Associate- Retail Food Services

North Mississippi Medical Center, Inc

United States

On-site

USD 21,000 - 31,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a Retail Food Services Associate to support timely, safe, quality food service for customers, including preparation, serving, and stocking. You will engage with customers, manage the register when required, and maintain cleanliness across food service areas.

The role requires strong communication, math, and teamwork, with a focus on following food safety standards and HACCP procedures to ensure compliance and quality in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

Understand and follow written and verbal instructions including recipes and menus.
Demonstrate effective communication and math skills for transactions.
Maintain confidentiality and teamwork in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

Provide timely, safe, quality food service to customers.
Prepare, plate, serve, and stock food and maintain cleanliness.
Handle cash register transactions and balance drawer as assigned.
Follow food safety procedures and HACCP programs.

Skills

Written and verbal instructions

Effective communication

Mathematical skills

Interpersonal skills

Cash register proficiency

Teamwork

Food safety awareness

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Tools

POS system

Job description

We believe a career is more than just a career - it's a calling. Our teammates' \"True North\" is what calls them to health care; it's their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.

Department: 10008010 Food and Nutrition Hospital

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Job Description

The Retail Food Services Associate at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for supporting the provision of timely, safe, quality food service for customers, including food preparation, serving, and area stocking and sanitation. This role requires strong communication skills to engage effectively and positively within the department and with external customers. The Retail Food Services associate also utilizes strong organizational skills to complete documentation, register management, and other operational activities with efficient use of time and resources while ensuring a safe, compliant, and quality food service experience.

Job Functions

Ensures timely, safe food service to customers: preparation, plating and serving of food.
Remains responsible for following their assigned areas' daily menu, recipes, service standards, and procedures.
Efficiently follows proper portion controls and leftover food techniques provided by supervisor.
Greets customers and manages transactions accurately when assigned to cash register.
Secures cash register drawer prior to leaving station unattended.
Remains responsible for maintaining, cleaning and stocking all food service areas.
Maintains the physical area efficiently and effectively including: cleaning and sanitation of all assigned areas, sanitation of food service equipment, delivery of soiled dishes to dish room, scraping and spraying excess food debris from soiled dishes.
Uses food and supplies wisely.
Follows proper food safety procedures.
Actively participates in HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) program.
Cleans & sanitizes all areas to meet the State Board of Health Standards.
Assists in the keeping of assigned HACCP monitors.
Maintains food service documentation as assigned by supervisor.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Must be able to understand and follow written and verbal instructions including recipes, menus, chemical mixtures, and follow those instructions as given.
Must possess effective written and verbal communication
Must possess mathematical skills and problem solving abilitiesMust possess interpersonal skills
Must be knowledgeable in point of sale and cash registers
Must exhibit a high level of initiative, accuracy, diplomacy and self-direction
Must be able to work well within a team oriented structure and to work alone when required
Must follow the departments grooming, hand washing and food safety standards
Must prioritize workflow and efficiently complete multiple tasks
Must seek to improve services and products, ask for customer feedback
Must support and participate in quality process improvement activities
Must be able to maintain confidentiality
Must have daily interaction with patients, families, clinical staff, physicians, other support staff, and visitors
Must interact with all internal and external customers to provide high quality customer service
Must be courteous and professional
Must maintain a high level of adherence to the Hospital's mission statement and Behavioral Standards

Physical Demands

A thorough completion of this section is needed for compliance with legal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.