Snack Prep/Dietary Aide - Healthcare

Thomas Cuisine • Bellevue, WA

25d

About The Position

Thomas Cuisine is hiring a part-time Snack Prep/Dietary Aide for its hospital Food & Nutrition team in Bellevue, Washington. This dual-role position prepares fresh snacks and cold menu items and supports patient meal service, ensuring trays are accurate, safe, and delivered with compassion. The role contributes to patient care through nourishing food and respectful interactions.

The position involves preparing and assembling snacks and cold menu items; following recipes, meal plans, tally sheets, portion guides, and diet orders; and assisting with patient meal tray assembly, delivery, and collection. The aide maintains food safety, sanitation, infection control, and HACCP standards, keeps work areas and equipment clean, and helps receive and store deliveries. The role also requires communication with patients and healthcare and dietary staff, participation in team activities and training, and other duties as assigned.

The work is in a healthcare kitchen environment with exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, and moderate noise. Occasional wet or humid conditions, extreme temperatures, and vibration may occur. The role requires standing for extended periods, lifting trays, and repetitive tasks; reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities.

Thomas Cuisine is a privately held contract food service company founded in 1986. It advocates the healing power of whole foods and prepares scratch-made cuisine fresh each day. The company describes its culture as purposeful and focused on food quality, positive impact, and inclusive belonging.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Food safety, sanitation, and standard foodservice equipment knowledge.
• Ability to accurately follow recipes, meal tickets, and diet orders.
• Strong attention to detail, time management, and multitasking skills.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills, with a compassionate, patient-focused approach.
• Physical ability to stand for long periods and perform tasks such as bending, lifting, and pushing food carts.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• ServSafe® Certification and State Food Handler Card, required or to be obtained within the required timeframe.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check and drug screen.

Nice To Haves

• At least two years of cooking or food preparation experience in a hospital, healthcare, institutional, or restaurant setting is preferred.
• Prior healthcare food service experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and assemble snacks and cold menu items, such as parfaits and smoothies, using tally sheets, recipes, portion guides, and diet orders.
• Follow standardized recipes and prescribed meal plans, observing allergies, dietary restrictions, accuracy, and presentation requirements.
• Assist with assembling, delivering, and collecting patient meal trays in accordance with dietary requirements and hospital safety protocols.
• Assist patients with tray setup as needed; feeding is not part of the role.
• Prepare ingredients by slicing, chopping, mixing, measuring, and plating.
• Follow food safety, sanitation, infection control, and HACCP standards, including labeling, dating, temperature monitoring, and FIFO rotation.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of workstations, food carts, equipment, storage areas, and the dishroom as assigned.
• Assist with receiving and storing deliveries according to established procedures.
• Complete daily and weekly cleaning schedules, checklists, and checkout procedures.
• Communicate professionally with dietary teammates, nurses, supervisors, and department leaders.
• Respond to patient or client concerns within scope and escalate more complex issues to leadership as needed.
• Participate in kitchen huddles, trainings, and in-services.
• Collaborate as part of a fast-paced, high-accountability healthcare team.
• Perform other duties as assigned by department leadership.

Benefits

• Holiday premium pay.
• 401(k) with company match; specific hours worked during the first three months of employment are required to be eligible.
• On-demand pay.
• Referral bonus program.
• Supportive, collaborative work environment.
• Opportunities for growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: High school or GED