Hamilton Health Care System-posted about 12 hours ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Dalton, GA
101-250 employees

Assists with food preparation in accordance with our established procedural guidelines, and as may be directed by the Food Services Manager.

  • Prepares various foods depending on menu created by dieticians for each meal of the day.
  • Operates various kitchen equipment in preparation for the meal, e.g., mixer, meat slicer, food processor, oven, steamer.
  • Cleans work surfaces following shift: sweeps floors, wipes down counter space, covers and stores unused foods.
  • Creates meals that are appropriate for the elderly and in large quantities. Associate is required to use institutional-sized cookware.
  • Works at a constant pace to ensure that food is ready for each meal of the day.
  • Complies with infection control policies in work area.
  • Keeps equipment clean at all times.
  • May be required to fill in gaps in kitchen help.
  • Reports any needed repairs to maintenance department.
  • Reads and understands menus.
  • Prepares meals in accordance with the menu and follow standardized recipes.
  • Assists in the food service line to provide that diets are served as ordered (including specialized diets, likes and dislikes, therapeutic diets etc.)
  • Monitors/serves meals with appropriate portion controls (scoops, ladles, etc.).
  • Assists in processing diet changes and new diets.
  • Provides that meals are prepared and served on time.
  • Provides that substitutes are available for those who refuse foods served.
  • Properly scrapes and washes dishes, pots, and pans.
  • Records freezer and walk-in refrigerator temperatures in accordance with established procedures.
  • Checks stock as needed.
  • Puts up stock in appropriate manner
  • Stores cleaning materials appropriately.
  • Sets up tray line and performs tray line service.
  • Returns trays to kitchen if requested.
  • Understands diet orders.
  • Follows NPO diet orders.
  • Processes diet orders.
  • Understands menu substitutions and records them in accordance with procedural guidelines.
  • Properly stores leftovers/opened food.
  • Makes coffee/tea as requested.
  • Follows procedures for serving associate meals.
  • Follows proper procedures for cleaning kitchen equipment such as, carts, tables, counters, ice machine, buckets, blender, mixer, meat slicer, freezer, refrigerator, stove, oven, steamer, garbage disposal, dish machine coffee/tea maker, steam table etc.
  • Uses appropriate serving equipment (ladle, spoons, scoops etc).
  • Checks and records water temperature (dishwasher, pot and pan sink etc).
  • Checks dishwasher with sanitizer strips.
  • Checks chemical levels and replaces if needed
  • Follows proper operating procedures of the steamer.
  • A high school diploma or its equivalent preferred.
  • One (1) year food service experience in a hospital, skilled nursing care center, or other related medical center, preferred.
  • Full-Time Benefits
  • 403(b) Matching (Retirement)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
  • Employee wellness program
  • Employer paid Life and AD&D insurance
  • Employer paid Short and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • ICHRA for health insurance
  • Paid Annual Leave (Time off)
  • Vision insurance
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