Food Service I

Alberta Health Services; Lethbridge; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Food Service Worker to join their Nutrition Food Service team. In this role, you will play a vital part in delivering high-quality meal services to patients and residents, ensuring their nutritional needs are met with care and efficiency. Your responsibilities will include food preparation, tray assembly, and meal delivery, all while adhering to safety and sanitation standards. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and are passionate about customer service, this opportunity offers a chance to make a real difference in healthcare while working alongside a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Physically capable of lifting food and supplies up to 46lbs.
• Must be able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lbs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, handle, and package food and beverages.
• Provide patient meal delivery and pick up.
• Safely operate and clean food service equipment.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Organizational Skills

Basic Math Functions

Effective Communication

Education

Completion of Grade 10

Tools

Industrial Food Service Equipment

Job description

Your Opportunity:

As a Food Service Worker you have the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient and resident focused health care as a dedicated member of the Nutrition Food Service (NFS) team. NFS is a provincial service that is committed to providing nutritious, healthy, high quality meal service to patients, residents, staff, visitors and the community. This position will be accountable for performing a variety of tasks to ensure a quality patient, resident and customer experience. Under the general supervision of a Food Services Supervisor, they will use strong customer service, teamwork and organizational skills to:

1. Prepare, handle, portion and package food and beverages.
2. Assemble trays in the kitchen.
3. Provide patient meal delivery and pick up.
4. Safely operate and clean industrial food service equipment.
5. Adhere to safety, sanitation, and food preparation standards in accordance with AHS policies and guidelines.
6. Complete other food service duties as assigned.

The successful candidate will be able to:

1. Work in a fast-paced environment with speed and accuracy.
2. Work under pressure in high stress situations.
3. Communicate effectively in English with patients, co-workers, and other hospital departments.
4. Work as an effective, professional team member.
5. Demonstrate a patient first approach as outlined in the AHS Foundational Strategies.
6. Perform basic math functions to measure out food portions.

Description:

As a Food Service I, you will be responsible for performing a variety of routine tasks associated with basic food preparation in accordance with AHS standards and procedures. Your typical duties may include packaging and portioning food items, preparing food according to set guidelines and menus, serving meals to patients and customers and cleaning and sanitizing equipment, dishes, tables and serving areas.

Acute Care Alberta: Primary Care Alberta: Recovery Alberta: Classification: Food Service I Union: AUPE GSS Unit and Program: Patient Food Services Primary Location: Chinook Regional Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 08-APR-2025 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 05-MAY-2025 Temporary End Date: 17-MAY-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 60 Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $18.36 Maximum Salary: $20.02 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent. Physically capable to lift food, supplies and equipment up to 46lbs and must be able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lbs. This position requires you to walk and stand on your feet for the duration of your shift.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Must be available to work regularly scheduled shifts, with start times as early as 5:45am, and ending shift times as late as 4:30pm.

Preferred Qualifications:

A minimum of 3 years of customer service or food service experience. Experience in a hospital or continuing care environment. Experience with inventory management; receiving deliveries, managing expiry dates and minimizing waste while utilizing “First in- First Out” procedures. Experience with Industrial Food Service Equipment. Food Safe Certificate or equivalent. WHMIS training.