Foodservice Lead

Geisinger • Wilkes-Barre, PA

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Foodservice Lead can perform assigned duties as a designated PIC (Person In Charge) and works in a self-directed manner to prioritize the established functions of foodservice operations. This role assists with coordinating staff activities to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of foodservice daily tasks, performs routine assignments related to foodservice operations, and ensures a professional and appropriate service standard. The Lead monitors other staff for compliance with regulations related to food code and food service, provides leadership and support to other team members, and follows established system-wide enterprise and department policies and procedures. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. The individual is accountable for satisfying all job-specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive, but represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years-Related work experience
• ServSafe Certified within 6 months - National Restaurant Association
• Communication skills
• Computer Literacy
• Confidentiality
• Leads Others
• Organizing
• Policy Procedures
• Teamwork

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)

Responsibilities

• Acts as the Designated PIC (See “Authority & Chain of Command, Foodservice” Policy) at assigned times or shifts
• Opens or Closes department: Lock / unlock doors, equipment, safe for cash handling
• Covers Call Off’s: Manipulates schedule to cover open shifts by calling in other employees or asking staff to stay
• Solicits and encourages staff suggestions for process improvements
• Works to promote a team environment and open communication within the work area
• Monitors, clears alerts/alarms, and takes appropriate corrective action when necessary
• Takes and records food temperatures of food being held for service
• Takes corrective action when necessary (regarding food temperatures)
• Ensures recipe compliance, performs, or inputs test trays, patient rounding, communication with CDO, timely execution of tray line, enforces tray standards
• Cash handling as instructed
• Temperature monitoring
• Staff monitoring
• Sanitation monitoring
• Portion control
• Customer service
• Updates daily communication boards with information including counts, product outages, PIC name, etc.
• Monitors cleaning assignments or cleaning assignments lists
• Monitors staff to ensure they are cleaning and sanitizing correctly
• Monitor staff tasks to completion and acts a mentor to staff
• May train staff
• Places maintenance requests for broken equipment to Facilities
• Perform daily tasks in their area of focus as part of a workflow that is separate from Lead Duties
• Read and interpret patient meal tickets
• Read and confirm patient identifiers, recipes, ingredients, labels and dating

Benefits

• New Hires are eligible for a bonus up to $2,500!
• Eligible for shift differential.
• Healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
• An atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees