Food Service Associate Lead

HCA Healthcare; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a caring and dedicated team as a Food Service Associate Lead at a prominent healthcare facility. In this role, you will supervise food service operations, ensuring high-quality service for patients and visitors. Your responsibilities will include overseeing cafeteria associates, assisting with meal preparation, and ensuring compliance with health regulations. This position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in the community while enjoying comprehensive benefits and a supportive work environment. If you are passionate about food service and patient care, we encourage you to apply and unlock your potential with us!

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) Plan with match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Education assistance

Time Away From Work Program

Employee Health Assistance Fund

Qualifications

• 2+ years of food service production experience.
• 1+ year in healthcare related food production.

Responsibilities

• Supervise cafeteria associates ensuring customer service and sanitation.
• Assist with food preparation and delivery for special functions.

Skills

Food Service Production

Customer Service

Cash Handling

Sanitation Procedures

Education

High School Graduate or GED Equivalent

Tools

ServSafe Food Handler Permit

Job description

Description

Introduction

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Food Service Associate Lead today with St. Davids South Austin Medical Center.

Benefits

St. Davids South Austin Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
  

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a(an) Food Service Associate Lead. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated 13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As the Lead Food Service Associate, you will assist in supervising and coordinating the activities of the Food and Nutrition Services department to ensure we provide our patients, visitors and colleagues with high quality food service. You may assist in any area of the Food Service Department including on the tray line, as a host/hostess, \working with patient meals, in the kitchen or in the dish room.

• You will supervise the cafeteria associates to ensure good customer service, a sanitary environment and that department policies and procedures are followed
• Your duties may include running cash register, assisting customers, and cash handling
• You will assist with the preparation and delivery of special functions as needed by the chef
• You will ensure patient diets are followed by monitoring the production team and tray line
• You will provide service recovery and communicate escalated needs to manager
• You will monitor porters and ensure proper State and Federal Regulations procedures are followed

What qualifications you will need:

Experience

• 2 years of previous experience in food service production
• 1 year of previous experience healthcare related food production

Education

• High School Graduate or GED Equivalent

Licensees and Certifications

• Current ServSafe Food Handler Permit, Travis/Williamson County Health Department Food Handler Card or State Food Safety permit within 7 days of hire

St. Davids South Austin Medical Center, which is part of St. Davids HealthCare. We are a 368-bed acute care facility offering a range of complex specialties and sub-specialties. Our services include a nationally accredited oncology program with the areas only adult Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program; advanced trauma care with a Level II trauma center; comprehensive cardiac, stroke and orthopedic programs; full-service maternity and newborn care; and two full-service emergency centers in the communities of Bee Cave and Bastrop. St. Davids South Austin Medical Center is affiliated with the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery. We offer advanced robotic services for orthopedics, open heart and lung surgery, complex GI surgery, surgical oncology, general surgery, colorectal surgery, and urology. It was one of the first hospitals in Central Texas to combine the use of CT imaging and robotics to detect early stage lung cancer.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patients family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Food Service Associate Lead opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.