Food Service Worker

Duties

• Cleans serving areas by sweeping and mopping floors - cleaning/sanitizing work surfaces - and other food service equipment, such as refrigerators, toaster, and coffee machines.
• Cleans production equipment including steam jacketed kettles, tilt skillets, etc., using appropriate and safe sanitation techniques.
• Loads and operates dishwashers and cart washing station.
• Performs necessary preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Transports tray carts to wards and individually delivers trays directly to the patient's bedside or assists patients with transport of their meal trays.
• Sets-up serving areas with hot and cold foods - keeping foods appropriately stocked during meal service.
• Identifies discrepancies between the prescribed diet and/or listed food allergies and the food items listed on the tray ticket.
• Assembles a variety of items while working in cold food preparation and nourishment area.
• Makes cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity.
• Performs work requiring light to moderate physical.
• May be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies.
• Subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending.
• Frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others.