Food Service Assistant

Coffee Regional Medical Center; Douglas (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, GA is seeking a dedicated Food Service Assistant to prepare nutritious, safe meals and support daily kitchen operations. You will follow district standards and assist with production, labeling, and inventory tasks while ensuring accuracy and quality in service.

Ideal candidates possess a high school diploma or GED, strong English skills, and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Reads and understands English.
• Think critically and analytically with minimal supervision.
• Work well under stress and communicate goals clearly.
• Process information and prioritize tasks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Independent, self-directed work habits.
• Willingness to learn, adapt and change as required.
• Maintain confidentiality of materials and information.
• Move, reach, bend and perform light lifting.
• Follow OSHA guidelines and maintain attendance.

Responsibilities

• Use recipes to prepare entrees, vegetables, sandwiches and other items.
• Coordinate daily with the Director on production and quality targets.
• Maintain accurate daily production records.
• Operate cash register during serving periods as needed.
• Record quantities used, produced amounts and meal counts.
• Serve correct portions and maintain portion control.
• Keep work areas clean and restock throughout the day.
• Label, date and rotate products in storage areas.
• Assist in inventory counts of food and supplies.
• Assist in cooking for special events when required.
• Attend training and meetings with Food Service leadership.
• Support cross-training of staff; follow safety and sanitation guidelines.

Skills

English literacy

Critical thinking

Conflict management

Prioritization

Verbal & written comm

Independent work

Adaptability

Confidentiality

OSHA guidelines

Attendance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Cash register

Job description

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Food Service Assistant

Full Time Douglas, Douglas, GA, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 3225

Coffee Regional Medical CenterFood Service Assistant

POSITION SUMMARY

• The food service assistant ensures that food is prepared in a manner, which is nutritious, safe, properly flavored and in compliance with District, USDA, and accrediting agency standards for quality.

OVERVIEW

• The evaluation is to assure individual performance, departmental goals and organizational goals are aligned. It is designed to support communication between the manager and the employee. Employee perception of their own performance is very important. To maximize the benefit of this process, both the manager and the employee participate in the evaluation process.

QUALIFICATIONS

A.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Reads and understands the English language.
• Ability to think critically and analytically with little or no supervision
• Ability to work effectively in situations of high stress and conflict and communicate goals and outcomes.
• Ability to process information and prioritize
• Possesses exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Possesses independent work habits, is self-reliant and self-directed
• Ability to learn, adapt, and change as required by the job functions
• Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality of material and information accessed and reviewed
• Ability to move freely, reach, bend, and complete light lifting
• Ability to use good body mechanics while performing daily job functions and ability to follow specific OSHA guidelines
• Ability to maintain attendance to meet standard job practices

B.Education

• High school diploma or GED required.

C.Licensure

D.Experience

E.Interpersonal skills

G.Essential physical requirements

• Medium: Exert 20 – 50 lb. of force occasionally and/or up to 15 lb. of force frequently - 50-74%
• Heavy: Exert 50 – 100 lb. of force occasionally and/or up to 30 lb. of force frequently - 1-24%

I.Essential sensory requirements

J.Other

• Working knowledge of food handling, preparation, production, standard kitchen equipment, food safety and sanitation.
• Ability to understand recipes, production sheets, and inventories.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other associates of the facility.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Possesses necessary skills to effectively operate cash register or cash-handling computer system.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uncomplicated written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

A.Exposure to hazards (body fluid exposure level)

B.Age of Patient Populations Served

• Infants 30 days - 1 year
• Children 1 - 12 years
• Adolescents 13 - 18 years
• Adults 19 - 70 years
• Geriatrics - 70+ years

JOB SPECIFIC DUTIES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Below are those tasks, duties, and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the position’s purpose and objectives. These are critical or fundamental to the performance of the position. They are the major functions for which the person in the position is held accountable. Following are the essential functions of the position, along with the corresponding performance standards.

• Using recipes: cooks and prepares various entrees, vegetables, sandwiches, and other menu items.
• Communicates and coordinates daily with Director on strategies to accomplish production and maintain quality standards.
• Assists Director in maintaining accurate daily production records.
• May operate cash register/point of sale devise during serving periods as needed.
• Collects, records, and reports quantities used, amounts produced, amounts left over and meal counts accurately.
• Offers and serves correct portions
• Cleans and restocks work area throughout the day. Maintains standards for sanitation and cleanliness by following standards for “clean as you go” and scheduled routine cleaning. Cleaning duties may include, but are not limited to: equipment, utensils, serving area, dining area, floors, walls, baseboards, and storage areas.
• Assists in proper labeling, dating, and rotation of product in dry storage, coolers and freezers.
• Assists in maintaining organized storage of dry goods, refrigerated and frozen products.
• Assists Director in accurate counting of food and supplies for inventories.
• Assists in the cooking, preparation and service of food for special events when required.
• Attends training and development classes and work site meetings as required by the Food Service Director, the Director of Nutrition Services, and the District Administrators.
• Assists in the cross training of employees as required by Food Service Director, Director of Nutrition Services or school administration.
• Follows safety and sanitation guidelines