Food Services Assistant - Multiple Openings

About the role

The Food Services Assistant (FSA) position at Houston Methodist is responsible for performing various duties in the kitchen, patient tray line, and/or retail areas. Duties include assisting with tray assembly for patients, simple food preparation, serving customers, setting up stations, transporting food carts, and performing dishwashing as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assists in tray assembly for patients
• Serves simple food items as directed
• Delivers trays to designated locations
• Assembles trays on tray-line as needed
• Transports pantry supplies, garbage, cardboard, and supplies to designated areas
• Maintains clean, orderly storage areas with all food items
• Retrieves soiled trays and returns carts to appropriate location
• Ensures patient tray setup and supplies are stocked for each meal period

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent education preferred
• Experience in a food service environment or large service establishment preferred
• Required: Food Handlers Permit from various issuers or accredited food handler training course approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services (TXDSHS) or by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job
• Communicates clearly and professionally to promote work efforts and problem resolution
• Follows Serve Safe guidelines and Health department standards
• Knowledge of kitchen equipment and sanitation principles
• Active listening skills
• Working knowledge of food service equipment

Benefits

Details about benefits are not specified in the provided job posting.

Pay

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Schedule

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Company Profile

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is committed to leading medicine by delivering the Houston Methodist standard of unparalleled quality, safety, service, and innovation to patients in Fort Bend County and surrounding areas. The hospital offers access to the most innovative care available, including comprehensive cancer care, neuroscience and spine care, orthopedics and sports medicine, heart and vascular care, women's services, childbirth center with level III NICU, bariatric and digestive care, and advanced imaging — all backed by their focus on healing people today and offering hope for tomorrow.

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.