FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANT

About the role

This position involves assisting with food preparation, transporting goods, preparing trays, sanitizing equipment, delivering meals, and performing other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Aids in food preparation including cold food production, baking, and grill relief.
• Transports items between storeroom and kitchen, and from kitchen to retail and service equipment.
• Prepares trays for patients and retail customers.
• Cleans and sanitizes kitchen equipment, utensils, and work areas.
• Delivers trays to patient rooms and returns dirty trays to the dish room.
• Enters and processes patient diet orders and meal/snack orders into the computer system.
• Assists patients with menu choices to meet their dietary restrictions.
• Organizes and delivers nourishment supplies to units as needed.
• Operates the cash register, accepting customer payments and balancing receipts daily.
• Resolves concerns and complaints from customers or refers them to a supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

The ideal candidate must have a high school diploma or equivalent, with 2+ years of food service experience preferred. Strong customer service and communication skills are essential, along with basic math and computer skills.

Qualifications

Must be able to read and follow written and oral instructions, perform moderately heavy physical labor, maintain and adhere to safety and sanitation standards, and maintain a professional working relationship at all times.

Skills

Basic math/cash handling skills, basic computer skills, ability to multi-task and problem solve, strong customer service and communication skills, and ability to maintain a professional working relationship.

Benefits

Benefits eligible, including paid time off, health and welfare benefits, flexible spending accounts, family benefits, defined contribution retirement plans, and educational assistance programs.

Pay

$18.85 - $28.30 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Part-time, 20 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 11am to 7:30pm with every other weekend.