Per Diem Attendant Utility

Responsibilities

• Maintains sanitation of all assigned areas in kitchen, cafeteria, storage and receiving, and all other related food service areas as assigned.
• Maintains continuous clean working area including floors, walls, shelving, coolers, and service/preparation stations.
• Conducts food preparation in an organized, safe and sanitary fashion, while adhering to safe food handling skills.
• Transports food to patient units, cafeteria, and other departments within the Medical Center.
• Stores and rotates food according to FIFO (first in, first out) as required.
• Washes and sanitizes pots, pans, and utensils according to State sanitation regulations.
• Cleans and sanitizes all work areas.
• Discards food waste in a safe and sanitary manner.
• Responsible for storeroom activities of receiving, storing, maintaining inventory of, and distributing food products and supplies for the departments.
• Responsible for issuing and delivering of all food/supplies.
• Rotation of all inventory and follow all regulatory and departmental standards of storage.

Qualifications

• Work requires the ability to read and understand written instruction and no previous experience.
• High School diploma or equivalent preferred plus three months on the job training and orientation.
• Certification required as a Food Handler from the City of Paterson or similar food safety certification; must obtain within 1 week of hire and maintain certification.
• Work requires the ability to read and understand instructions, add and subtract numbers, and make comparisons between numbers and letters.