Food Service Worker - Full Time

Starting at $15.50 per hour and up. Full-time position with rotating shifts, including every other weekend.

About the role

The Food Service Worker is responsible for a variety of activities involved in the preparation, processing, presentation, and delivery of food for the organization. You will be trained to work in each station within the cafeteria, kitchen, and dish room.

Responsibilities

• Maintains knowledge to perform the duties of the job and demonstrates self-directed learning.
• Demonstrates complete understanding of all policies and procedures concerning the hospital and department operations.
• Performs all tasks as outlined in the SJMC Service Excellence Standards.
• Practices effective communication in all interactions (patient, visitor, co-worker, etc.) and tactfully handles difficult situations.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional behavior.
• Identifies and assists in resolution of problems related to safety, sanitation, and maintenance of the environment.
• Maintains confidentiality (hospital, employee, patient, etc.) consistent with hospital policy and regulatory requirements.
• Promotes a positive work environment by demonstrating teamwork.
• Performs a variety of food service support functions:
  • Delivers meals, supplies, and equipment to other departments of the hospital.
  • Prepares the dish room for washing service ware.
  • Prepares noon and evening beverage production.
  • Assembles all items needed to run breakfast and lunch trayline.
  • Serves patient breakfast and lunch meals.
  • Cleans tray line work station after meals served.
  • Retrieves patient meal carts, disassembles, washes dishes, and restocks.
  • Prepares patient nourishment carts.
  • Assists #3 position by cutting and packaging desserts.
  • Completes shift end cleaning assignments and checks out with supervisor.

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and follow instructions.
• Basic math skills.
• Must be able to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, sort, and pick up dishes and silverware repetitively.
• Must be able to lift 35 lbs. on an intermittent basis.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• One year of related experience and/or training in a hospital or commercial kitchen preferred.

Physical Demands

• Frequent balancing, pulling, pushing, standing, grasping, stooping, crouching, reaching, lifting, and repetitive motion.
• Pushing delivery carts 10-15 times per 8-hour shift (8-17 lb push/pull force).
• Pushing sweep carts 4-5 times per 8-hour shift (1–25 lb push/pull force).
• Able to walk 8-12 miles per shift.
• Essential sensory and communicative activities include feeling, seeing, speaking, hearing, and smelling.
• Lifting or carrying weight up to 35 lbs.

Working Conditions

• Rare exposure to blood and body fluids.
• Exposure to extreme heat (over 100 degrees) and extreme cold (below 32 degrees).
• Physical hazards (e.g., electric current).
• Chemical hazards (cleaning fluids).

Pay

Starting at $15.50 per hour and up.

Schedule

• Rotating shifts, including every other weekend.
• May require flexible hours, on-call time, overtime, working holidays and/or weekends, and release time based on department needs.