Food Service Worker - Nutrition Services - Part-Time - Shift

Kern MedicalBakersfield, CA
$20 - $27Onsite

About The Position

Kern Medical has been a community cornerstone since its founding in 1867. Today, we are an acute care teaching center with 222 beds, offering the only advanced trauma care between Fresno and Los Angeles. Kern Medical offers a range of primary, specialty, and multi-specialty services including high-risk pregnancy care, inpatient psychiatric services integrated with county mental health programs, and a growing network of outpatient clinics providing personalized patient-centered wellness care. Kern Medical cares for 15,500 inpatients and 125,000 clinic patients a year.

Requirements

  • Basic food handling techniques;
  • Common kitchen tools and utensils;
  • Sanitation and general safety;
  • Basic arithmetic;
  • Ability to maintain a clean work area and perform general cleaning tasks, such as sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning grill area, sinks and dining room tables;
  • Clean kitchen tools, utensils and equipment;
  • Prepare and serve simple foods;
  • Read and follow a recipe;
  • Follow oral and written instructions;
  • Develop and maintain good customer relations;
  • Observe personal cleanliness and neatness guidelines.

Nice To Haves

  • One (1) year of experience as a Food Service Worker I or two (2) years of experience performing similar tasks in an institutional kitchen.

Responsibilities

  • Operates food service-related equipment as required, including the use of a cash register;
  • Operates and cleans dishwashing machine;
  • Loads and unloads dishes from dishwashing machine;
  • Operates and cleans food and beverage dispensing machines;
  • Cleans kitchen tools and utensils; washes and dries pots and pans;
  • Maintains a clean work area; sweeps and mops floors;
  • Cleans grill area, sinks and dining room tables;
  • Places food, drinks and condiments on patient food trays;
  • Delivers, serves and collects patient food trays;
  • Assembles, stocks, disassembles and cleans cafeteria serving line;
  • Prepares and serves simple foods and beverages;
  • Assembles and replenishes condiments.
  • Unpacks and stores supplies.
  • Performs other job-related duties as required.

Benefits

  • New Hire Premium: +6% of base rate of pay, matched up to 6% if contributed to Deferred Compensation Plan.
  • Shift Differential Pay: varies per classification.
  • A Comprehensive Benefits Package: includes Holidays, Paid Time Off, Retirement, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance.
  • Kern County Employees’ Retirement Plan
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