Food Services Lead
About The Position
Position Summary: The food services lead independently performs food service duties including but not limited to: prepares and delivers patient nourishments, labels, dates and stores food items, ensures patient tray line is ready for service, performs diet calculations and nutritional screenings, communicates with registered dietitians regarding patient's needs, monitors refrigerator temperatures, prepares and assembles meal trays, patient and cafeteria food preparation, prepares food for special event functions, cleans and sanitizes work area, operates and maintains equipment and may assist in limited inventory ordering.
Requirements
- Prior food service experience
- ServSafe certification required or must obtain with in the first six months of employment
- Additional certification may be required for certain settings or populations.
- Specific information and the timeframe in which such certification must be attained will be provided by the department director/manager/supervisor at time of hire/transfer into department.
- Infection Control: Initial and Ongoing training in dealing with infection control. Trainings could include but are not limited to, blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids and bio hazardous materials as it applies to your daily work environment.
Nice To Haves
- High school graduate or equivalence
Responsibilities
- Ensures staff is in assigned position or reassigns staff to area of need.
- Ensures Cook has needed items for cafeteria and Room Service line.
- Checks food for quality and meal assembly for accuracy.
- Ensures Call Center is operating per department standard.
- Answers Call Center during peak times or assigns to other trained staff member.
- Completes nutrition screening is needed.
- Ensures proper temping of foods, labeling of foods, and proper use of leftovers.
- Ensures quality as demonstrated in patient test meals, assisting in CQI projects, safety education to staff.
- Documents Associate occurrence.
- Ensure daily cleaning and sanitation of the department.
- Trains Associates to new positions within the department.
- Completes cafeteria cash handling control.
- Performs financial reporting and accounts payable functions.
- Compiles financial, statistical, cost accounting, meal statistics, and floor stock charges.
- Documents and codes invoices for payment.
- Completes/assists with quarterly inventory.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
