Food and Nutrition Associate

CareWell Health Medical Center; East Orange (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

CareWell Health Medical Center is seeking a detail-oriented food service team member to perform cashiering, food preparation, and catering for events. The role emphasizes health code compliance, accurate stocking, and customer-friendly service in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Responsibilities include operating cash registers, serving at the hot line, assembling meals, and ensuring safe, clean work areas. Six months of food service and cashiering experience preferred; flexibility for holidays

Qualifications

• Minimum six months of food service and cashiering experience.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic.
• Understanding of health codes and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Set up and close out cash registers; perform cashiering as needed.
• Maintain safe, sanitary, and orderly work/service areas and comply with health codes.
• Cater special events: set up, wait tables, prepare facilities, maintain food presentation.
• Inventory and restock workstations with supplies.
• Prepare items at fry/grill stations; assemble salads, sandwiches, and pizzas; prepare soups and drinks.
• Serve on hot line or deli station; ensure customers are charged accurately.

Skills

Cashiering

Catering

Food service

Inventory management

Sanitation

Tools

Cash register

Job description

Job Summary

Under the direct supervision of food service management, performs basic food service functions, including preparation/serving of food items, stocking of supplies, cashiering and catering special events. Work situations are routine and regularly recurring, requiring an ability to perform basic arithmetic calculations and understand commonly used procedures and work methods. Communication skills are employed to interact with supervisor, co-workers, student trainees and public. Responsible for maintaining County/State/Federal health codes, customer satisfaction and accurate work results that are noticeable by the customer (i.e., food quality, wholesomeness, presentation, merchandising, portion control and maintenance of departmental food standards).

Job Summary

Under the direct supervision of food service management, performs basic food service functions, including preparation/serving of food items, stocking of supplies, cashiering and catering special events. Work situations are routine and regularly recurring, requiring an ability to perform basic arithmetic calculations and understand commonly used procedures and work methods. Communication skills are employed to interact with supervisor, co-workers, student trainees and public. Responsible for maintaining County/State/Federal health codes, customer satisfaction and accurate work results that are noticeable by the customer (i.e., food quality, wholesomeness, presentation, merchandising, portion control and maintenance of departmental food standards).

Essential Functions

• Sets up and closes out cash registers and performs cashiering as needed.
• Keeps work and service area in a safe, sanitary, and orderly manner. Understands and complies with County/State/Federal health codes to ensure the health and safety of the customer.
• Caters special events (sets up, waits table, prepares facilities, maintains food presentation, etc.).
• Inventories and restocks workstations for needed supplies.
• Works or assists at fry station and grill.
• Assemble salads, sandwiches, and pizza. Prepares soups, coffee, and espresso drinks.
• Serves on the hot line or deli station.
• Stays alert to ensure customers are being charged for items taken.
• Cleans preparation and service equipment.
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in a commercial food service operation environment. May require extended hours with little notice. Work pressure and disturbance of workflow can occur daily (i.e., no notification given for large groups of people and employees calling in absent while maintaining all service points/departments, departments requesting catering service with no notification, etc.). May include occasional exposure to noise and temperature fluctuations.

Physical Requirements

Job requires frequent standing and walking. Lifting and carrying materials weighing up to 40 pounds occurs with varying frequency.

Minimum Education/Certifications

None

Minimum Work Experience

Minimum six months of food service and cashiering experience is required.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

Must be willing to work holidays, weekends and provide additional coverage as needed