Food Service Associate Part Time
About The Position
The Food Service Associate participates as a dietary services team member at House of Mercy, assisting with food preparation, evening meal service, cleaning, dishwashing, and related dietary duties. The role maintains a clean, sanitary work area and follows food safety regulations. The worker is led daily by the House of Mercy Chef and reports directly to the Operations Data Manager. Employees are expected to abide by and promote Mercy Medical Center’s mission and core values and comply with its standards of conduct, policies, procedures, and related practices. The role has low security access and requires compliance with applicable security policies. The position involves working indoors in conditions that may include noise, food spills and wet floors, temperature changes, cleaning products, steam, hot cooking surfaces, and hot oil. Medium physical work is required, including prolonged standing and walking and lifting or moving food and dish-related items.
Requirements
- Ability to read, write, comprehend, and speak English.
- Any combination of education and experience that demonstrates the capability to perform the position’s duties.
- Complete mandatory reporter abuse training specific to the population served and provide proof within 30 days of employment.
- Ability to perform medium physical work, including prolonged standing and walking, and exerting up to 50 pounds of force infrequently, up to 25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds to move objects about.
- Normal visual acuity and ability to read menus, production guides, recipes, and labels; calculate food amounts; and select measuring tools for portion control.
- Ability to communicate effectively and maintain courtesy and cooperation with coworkers, patients, and visitors.
- Ability to adapt to repetitive work, changing tasks, stressful or unusual situations, and interactions with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
- Sensitivity to the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of the service population.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Responsibilities
- Prepare food as needed and assist the Chef and/or Cooks with food preparation according to daily instructions.
- Assist in serving evening meals.
- Clean and sanitize food preparation areas, equipment, utensils, and tools with the Chef and/or Cooks.
- Transfer tray carts from daycares to the dish room; assist with dishwashing, store clean dishes, and clean the dish machine and scullery.
- Leave the scullery preset for the next morning.
- Assist with pushing food carts, racks, and dollies.
- Participate in House of Mercy’s Performance Quality Improvement Process.
- Attend meetings and training sessions as required.
- Maintain a clean, sanitary work area and follow food safety regulations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
