Food Service Attendant

Luminis Health • Lanham, MD

8d • $18 - $24

About The Position

The Food Service Attendant supports the goals and objectives of the Food and Nutrition Services Department by performing duties across areas including the cafeteria, sanitation, food production, diet office, catering, coffee shop, tray assembly, and tray delivery. Duties may include food preparation and service, cashiering, assembling and delivering patient meals, dishwashing, sanitation, stocking, and customer and patient service. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The position has heavy physical demands. Employees are not reasonably expected to be exposed to blood-borne pathogens. The description is an overview and is not an exhaustive list; a supervisor may assign other duties as necessary.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to read, write, and follow written and oral instructions.
• Must be available to work weekends.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Serve food from steam table and grill/deli lines, provide proper portions, restock the cafeteria, and prepare it for the next meal.
• Perform cashier duties and correctly complete settlement and deposit sheets and meal coupon requirements.
• Unload dirty trays, dishes, and pans from carts and place them in the dish room.
• Pull products as needed, label and date food items, maintain general knowledge of products being served, and leave workstations clean and sanitized.
• Provide good customer service by acknowledging customers and attending to their needs.
• Prepare salad bars, salad fixings, dressings, cold sandwiches, grab-and-go items, and other cold foods for patient orders, café retail spaces, and catering.
• Prepare and deliver daily cold food items for retail café spaces and catering, and cut and plate desserts for patient orders and café serving areas.
• Follow production sheets and food safety procedures, including food rotation, labeling, and dating.
• Assemble patient trays according to dietary guidelines and proper portions, and deliver trays accurately and efficiently.
• Interact with patients professionally and courteously, obtain daily meal orders, honor requests when possible while observing therapeutic diet restrictions, and respond promptly to patient and nursing requests.
• Clean assigned equipment, floors, walls, and ceilings.
• Operate Spectralink/Zebra phones and iPads efficiently.
• Load and unload dishes and trays through the dish machine, transport carts safely between the kitchen and other areas, and operate kitchen and transportation equipment according to instructions.
• Set up and break down the dish machine properly, use the correct de-liming technique, and ensure department dishes are clean.
• Remove kitchen trash and take it to the correct location.
• Stock the cafeteria with silverware, dishes, and trays; scrape cafeteria trays and transport them to the dish room.
• Maintain clean kitchen floors and walls, the cafeteria dirty-dish return window, the clean-dish area, and the chemical storage area.
• Keep main-kitchen hand-wash sinks clean and stocked with napkins and soap.
• Sanitize cafeteria tables and straighten the seating area.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement plan, with an employer match for employees who work more than 1,000 hours in a calendar year.
• Paid time off.
• Tuition assistance benefits.
• Employee referral bonus program.
• Paid holidays, disability coverage, and life/AD&D insurance for full-time employees.
• Wellness programs.
• Employee assistance programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed