Salad Aide

Trinity Health•Springfield, MA

10d•$17 - $21

About The Position

Come join the Food & Nutrition team at Mercy Medical Center, part of Trinity Health Of New England! We are a member of the nationwide Trinity Health family, bringing compassionate care to our communities. Position Purpose: Prepares and make salads, sandwiches, and other cold food items for patient feeding, special functions, and to supplement cafeteria needs. Portions dessert items for patient feeding. Maintains all work areas and related storage areas in a safe, sanitary condition. What you will do: Prepares salads, sandwiches, and other cold food side items for patient feeding using approved recipes and procedures including modified diet recipes. Assists in the preparation of cafeteria salad type items as required. Prepares special function salad and other cold food items including meat, cheese, and fruit platters. Assures that all products prepared in the salad area meet quality standards. Maintains productivity to assure that food service needs are met. Cleans and preps all produce items for use in salad area, cafeteria, and Café 299. Prepares sliced meats and salad mixes for Cafeteria, Café 299, and patient feeding. Delivers meal trays to patient rooms. Maintains salad area and related storage areas including salad walk-in refrigerator in a safe, sanitary condition. Follows safe food handling procedures to assure food wholesomeness at all times. Working Conditions: Requires prolonged standing, walking, or other constant physical movements. Requires frequent lifting of items weighing up to 50 lbs. Requires working with knives and automatic slicing and chopping machines. Requires going in and out of walk-in refrigerators frequently. Minimum Qualifications: Ability to read and follow directions. Requires a minimum of six months but less than one year of experience on this or related jobs. Position Highlights and Benefits: Per Diem – Day Shift Our Mission and Core Values Career growth and advancement potential Award-winning Patient Access Department Pay Range: $16.50 - $20.95 hr. Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location. We are a group of primary care providers, specialists and surgeons serving patients in Connecticut and western Massachusetts. Part of Trinity Health Of New England, we offer primary care, specialty care, surgery, urgent care, rehabilitation, and imaging and lab services for thousands of patients every year. Ministry/Facility Information Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated health care delivery system that is comprised of world-class providers and facilities dedicated to full spectrum preventative, acute, and post-acute care. We aim to deliver top level care to increase our community's overall health at lower costs. While we serve nearly 3 million people, we are proud to be a part of a national system that focuses on putting our patients first and having the best colleagues to do so. Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.

Requirements

Ability to read and follow directions.
Requires a minimum of six months but less than one year of experience on this or related jobs.

Responsibilities

Prepares salads, sandwiches, and other cold food side items for patient feeding using approved recipes and procedures including modified diet recipes.
Assists in the preparation of cafeteria salad type items as required.
Prepares special function salad and other cold food items including meat, cheese, and fruit platters.
Assures that all products prepared in the salad area meet quality standards.
Maintains productivity to assure that food service needs are met.
Cleans and preps all produce items for use in salad area, cafeteria, and Café 299.
Prepares sliced meats and salad mixes for Cafeteria, Café 299, and patient feeding.
Delivers meal trays to patient rooms.
Maintains salad area and related storage areas including salad walk-in refrigerator in a safe, sanitary condition.
Follows safe food handling procedures to assure food wholesomeness at all times.