Dietary Aide

Jobtailor; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is hiring for a hospital dietary support role focused on dishwashing, tray assembly, and patient meal support. You will maintain dishwashing areas, sanitize equipment, and assist with tray preparation and delivery to ensure meals meet dietary restrictions and recipes.

The role requires ANSI Accredited Food Handler Training and the ability to work 4:00 pm–8:00 pm shifts, plus rotating weekends and holidays, contributing to a clean and compliant food service environment.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to operate dishwashing equipment and maintain sanitization standards.
• Follows recipes, par levels, meal tickets, and patient diet restrictions.
• Maintains excellent hand hygiene throughout the shift.
• Able to work evenings (4:00 pm–8:00 pm).
• Able to work every other weekend and rotating holidays.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the dish room daily: set up, operate, disassemble, load and unload dish machines and sink.
• Wash pots, pans, utensils, dishes, and food-contact items.
• Remove garbage from the dish room and manage waste.
• Complete daily/weekly cleaning tasks: mop floors, sanitize equipment.
• Assemble patient meal trays accurately and on time per tickets and diet restrictions.
• Deliver and retrieve patient food carts and trays; sanitize tray carts.
• Set up workstations with required supplies and food items.
• Return clean utensils to proper storage and manage stock rotation.

Skills

Dish Machine Operation

Food Rotation Policies

Sanitization Procedures

Excellent Hand Hygiene

Evening Shifts Availability

Education

ANSI Accredited Food Handler Training

Tools

Three-Compartment Sink

Dishwashing Equipment

Job description

• Maintain the dish room daily, including setting up, operating, disassembling, loading, and unloading dish machines and the three-compartment sink
• Wash pots, pans, utensils, dishes, and food-contact items
• Remove garbage from the dish room
• Complete daily and weekly cleaning tasks, including mopping floors and cleaning food service equipment
• Assemble patient meal trays accurately, safely, and on time according to meal tickets and diet restrictions
• Prepare patient food items according to recipes and assigned par levels
• Deliver and retrieve patient food carts and trays from designated areas
• Clean and sanitize patient tray carts
• Set up workstations with required supplies and food items
• Follow food rotation policies and maintain proper hand hygiene
• Return clean utensils and patient service ware to proper storage
• Collect and return dirty dishes and carts to the kitchen
• Place utensils, napkins, and condiments on trays
• Assist with or direct scheduled cleaning duties
• Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor

Requirements

• ANSI Accredited Food Handler Training within 30 days of employment
• Ability to follow recipes, assigned par levels, meal tickets, and patient diet restrictions
• Ability to maintain excellent hand hygiene throughout the shift
• Ability to clean and sanitize dishwashing areas, equipment, utensils, pots, pans, and patient tray carts
• Ability to work evening shifts from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
• Ability to work every other weekend
• Ability to work rotating holidays

Demonstrates expertise in food handling, sanitation, and patient meal preparation while adhering to dietary restrictions and safety protocols. Capable of maintaining cleanliness in food service areas and effectively managing dishwashing tasks.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• ANSI Accredited Food Handler Training
• Food Preparation According To Recipes
• Cleaning And Sanitizing Equipment
• Excellent Hand Hygiene
• Ability To Work Evening Shifts

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Dish Machine Operation
• Food Service Equipment Cleaning
• Patient Meal Tray Assembly
• Food Rotation Policies
• Sanitization Procedures

Soft Skills

• Attention To Detail
• Time Management
• Team Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• ANSI Accredited Food Handler Training

Industry Keywords

• Patient Diet Restrictions
• Food Contact Items
• Meal Tickets
• Cleaning Duties

Tools & Technologies

• Three-Compartment Sink
• Dishwashing Equipment