FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATE - FULL TIME - DAY

JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility is seeking a Food Service Associate to join their team. This role involves maintaining compliance with dietary prescriptions, preparing and serving food, and ensuring a clean and safe kitchen environment. Ideal candidates should have a high school diploma and strong communication skills. This full-time position offers competitive pay and the opportunity to make a positive impact on patient care.

Qualifications

• Ability to juggle tasks and meet deadlines.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Maintains compliance with diet prescriptions.
• Operates register as assigned.
• Cleans and sanitizes all equipment.
• Completes and maintains proper documentation.
• Prepares and serves food according to guidelines.

Skills

Ability to juggle tasks

Good communication skills

Customer service skills

Adaptability

Teamwork

Focus on patient care

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Food Service Associate – Full Time – Day

Location: RIVERVIEW MEDICAL CENTER, Borough of Red Bank, New Jersey

Requisition #2025-171814
Shift: Day
Status: Full Time with Benefits

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better – advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Compensation

Starting at $17.32 Hourly

Responsibilities

• Maintains compliance with the diet prescription and obtaining preferences within that diet.
• Operates register, when assigned, according to established procedures. This includes all correct close out and deposit steps as well as the completion of the over‑ring error slips.
• Cleans and sanitizes all equipment – cooking equipment, work stations, refrigerators, and food warmers.
• Performs routine sanitation assignments such as sweeping, mopping, garbage removals and completion of the daily checklist.
• Completes and maintains proper documentation of the following: dishmachine temperatures, chemical logs, food temperatures, late tray logs and pantry supply sheet for dry and cold items delivered.
• Posts menu board and signage as assigned.
• Prepares and serves food accurately following menu and portion guides. Completes pre‑portioning of desserts and other foods as assigned.
• Stocks station with food, supplies and other needed items.
• Inspects china for cleanliness and chippings.
• Delivers/pick up of food trucks according to schedule and delivers Child Care meals as assigned.
• Adheres to proper food handling methods as required by local, State and federal regulations.
• Follows all HACCP, Aide & HIPAA guidelines including proper hand washing, personal hygiene, food production, storage, labeling and dating, recording accurate temperatures on a timely basis, and cleaning and sanitation.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications – Required

• Ability to juggle tasks and meet deadlines.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs.
• Strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers.
• Exceptional focus on teamwork.
• Dedication to ongoing education.
• Ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus.

Qualifications – Preferred

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Some experience in food service.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.