Food Service Worker, Alaska Psychiatric Institute ($18/HR - Anchorage, AK)

NANA; Anchorage (AK); On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Food Service Worker to join their team at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute. This role involves a variety of tasks including food preparation, serving, and maintaining cleanliness in a commercial kitchen environment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of food service sanitation methods and will be responsible for ensuring a safe and hygienic dining experience for patients. If you are passionate about food service and enjoy working in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a team that values safety, integrity, and respect for all individuals.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required, with food handling certification needed.
• Knowledge of food service sanitation methods is essential.

Responsibilities

• Serve food and maintain cleanliness in the dining area.
• Restock food items and assist with cleaning projects.
• Communicate food quality issues to cooks.

Skills

Food Service Sanitation

Communication Skills

Food Preparation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Cleaning Equipment

Job description

Food Service Worker, Alaska Psychiatric Institute ($18/HR - Anchorage, AK)

NANA Regional Corporation | Anchorage, AK 99501

The Food Service Worker position performs a variety of cleaning, maintenance, food preparation, stocking, and serving duties in a commercial kitchen, storeroom, dining, or serving area. This position will support the Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API) in Anchorage, AK.

Responsibilities

1. Serve patients with food item selection on the tray line.
2. Communicate any problems to the cooks regarding the quality or quantity of food being served.
3. Maintain cleanliness on the line during service.
4. Restock cold food items such as salads, desserts, and fruit.
5. Maintain cleanliness of the cafeteria.
6. Stock storage areas with various products.
7. Responsible for stock rotation.
8. Wash objects by hand or with cleaning equipment.
9. Clean dishes, utensils, pots, pans, etc., and place them in assigned areas in an organized and orderly manner.
10. Remove garbage from assigned areas, set up or break down tables, snack bars, display cases, serving lines, etc.
11. Assist with various periodic and scheduled cleaning projects.
12. Assist patients and hospital staff as requested with general information, inquiries, etc.
13. May assist other employees in the food service areas or cooks as needed.
14. Maintain a variety of products at certain levels in preparation, serving, or storage areas, including service machines.
15. Regularly unload freight and produce to and from designated storage areas, such as racks and shelves, coolers, and freezers.
16. Adhere to all sanitation regulations set by Federal, State, and local municipalities.

Qualifications

1. High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
2. Municipality of Anchorage Food Handlers' Card or ServSafe contingent upon 30 days.
3. Knowledge of proper food service sanitation methods and equipment.
4. Contract requires employees to speak, understand, read, and write English.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Weather: Indoors, environmentally controlled.

Noise level: The noise level in the work environment is usually mild.

Description of environment: This is an industrial kitchen located in a health care setting.

Physical requirements: Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, stoop, kneel, talk/hear, see, taste/smell, and carry weight/lift. Infrequently required to sit, crouch, or crawl. Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50lbs.

NMS Core Values

1. Safety guides our behavior.
2. Honesty and integrity govern our activities.
3. Commitments made will be fulfilled.
4. All individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
5. The environment will be protected and sustained.

Equal Opportunity Employer: NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal employment opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), age, disability, genetic information, veteran protected status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. NANA grants employment preference to shareholders of NANA, their spouses, and descendants to the extent allowed by law.

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Default: Location: US-AK-Anchorage

Job ID: 2024-14423

NMS Division: NMS FFM

Work Type: On-Site

Work Location: Anchorage

NMS is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, veteran protected status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.