Kitchen and Cafeteria Helper

Appalachian Regional Healthcare•Hazard, KY

13d

About The Position

The Kitchen & Cafeteria Worker performs duties related to operating the dishwashing machine, transporting dishes, preparing food items, serving patient meals, assisting cafeteria customers, and cleaning preparation and service areas. The role helps maintain a clean and safe kitchen and cafeteria while supporting food preparation, patient tray service, cafeteria operations, and catered meals.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Adept at problem-solving and decision-making.

Nice To Haves

Up to 1 year of experience.

Responsibilities

Assist in all phases of food preparation as directed while maintaining a clean and safe kitchen and cafeteria area.
Assist in preparing, serving, and transporting patient trays, snacks, or supplements.
Retrieve patient trays and wash and store them as necessary.
Arrange and stock food items on the cafeteria counter and serve cafeteria customers.
Check food temperatures on cafeteria steam tables.
Refill or restock condiments and other items as needed.
Take temperatures of refrigerators, freezers, and food before meals are served.
Clean the preparation area and equipment.
Operate the cash register, collect cafeteria customer payments, and record cash after each snack and meal period.
Assist with the preparation, serving, and cleanup of catered meals.
Assist with vending machine operations as needed.
Clean dishes and other meal-serving utensils, including scraping, racking, and hand-washing dishes, trays, and silverware.
Assist on the trayveyor line during patient tray service periods.
Assist with storing staple goods or other supplies as needed.
Dispose of garbage accumulated during the assigned shift and clean garbage cans and the surrounding area.
Clean pots and pans as assigned.
Perform other related duties as assigned.