Food Service Worker
About The Position
Sentara Leigh Hospital Food Service is hiring a Food Service Worker (Utility Worker) in Norfolk, Virginia. Food Service Workers support the food services team by helping deliver nutritious meals and providing customer service to patients, staff, and visitors. The position involves preparing and assembling food according to dietary guidelines, safety requirements, and customer preferences; maintaining cleanliness in kitchen and dining areas; washing dishes; working as a cashier; meeting utility needs; and upholding food safety standards. The role includes working in different aspects of food delivery to patients. This is a full-time position with rotating shifts covering both day and evening shifts, and work every other weekend. A Food Handler's Card is required in Norfolk. The job offers a sign-on bonus of up to $1,000 for qualified candidates. Sentara Leigh Hospital is a 274-bed acute care facility in Norfolk. Sentara Health describes its workforce as close to 30,000 members and identifies diversity, inclusion, and belonging as guiding principles. The organization states that it is a tobacco-free environment.
Requirements
- Food Handler's Card certification, as required by the local Health Department; required in Norfolk.
Nice To Haves
- High school graduation or equivalent.
- Utility experience.
- Food Service experience.
- Customer Service experience.
Responsibilities
- Support the food services team in delivering nutritious meals to patients, staff, and visitors.
- Provide excellent customer service to patients, staff, and visitors.
- Prepare and assemble food according to dietary guidelines, safety requirements, and customer preferences.
- Maintain cleanliness in kitchen and dining areas.
- Wash dishes.
- Work as a cashier.
- Meet utility needs.
- Uphold food safety standards.
- Participate in different aspects of delivering food to patients.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
- Paid time off and sick leave.
- Paid parental and family caregiver leave.
- Emergency backup care.
- Long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans.
- Life insurance.
- 401(k)/403(b) with employer match.
- Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education.
- Student debt pay down up to $10,000.
- Pet insurance.
- Legal Resources Plan.
- Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if system and employee eligibility criteria are met.
- Up to $1,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.
- Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
