Food Service Worker

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors: Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of foods such as meats, vegetables, baked goods, and desserts; prepare foods to include beverages, salads, dressings, sandwiches, and cold plates.
• Operate food service equipment to include: slicers, mixers, vertical cutters, choppers, Robot Coupe, blender, dish machine, and other vegetable, bakery, cleaning, and meat processing equipment.
• Transport food or supplies to areas, transport carts/trucks to designated areas, pass meal trays to patients following proper procedure, assemble and replenish food, supplies, and equipment as required.
• Ensure proper temperature of food in steam tables, refrigerators, and cold tables; read orders and serve proper portions, remove, cover, wrap, label, date, store, rotate and discard food and condiments per policy and as directed.
• Clean assigned areas following proper sanitary procedures; sweep and mop floors in assigned areas or as needed.
• Clean soiled dishes; sort refuse into garbage containers or compost totes; load soiled dishes on conveyor, racks and carts.
• Set up and operate dish machine to clean dishes, trays, silverware, mugs, bowls, pots, pans, and utensils and equipment; remove all labels and stickers prior to washing; inspect cleaned items for quality of operations.
• Maintain sufficient stock and supplies for proper performance of duties in assigned area; unload incoming supplies and equipment; stock supplies and equipment in accordance with prescribed procedure.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Ability to read English and follow oral or written instructions.
• At least one year previous food service or customer service experience is required.
• High school degree or equivalent preferred.
• Food Safety Manager or Serv-Safe certification highly desirable.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Moderately heavy lifting (20-40 lbs) is involved in this position.
• Prolonged standing, walking, or constant physical movements on a routine basis.
• Speech, sight, and hearing to effectively communicate by varied means including, but not limited to printed tickets, phone, in person, and fax.

Pay

$19.75-$20.15 per hour

Schedule

• 3 shifts per week.
• Shift times: 5am-1:30pm or 6am-2:30pm.
• Alternating weekends and holidays.
• Day shift.

Location: Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903