Food Service Assistant
About The Position
As a Food Service Assistant, your typical day may include delivering room service meals to patients, washing and sanitizing dishes, serving co-workers and visitors in the cafeteria, brewing Caribou coffee, or delivering meals to catered meetings on site. You will learn about diet orders and make sure patients' meals match their dietary requirements. You will contribute to a food-safe environment by helping with proper food storage, monitoring food temperatures, restocking supplies, and cleaning and sanitizing the kitchen. We provide you with several days of on-the-job training, ServSafe food sanitation and food allergens courses, and plenty of ongoing support as you learn the details of your new job. Interested employees may cross-train in other areas of the department when opportunities arise. In the Nutrition Services Department, we strive to live out our values every day in a fun, fast-paced (and often music-filled!) environment. We know that nutritious tasty meals, excellent service and nutrition education contribute to the healing and well-being of our patients and customers.
Requirements
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions accurately
- Ability to interact with patients, physicians, employees, and guests
- Must be able to attend the work site per schedule
- Successful completion of the pre-employment health screening process required
- Must be able to handle multiple priorities in a calm, productive manner
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- ServSafe certification or MN Department of Health Food Manager’s certificate preferred or willingness to successfully complete ServSafe certification course
- Six (6) months related experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Delivering room service meals to patients
- Washing and sanitizing dishes
- Serving co-workers and visitors in the cafeteria
- Brewing Caribou coffee
- Delivering meals to catered meetings on site
- Learning about diet orders and ensuring patients' meals match their dietary requirements
- Contributing to a food-safe environment by helping with proper food storage
- Monitoring food temperatures
- Restocking supplies
- Cleaning and sanitizing the kitchen
Benefits
- Medical and dental coverage
- HSA, FSA and 401k plans
- EAP, life and disability coverage
- Voluntary accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity coverage
- Pet insurance
- ID theft protection
- Legal services
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
