Food Service Aide

About the role

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General, a healthcare organization with over 100 years of experience, where you can work alongside top caregivers and contribute to a rewarding career.

Responsibilities

• Accurately dish up, portion out, assemble, weigh, measure and serve food items according to the production sheet, menu, setup diagrams or other communications.
• Prepare quality food items in accordance with production sheets, recipes and menus.
• Operate kitchen equipment necessary to perform tasks, such as food processing and preparation equipment.
• Prepare food on the grill, in ovens or using induction stoves.
• Prepare cold food items and prepare vegetables.
• Assist the cook.
• Assemble, transport, pick up and disassemble patient trays.
• Assist in preparing, serving, setting up and cleaning up special dinners and luncheons for meetings.
• Follow proper sanitation procedures and maintain and leave a clean, sanitized and organized work area.
• Practice proper food handling techniques and the “clean as you go” policy.
• Disassemble patient trays according to dish room and infection control procedures.
• Load and unload the dish machine.
• Report any failures or malfunctioning equipment or utilities to a supervisor immediately.

Requirements

• Ability to measure/weigh, add/subtract and multiply/divide during food preparation.
• Ability to read, write and follow written and verbal directions.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience in food service or the ability to perform food service general duties.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to work in hot kitchen around hot equipment and a variety of other potential hazards ranging from spills on floors to sharp cutting equipment (knives, slicer). Ability to withstand changes in work environment temperatures (hot kitchen to cooler).
• Insensitivity to allergic reactions to required sanitation chemicals, gloves, food and supplies used and essential to the job.
• Ability to work in wet environment with hands frequently exposed to water.
• Must have physical qualifications to walk, stand for extended periods of time, as well as entering walk-in coolers and freezers to obtain needed products, with assistance when necessary.
• Ability to lift 30 lbs.

Qualifications

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

Schedule

Days from 11:00AM – 7:30PM, including every other weekend and holiday.