Kitchen hand haphazardly chose stuff now and then (4-4)
I believe the answer is:
sous-chef
'kitchen hand' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'haphazardly chose stuff now and then' is the wordplay.
'haphazardly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'now and then' indicates alternate letters (letters taken on a regular basis, now and then).
The alternate letters of 'stuff' are 'suf'.
'chose'+'suf'='chosesuf'
'chosesuf' with letters rearranged gives 'SOUS-CHEF'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sous-chef that I've seen before include "Subordinate kitchen worker" , "Kitchen deputy" , "Second in command in a hotel kitchen" .)