Skills & competences

Description

Fast food preparers prepare and cook to order a limited range of foods or beverages that involve simple preparation processes and a small number of ingredients. They may take orders from customers and serve at counters or tables.
Tasks include -
(a) preparing simple or pre-prepared foods and beverages such as sandwiches, hamburgers, pizzas, fish and chips, salads and coffee;
(b) washing, cutting, measuring and mixing foods for cooking;
(c) operating large-volume single-process cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers or griddles;
(d) re-heating pre-prepared food;
(e) cleaning food preparation areas, cooking surfaces and utensils;
(f) taking and serving food and beverage orders in eating places that specialize in fast service and carry-out food;
(g) ordering and taking delivery of fast food ingredients;
(h) maintaining sanitation, health and safety standards in work areas;
(i) verifying that prepared food meets requirements for quality and quantity.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Fast food cook
- Hamburger maker
- Pizza maker
- Short order cook
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Chef - 3434
- Cook - 5120
- Food service counter attendant - 5246

Note
Jobs that combine preparation of simple food items with taking orders, serving clients and calculating or receiving payment should be classified in Unit Group 5246: Food Service Counter Attendants, unless client service is an incidental component of the work.