Food Service Worker I - OC

City of Hope•Irvine, CA

About The Position

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. Food Service Worker – Position Summary The Food Service Worker supports food preparation and service across all areas where food is produced on City of Hope property. This role assists with setting up and serving food from counters and steam tables, maintaining clean and sanitary workstations, and ensuring kitchen areas and equipment meet safety and regulatory standards. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Nice To Haves

High School diploma, GED or equivalent experience.
Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and cash-handling procedures preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist in preparing hot and cold foods, following recipes, product directions, and proper storage and temperature guidelines.
Estimate food quantities and operate kitchen utensils to weigh, measure, mix, wash, peel, cut, grind, stir, season, and knead ingredients.
Brew coffee and tea; taste-test products when required.
Set up stations with entrées, soups, salads, breads, condiments, utensils, and other items.
Serve and replenish food from counters and steam tables, including conveyor-style service; break down stations after meal periods.
Interact with customers in serving, retail, and dining areas, assisting with opening containers or cutting food when requested.
Perform general stocking duties, maintain supply records, and restock beverage areas as needed.
Inspect, clean, and sanitize workstations and equipment in compliance with City of Hope and regulatory standards.
Maintain kitchen work areas, equipment, and utensils, including washing dishes by hand or machine, polishing silver, washing pots, cleaning tables, walls, refrigerators, and meat blocks, and sweeping, mopping, or vacuuming floors.
Use appropriate chemicals to clean equipment and ensure sanitary conditions; remove trash and garbage to designated areas.
Support tray line operations for food distribution.