Food Service Assistant

Position Purpose

Reports to Food Service Supervisor with primary responsibility to be assigned based upon daily need (i.e., dish room, hot food dipper, runner, beverage position). Performs a variety of food service duties including cleaning and sanitizing soiled service ware and equipment in both the kitchen and cafeteria, setting up hot food workstation, assembling patient food trays, delivering floor stock and other related duties. Maintains all work areas and related storage areas in a safe, sanitary condition.

What You Will Do

• Affords a variety of tray assembly positions on patient tray line including caller, dairy, toast, hot food, soup, salad/dessert, and beverage position.
• Works in dish room, stripping trays returned from patients and loading onto and unloading from dish machine.
• Assembles and delivers food supplies to patient food pantries on floors.
• Delivers meal trays to patient rooms and retrieves trays after meals.
• Delivers special nourishment items to floors.
• Delivers celebration meals as assigned.
• Maintains all work areas in a safe, sanitary manner by performing a number of cleaning duties.
• Affirms that all products prepared meet department quality standards.
• Maintains productivity to assure food service needs are met.
• Follows safe food handling procedures to assure food wholesomeness at all times.

Working Conditions

• Moderate amount of stooping, bending, pushing and pulling in preparation and serving of patient and cafeteria meals and operation of kitchen equipment.
• Extended periods of standing or walking are required.
• Ability to lift items weighing up to 35 lbs. in food production, lifting sheet trays and washing dishes, pots and pans, and going in and out of walk-in refrigerators frequently.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• A minimum of six (6) months experience in the food service industry preferred.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English and to understand written and oral instructions is required.

Position Highlights and Benefits

• Per Diem - Rotating Shift