Food Laboratory Assistant

This advertisement is for recruiting for the position of Food Laboratory Assistant.

If successfully selected, you will be seconded to MOE secondary school located in Bukit Batok.

Contract Period: From 01 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025

Option to Extend : for a further period of 1 year from 1 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2026.

Personnel to be deployed at the following hours :

• Mondays to Fridays: 8:00am to 5:00pm, inclusive of 1hr lunch break
• Daily start time may be subject to change based on timetable for the semester but number of hours daily is fixed.
• A total of 8 weeks of service will not be required for each year :-

1. 2 weeks during June school holidays
2. 6 weeks during Nov-Dec school holidays

• Service not required on Saturdays, Sundays and gazetted public holidays.

The Personnel shall be competent to perform the following:

Daily food lab duties

• Upkeep of kitchens, including general cleanliness of food lab equipment, tables tops (work bench and students’ tables), floor and sinks
• Assist in preparing the Food Laboratory for Food and Consumer Education (FCE) and Nutrition & Food Science (NFS) lessons and practical exams, including the preparation of food (e.g. portioning and distributing the food)
• Regular checks and management of utensils and cookware at the individual workstations and ensure all items are accounted for
• Management of ingredients in the fridge, upkeep the organisation and cleanliness of fridge and discard expired ingredients
• Regular stock taking of existing ingredients and update Food lab Teacher IC when required

Weekly food lab duties

• Maintain cleanliness of ovens and stoves
• Arrangement of equipment and utensils
• Arrangement of students’ tables and chairs

Adhoc duties

• Assist in culinary workshops that are conducted as part of school enrichment programme (e.g. preparation of ingredients and cleaning up etc)
• Support school-based activities involving the use of food laboratories.
• Supervise students in the food laboratory during absence of the teacher (eg. emergency toilet break)

Admin duties

• Ensure goods delivered are as per order
• Ensure proper storage of goods when delivered

Any other duties when required/ assigned by Teacher(s)-In- Charge

The personnel shall minimally have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

1. Preferably with a PSLE certificate. Those without a PSLE certificate, but with the relevant experience and expertise may also apply.
2. Good interpersonal communication skills
3. Proficient in English as a medium of verbal and written communication with basic reading and writing skills
4. Preferably with experience in school’s Food Laboratory duties and basic knowledge of food safety and preparation.