Food Service Worker

101 Riverside Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health in Newport News, VA is seeking a friendly, efficient Food Service team member to deliver high-quality meal service, accurate cash handling, and prompt customer interactions in a fast-paced retail environment.

You will set up, replenish, and break down service lines, coordinate with kitchen staff to avoid delays, operate the POS cash register, follow food safety guidelines, and maintain cleanliness and accurate portion control.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Allergen awareness and food protection certifications preferred.
• Experience in cash handling and POS systems beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the ability to provide consistent, high quality meal service to all retail customers.
• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to set-up, replenish, and break-down service lines/stations following established Department policies and procedures.
• Assist other team members in completing tasks and serving customers.
• Maintain open line of communication with kitchen team to avoid delays in food service.
• Operate the POS cash register, count register accurately, make bank deposits and follow appropriate cash handling procedures.
• Demonstrate commitment to customer service by placing service to the retail customer at the forefront of every interaction completed throughout the day.
• Demonstrate positive interaction and support of all team members to provide seamless, timely and accurate meal service to the customer.
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic food preparation techniques including receiving, storing, preparation, holding and chilling of food items.
• Possess knowledge of weights and volume measurements.
• Complete prep work including slicing lunch meat, chopping fruits & vegetables, preparing salads and sandwiches, etc.
• Serve in Retail locations demonstrating competence in food presentation, proper portion control, and plating techniques.
• Operate various kitchen equipment.
• Clean and sanitize equipment.
• Maintain overall cleanliness of food preparation, service and customer retail areas.
• Comply with food safety, infection control and sanitation requirements and policies.
• Follow First-in/First Out food storage and label products and report discrepancies.

Skills

Cash handling

Customer service

POS operation

Food safety

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

POS System

Job description

Newport News, Virginia Hiring Range $15.60 - $20.25/Hourly

Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Overview

Performs duties relative to service excellence by demonstrating courteous and prompt service, accuracy in food preparation, line set-up, and presentation. Demonstrates knowledge of cash handling procedures and competence in use of cash register hardware and software. Demonstrates a working knowledge of food service sanitation practices and food safety guidelines. Promotes and maintains a safe work environment for team as well as our customers.

What you will do

• Demonstrate the ability to provide consistent, high quality meal service to all retail customers.


• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to set-up, replenish, and break-down service lines/stations following established Department policies and procedures.


• Assist other team members in completing tasks and serving customers.


• Maintain open line of communication with kitchen team to avoid delays in food service.


• Demonstrate the ability to operate the POS cash register, count register accurately, make bank deposits and follow appropriate cash handling procedures.


• Demonstrate commitment to customer service by placing service to the retail customer at the forefront of every interaction completed throughout the day.


• Demonstrate positive interaction and support of all team members to provide seamless, timely and accurate meal service to the customer.


• Demonstrate the knowledge of basic food preparation techniques including receiving, storing, preparation, holding and chilling of food items.


• Possess knowledge of weights and volume measurements.


• Demonstrate the competence to complete prep work including, but not limited to slicing lunch meat, chopping fruits & vegetables, preparing salads and sandwiches, short order grill cook, specialty pizza prep, handcrafted specialty coffee/tea hot and cold beverages, etc.


• Serve in Retail locations demonstrating competence in food presentation, proper portion control, and plating techniques.


• Demonstrate the ability to operate various kitchen equipment.


• Demonstrate the competency to properly clean and sanitize equipment.


• Maintain overall cleanliness of food preparation, service and customer retail areas.


• Maintain a working knowledge of food safety, infection control and sanitation regulatory compliance requirements and Food & Nutrition Services policies & procedures and consistently comply with temperature, quality, sanitation & storage at all key steps in the process.


• Follow First-in/First Out food storage and labels and date all products according to Food & Nutrition Service policy and alerts management of any discrepancies to the norm.

Education

High School Diploma or GED (Required)

Experience

1 year Food Service experience in retail and/or food preparation (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• Allergen Awareness Certification within 180Days(Required)


• Food Handlers Card or Food Protection Manager within 30Days (Required)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.

By joining our team, you can make a difference in people's lives. Our mission is to care for others as we would care for those we love. We extend that sense of caring to every patient, resident and customer, as well as to each member of our team. We offer care at all stages of life, in hundreds of locations, giving you room to grow your career, along with great benefits and perks. At Riverside Health, your trust and safety are our top priorities.

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