Food Service Assistant

Henry Ford Health; Wyandotte (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital is seeking a Food Service Assistant to ensure nutritious meals for patients, staff, and visitors. You will provide timely, accurate, and courteous meal service, supporting dietary needs and daily operations in a hospital setting.

The role emphasizes serving with care, handling cashier duties, and maintaining sanitation standards while contributing to a welcoming, patient-centered food service team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals to patients, employees, and visitors with accuracy and care.
• Perform cashier duties, ensuring efficient and friendly customer service.
• Assist in diet office tasks, supporting dietary needs and meal planning.
• Manage inventory and supplies to maintain operational readiness.
• Handle dish room duties, ensuring cleanliness and sanitation standards are met.
• Complete other assigned tasks to support the food service team.

Job description

Job Title: Food Service Assistant

About the Department: Rooted in the Downriver community since 1926, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital blends small-town connection with the resources of a large health system. Located on the Detroit River, our team enjoys easy access to riverfront parks, marinas, and waterfront dining, all just minutes from the hospital. With a rich history and a commitment to exceptional care, we provide a supportive environment where you can grow your career while making a meaningful impact on the lives of our patients, employees, and visitors.

Role Overview: As a Food Service Assistant, you play a vital role in ensuring the nutritional needs and satisfaction of our patients, employees, and visitors. Your work directly supports the health and well-being of our community by providing timely, accurate, and courteous meal service. This role is essential in maintaining the high standards of care and hospitality that define Henry Ford Health.

Why Henry Ford Health: At Henry Ford Health, we are relentless advocates for exceptional care for our patients, communities, and each other. We come to do meaningful work and grow our careers, and we stay for the connection, support, and shared pride in making the impossible, possible.

What You Will Do

• Prepare and serve meals to patients, employees, and visitors with accuracy and care.
• Perform cashier duties, ensuring efficient and friendly customer service.
• Assist in diet office tasks, supporting dietary needs and meal planning.
• Manage inventory and supplies to maintain operational readiness.
• Handle dish room duties, ensuring cleanliness and sanitation standards are met.
• Complete other assigned tasks to support the food service team.

What We Offer

Join a team where you can grow your career through collaboration, mission-driven work, and continuous learning opportunities. Be part of a supportive environment that values your contributions and encourages professional development.

Company Description

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or six (6) months to one (1) year of previous work experience in a food service or cash handling setting.
• Ability to read, write, speak English, and follow oral and written instructions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Personal computer and data entry skills.