges of unwanted/spoilt foods and sanitise fridge with baking soda solution.

4. Clear and clean center store tables.

5. Check the supply of detergents and inform teachers if need to replenish.

6. Mop the floor of both kitchens and prep rooms.

7. Wipe and sanitise student’s tables, chairs and pigeonholes.

8. Wipe and clean the whiteboard with a whiteboard solution.

C. School Holiday Duties

Before the start of each term holiday:
1. Check with the teachers and ensure all perishables are cleared

from the refrigerators.

2. All utensils are kept properly and none left on sink tops, especially the teacher's table.

3. Check all cutlery (in the first drawer) are in order. i.e. number of spoons, fork, etc are

in place. If not, make a written list and inform the teacher in charge.

4. All food on the store table is to be kept in the fridge where possible.

5. The kitchen cookers, ovens, grills and sinks are thoroughly cleaned.

6. All taps, electric points and gas mains are turned off.

7. All empty delivery boxes and packages are disposed.

8. Food laboratories are mopped with bleach to sanitize them.

9. The teacher's workroom is mopped and tables are wiped clean.

Job Requirements:
1. Able to read and converse in basic English.

2. Able to do kitchen food preparation - handling food, portioning and proper food storage.

3. Able to handle kitchen equipment like ovens and cookers, washing machines

(requirement in Nutrition and Food Science classes).

4. Certified in food hygiene would be an added advantage

5. Two years relevant experience helping in the school kitchen is preferred.

Summary:
Contract Period: From 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

Working hours:

- Mondays to Thursdays: 7am to 4:30pm, inclusive of 1hr lunch break
- Fridays: 7am to 4pm, inclusive of 1hr lunch break
- Service not required on Saturdays, Sundays and gazetted public holidays

Location: Boon Lay & Lakeside