Food Service Worker

TOUCHETTE•Cahokia, IL

74d•$17 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Worker is responsible for preparing and/or building food items while providing customer service and adhering to food safety, food handling, and sanitation procedures. This role also includes performing dishwasher duties.

Requirements

One year of job-related prior experience required
Food Handler certificate required
Serve safe or TAP food handler certification required
Ability to communicate in Spanish is helpful
Ability to provide daily service to customers
Knowledgeable in the use of computers
Able to read and write in order to communicate ideas and information to others.
Able to operate foodservice equipment
Demonstrates knowledge of food safety and sanitation principles

Responsibilities

Prepares daily salads and desserts for patients, cafeteria, and catering functions.
Delivers and sets-up salad and dessert stations for the daily lunch meal.
Ensures that the tray line begins on time and proper portions are served per diet order.
Supports patient meal/snack service by ensuring the tray line begins on time and proper portions are served per diet order.
Delivers meals with minimal delays and provides patient assistance with tray set up.
Collects meal trays from patient bedside according to established time periods.
Operates cash register accurately, entering all cash and charge sales.
Collects and verifies cash register bank, and delivers and verifies daily cash deposits to accounting.
Sets up the cafeteria daily for meal service, stocking paper goods, and re-stocking chips, crackers, juices, milk, and condiments.
Sweeps and mops daily, and wipes down dining room tables, chairs, and booths daily.
Assists with the daily preparation of food items per the prep and production sheet.
Prepares all food items per preparation and production sheets for patient and cafeteria meal service for the next day.
Serves on the tray line in the assigned position and performs tasks to facilitate workflow on the tray line.
Follows all guidelines for proper cleaning and sanitizing of equipment and utensils.
Strips carts and trays; sorts and rinses dishes and silverware.
Loads, operates, and unloads the dishwasher.
Checks dish machine temperature.
Collects and disposes of trash and debris into proper facility waste receptacles.
Adheres to “clean as you go” principles.
Demonstrates knowledge of HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) principles.
Performs adjustments to work assignments as necessary to achieve efficient and effective unit operation.
Performs all other duties as assigned.