Food Service Worker

UHS•Austin, TX

About The Position

Texas NeuroRehab Center is a specialized treatment facility located ten minutes from downtown Austin on 67 wooded acres. We have served the Austin community for over 60-years and are proud of our history and tenured leadership team. Today, Texas NeuroRehab Center provides complex medical and brain injury rehab for ages 13 years and older and neurobehavioral residential treatment services for children and adolescents. The capabilities of the facility as a whole allow for integrated and specialized care for children, adolescents and adults facing difficult challenges. Website: https://texasneurorehab.com/ Texas NeuroRehab Center is currently accepting applicants for a Food Service Worker. This candidate will be Responsible for the preparation and serving of patient, staff and visitor meals and snacks according to dietary guidelines; responsible for cleanliness of work area according to dietary procedures.

Requirements

Knowledge of quantity food preparation
Ability to read and write in English language
High School diploma or GED
Current Driver’s License or State issued Id
Minimum of two years’ experience in a high volume, food production setting
Ability to sustain physical activity; on feet eight hours per day
Ability to drive safely in order to operate a golf cart
Ability to use hands to operate food service equipment including mixers, slicers, fryers, blenders, etc.
Frequent kneeling; stooping; bending; squatting
Frequent lifting and carrying and lowering of up to 30 pounds without assistance or buddy-lift up to 60 pounds
Frequent reaching overhead
Constant use of hands
Ability to write legibly, read and understand English to document temperatures, operate equipment, read recipes, labels on chemical bottles, to understand purpose of hazard labels on chemical containers and material safety data sheets
Regular and expected attendance
Emotional stability necessary to perform essential functions and deal with changing priorities
Ability to tolerate frequent weather changes (such as wind, snow and rain or sleet and extreme heat) during deliveries to the units and to tolerate the differences in temperatures when entering or leaving buildings, or walk-in refrigerated storage
Ability to see, speak, and hear to effectively communicate (by phone and in person) to work the line, serving staff, patients, visitors and others, in order to protect self and others from potentially dangerous situations and to perform essential job functions

Nice To Haves

Experience in a hospital setting preparing special diets is preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for the preparation and serving of patient, staff and visitor meals and snacks according to dietary guidelines
Responsible for cleanliness of work area according to dietary procedures