Food Service Worker

Lifespan; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 21,787 - 31,030; Part time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Rhode Island is seeking a Food Service Assistant to perform routine food service tasks under supervision. Responsibilities include food preparation, operating kitchen equipment, and maintaining cleanliness in food service areas. The ideal candidate will have customer service experience and a high school diploma, with food safety certification preferred. This position requires physical stamina and the ability to read instructions. The pay range is $19.17 per hour, working 5 shifts a week including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• At least one year previous food service or customer service experience is required.
• Food Safety Manager or Serv-Safe certification highly desirable.
• Moderately heavy lifting (20-40 lbs), prolonged standing, walking necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation and serving of food items.
• Operate food service equipment like slicers, mixers, and dish machines.
• Transport food and supplies and clean assigned areas.

Skills

Ability to read English

Customer service experience

Food Safety certification

Education

High school degree or equivalent

Job description

SUMMARY

Perform routine food service tasks and manual work under the immediate supervision in a food production and/or patient services area; operate dish machines, meat slicer; deliver and retrieve patient meal trays from bedside, and deliver supplies to patient units; wash, clean, and mop food service areas as assigned.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done.

Core Success Factors

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the preparation of foods such as meats, vegetables, baked goods, and desserts; prepare foods to include beverages, salads, dressings, sandwiches, and cold plates.
• Operate food service equipment to include: slicers, mixers, vertical cutters, choppers, Robot Coupe, blender, dish machine, and other vegetable, bakery, cleaning, and meat processing equipment.
• Transport food or supplies to areas, transport carts/trucks to designated areas, passes meals trays to patients following proper procedure, assembles and replenishes food, supplies, and equipment as required, ensure proper temperature of food in steam tables, refrigerators, and cold tables; reads orders and serves proper portions, remove, cover, wrap, label, date, store, rotate and discard food and condiments per policy and as directed. Clean assigned areas following proper sanitary procedures; sweep and mop floors in assigned areas or as needed.
• Clean soiled dishes; sort refuse into garbage containers or compost totes; load soiled dishes on conveyor, racks and carts.
• Set up and operate dish machine to clean dishes, trays, silverware, mugs, bowls, pots, pans, and utensils and equipment; remove all labels and stickers prior to washing; inspect cleaned items for quality of operations.
• Maintain sufficient stock and supplies for proper performance of duties in assigned area; unload incoming supplies and equipment; stock supplies and equipment in accordance with prescribed procedure.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• BASIC KNOWLEDGE: Ability to read English and follow oral or written instructions.
• EXPERIENCE: At least one year previous food service or customer service experience is required.
• EXPERIENCE: High school degree or equivalent preferred.
• EXPERIENCE: Food Safety Manager or Serv-Safe certification highly desirable.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL: Moderately heavy lifting (20-40 lbs) is involved in this position, prolonged standing, walking, or constant physical movements on a routine basis. Speech, sight, and hearing to effectively communicate by varied means including, but not limited to printed tickets, phone, in person, and fax.

Pay Range: $19.17-$19.17

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location: Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type: 5 shifts a week, 3:45p-7:45p, including weekends and holidays

Work Shift: Day

Driving Required: No

Union: International Brotherhood Teamsters