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

Nana Management Services, LLC; Alaska; On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Food Service Worker to join their team in a commercial kitchen environment. This role involves a variety of tasks including food preparation, serving, and maintaining cleanliness in a healthcare setting. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of food service sanitation methods and possess excellent communication skills. Join a supportive team that values safety, integrity, and respect for all individuals. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the well-being of patients while working in a dynamic kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of proper food service sanitation methods and equipment.
• Must speak, understand, read, and write English.

Responsibilities

• Serve food and maintain cleanliness in the kitchen and dining areas.
• Assist with food preparation and stock rotation.
• Communicate any issues with food quality to cooks.

Skills

Food Service Sanitation Methods

Communication Skills

Customer Service

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

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

• Serve patients with food item selection on the tray line.
• Communicates any problems to the cooks with the quality or quantity of food being served.
• Maintains cleanliness on the line during service.
• Restocks cold food items such as salads, desserts, and fruit.
• Maintain cleanliness of the cafeteria.
• Stocks storage areas with various products.
• Responsible for stock rotation.
• Washes objects by hand or with cleaning equipment.
• Cleans dishes, utensils, pots, pans, etc., and places in assigned areas in an organized and orderly manner.
• Removes garbage from assigned areas, sets up or breaks down tables, snack bars, display cases, serving lines, etc.
• Assists with various periodic and scheduled cleaning projects.
• Assists patients and hospital staff as requested with general information, inquiries, etc.
• May assist other employees in the food service areas or cooks to help out as needed.
• Maintains a variety of products at certain levels in preparation, serving, or storage areas including service machines.
• Regularly unloads freight and produce to and from designated storage areas, such as racks, shelves, coolers, and freezers.
• Adheres to all sanitation regulations set by Federal, State, and local municipalities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Municipality of Anchorage Food Handlers’ Card or ServSafe contingent upon 30 days.
• Knowledge of proper food service sanitation methods and equipment.
• 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.

Competencies

NMS Core Values

Safety guides our behavior.

Honesty and integrity govern our activities.

Commitments made will be fulfilled.

All individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

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 : Location US-AK-Anchorage

Job ID 2025-16841

NMS Division NMS FFM

Work Type On-Site

Work Location Anchorage