FOOD SERVICE WORKER | FOOD & NUTRITION | PART -TIME DAY SHIFT (21226)

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center•Paramus, NJ

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About The Position

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is seeking a part-time Food Service Worker for its Food & Nutrition department. The role supports food service operations in patient and employee areas, including assembling meals for general and therapeutic diets, maintaining food-service spaces and equipment, and transporting food, supplies, and dishes. The position serves in settings such as patient rooms, dining rooms, the cafeteria, and catered functions. The work environment includes patient floors, kitchens, and cafeteria areas, with exposure to heat, wetness, odors, steam, electricity, sharp knives, and cutting equipment. The role requires moderate physical effort, frequent prolonged standing and walking, and lifting objects and pushing carts. The posted rate is $19.00 per hour, with $1.00 differentials for evening, night, and weekend work. Salary is commensurate with experience within the posted range. The employer offers medical, dental, and vision plans; vacation, personal time, sick leave, and nine paid holidays; tuition reimbursement; and continuing education programs.

Requirements

Speak, read, and write English to the extent required by the position.

Nice To Haves

Six months of previous food service experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assemble prepared food on trays for general and therapeutic diets and prepare special therapeutic nourishments and snacks.
Keep the tray line clean, neat, and orderly.
Deliver food trucks to patient floors as specified and return trucks to the dish room at designated times.
Tend and load dish machines in patient and employee dish rooms; hand-wash certain items such as pots and pans when needed.
Deliver clean dishes and utensils to the proper kitchen unit.
Clean and sanitize work areas, walk-in storage areas, refrigerators, and equipment; disassemble and reassemble equipment as required.
Mop floors and perform special cleaning duties assigned by the supervisor.
Transport food and supplies in bulk between locations.
Collect, process, and dispose of trash and garbage as needed and directed.
Maintain departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
Provide timely, professional, caring, and respectful customer service, demonstrating flexibility, knowledge, confidence, a pleasant attitude, patience, and helpfulness.
Adhere to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct and become familiar with its Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.
Serve food in settings such as patient rooms, patient dining rooms, the cafeteria, and catered functions as needed.
Maintain simple tallies and logs, such as delivery times and food temperatures, as required.
Participate in educational programs and in-service meetings.
Perform other related duties as assigned.