Food Service Worker, FT - Alaska Psychiatric Institute ($18/HR & Benefits - Anchorage, AK)

About the role

The Food Service Worker position performs a variety of cleaning, maintenance, food preparation, stocking, and serving duties in a commercial kitchen, storeroom, dining, or serving area. This is a full-time position supporting the Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API) in Anchorage, AK.

Responsibilities

• Serve patients with food item selection on the tray line
• Communicates any problems to the cooks with the quality or quantity of food being served.
• Maintains cleanliness on the line during service.
• Restocks cold food items such as salads, deserts and fruit.
• Maintain cleanliness of the cafeteria.
• Stocks storage areas with various products.
• Responsible for stock rotation.
• Washes objects by hand or with cleaning equipment.
• Cleans dishes, utensils, pots, pans etc. and places in assigned areas in an organized and orderly manner.
• Removes garbage from assigned areas, sets up or breaks down tables, snack bars, display cases, serving lines etc.
• Assists with various periodic and scheduled cleaning projects.
• Assists patients and hospital staff as requested with general information, inquires, etc.
• May assist other employees in the food service areas or cooks to help out as needed.
• Maintains a variety of products at certain levels in preparation, serving, or storage areas including service machines.
• Regularly unloads freight and produce to and from designated storage areas, such as racks, and shelves, coolers and freezers.
• Adheres to all sanitation regulations set by Federal, State, and local municipalities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Municipality of Anchorage Food Handlers’ Card or ServSafe contingent upon 30 days.
• Knowledge of proper food service sanitation methods and equipment.
• Contract requires employees to speak, understand, read and write English.

Working Conditions

Weather: Indoors, environmentally controlled. Noise level: The noise level in the work environment is usually mild. Description of environment: This is an industrial kitchen located in a health care setting. Physical requirements: Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, stoop, kneel, talk/hear, see, taste/smell, and carry weight/lift. Infrequently required to sit, crouch or crawl. Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50lbs.

Core Values

• Safety guides our behavior.
• Honesty and integrity govern our activities.
• Commitments made will be fulfilled.
• All individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
• The environment will be protected and sustained.

Schedule

Work schedule: Sunday - Thursday, 5:30am - 1:00pm.