Food Service Worker - Room Service

MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated Food Service Worker to join their Room Service team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to learn basic culinary skills while providing excellent service to patients and visitors. You will be responsible for serving food, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring a safe environment. With rotating shifts and weekends, this position is perfect for those looking to enter the culinary field. Enjoy a range of benefits, including paid medical coverage and a supportive work environment focused on employee wellness and development.

Benefits

Paid employee medical benefits

Group Dental and Vision coverage

Paid time off (PTO)

Tuition Assistance Program

Employer paid life insurance

Health Savings Account

Extensive wellness programs

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and customer service is preferred.
• Must obtain Texas Food Handlers Certification within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Serve food to patients, visitors, and employees.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in the food service environment.
• Follow established recipes for food preparation.

Skills

Food Preparation

Customer Service

Sanitizing Procedures

Education

Texas Food Handlers Certification

Job description

The Food Service Worker position on the Room Service team at MD Anderson Cancer Center in the Texas Medical Center will serve food to patients, visitors, and employees and help maintain a clean and safe environment for the customers and the food service team. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone looking to enter the world of culinary. They will learn basic culinary skills with an entry to the production kitchen.

The shift for this position will be 5 : 30am-2pm, with rotating weekends and holidays required.

Hourly breakdown of salary range :

Minimum $17.00 - Midpoint $19.08 - Maximum $21.15

MD Anderson offers our employees :

• Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week
• Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and Disability coverage
• Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals
• Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave and other paid leave programs
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service
• Teachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans
• Employer paid life, AD&D and an illness-related reduced salary pay program
• Health Savings Account and Dependent Care Reimbursement flexible spending accounts
• Fertility benefits
• State of Texas longevity pay
• Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups.

Much like the personalized cancer treatment our patients receive, our culinary and clinical nutrition teams design restaurant-style menus with fresh, cooked-to-order foods that are personalized to meet each cancer patient's dietary guidelines. Their choices can be delivered to their hospital rooms 365 days a year, from 6 : 30am to 9 : 30pm. Caregivers and guests of inpatients are also able to order quality meals with fresh ingredients designed by culinary experts. Room Service programs like ours that provide efficient, high quality, cooked-to-order culinary options have become essential to ensuring a better patient experience.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES :

Food Preparation and Service :

Perform simple food preparation by following established written recipes. Provide excellent customer service to patients, visitors, and colleagues.

Surface cleaning :

Practice cleaning and sanitizing procedures for floors, drains, walls etc.

Equipment and small ware cleaning and sanitation :

Practice cleaning and sanitizing procedures, including safe handling of chemicals and 3-compartment sink. Properly stores all equipment, chemicals, and utensils.

Trash and garbage disposal :

Follow proper procedures to operate dish and pot washing machines, and disposal and trash compactor.

May be moved to new locations and / or shifts as operations dictate. Cross training may also involve shift changes.

EXPERIENCE :

Preferred : Experience cooking or doing prep work in a restaurant.

LICENSE / CERTIFICATION :

Must obtain a current Texas Food Handlers Certification within 30 days of entry into job.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.