Food Service I

Alberta Health Services; Municipality of Crowsnest Pass; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health service provider as a Food Service Worker, where you will support patient care through quality meal service. This role involves preparing and delivering food, ensuring safety standards, and working as part of a dedicated team. Ideal candidates will have strong customer service skills and a commitment to quality. This position offers a supportive work environment and a chance to make a real difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Physically capable of lifting food and equipment up to 46 lbs.
• Experience with inventory management and food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, handle, and package food and beverages.
• Provide patient meal delivery and pickup.
• Adhere to safety and sanitation standards.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Organizational skills

English

Education

Grade 10

Tools

Industrial food service equipment

Job description

Imagine a supportive employer, fantastic work-life balance, and the opportunity to make a difference in your community. With Alberta Health Services (AHS), you can have all of that and more. 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 committed to providing nutritious, healthy, high-quality meal service to patients, residents, staff, visitors, and the community.

This position is 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, you 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 pickup.
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.

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.

Required Qualifications:

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

Additional Required Qualifications:

• Read, write, speak, and understand English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Customer service experience.
• Food service experience.
• Experience in a hospital or long-term care environment.
• Experience with inventory management, including 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.