Food Service Assistant - Part Time

ThedaCare • Appleton, WI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Assistant helps prepare, assemble, and deliver food to customers. The role delivers meal trays, nourishments, and floor stock to patient or resident rooms and designated areas, and cleans and sanitizes dishes, utensils, equipment, and work areas to maintain a clean food service department.

The schedule has variable start times between 5:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., with work ending as late as 7:30 p.m. The position includes every-other-weekend and holiday rotations. It is scheduled for 20 hours per week (0.5 FTE) and is non-exempt. The position is based at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center – Appleton in Appleton, Wisconsin.

The role normally works in a climate-controlled environment, but may encounter heat and humidity from cooking equipment and refrigeration temperatures in coolers and freezers. It involves frequent standing and movement around the work area, frequent exposure to sharp objects and instruments, and occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, electrical-shock risk, and high noise. There may be exposure to hazardous materials. The role involves interaction with department members and other healthcare providers and requires compliance with department-specific competencies. The job classification is not exposed to blood-borne pathogens during normal duties.

Requirements

• Must be able to read, write, and understand English.
• Ability to move freely, including standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds without assistance.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assemble meal trays, meals, snacks, and nourishments accurately according to meal orders or diet guidelines, portion-control requirements, and food-presentation standards.
• Load and transport food carts and deliver food to patient or resident rooms and designated areas according to established procedures.
• Clean dishes, utensils, equipment, and work areas using established sanitation procedures.
• Prepare food, including washing and peeling fruits and vegetables, and cutting and portioning desserts.
• Deliver and stock food supplies in designated areas according to par levels, rotate items properly, and monitor expiration dates.
• Use necessary equipment safely and appropriately.
• Serve cafeteria customers in a friendly and efficient manner, including cashier duties, restocking supplies, and maintaining cleanliness.
• Restock and organize food and other supplies while following food-storage standards.
• Follow food-handling procedures and monitor food and equipment temperatures to meet food-safety and infection-control practices.
• Maintain friendly interactions with patients and families.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health coaches, relaxation rooms, health-focused apps, and mental health support.
• Minimal or zero copays and team-member cost-sharing premiums.
• Daycare.
• Continued opportunities for learning and development.
• Accessible and transparent leadership.
• Commitment to work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed