Food Services Associate I - Part-Time

Indiana University Health System; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Health System in Indianapolis is seeking a hospital food service worker to prepare, plate, serve, and transport meals to patients, families, physicians, and staff, ensuring timely, accurate, and courteous service.

The role requires adherence to health and infection control practices, wearing protective gear, operating kitchen equipment, and maintaining safe food handling. It also calls for physical stamina to stand long hours and lift supplies up to 80 lbs.

Qualifications

• No experience required, but food service background is a plus.
• Must be able to operate kitchen equipment.
• Strict adherence to health and safety standards is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, plates, serves, and transports food and supplies to patients, families, physicians, team members, and the public.
• Maintains timely, accurate, and courteous service.
• Follows sanitation, cleaning, and infection control practices to ensure food safety.
• Operates a variety of food service and computer equipment.

Skills

No experience required

Food service experience preferred

Operate kitchen equipment

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Prepares, plates, serves, and transports food and supplies to provide a high level of satisfaction for patients, family members, physicians, team members, and the public. Responsible for timely, accurate, and courteous service. Responsible for associated sanitation, cleaning, and infection control practices to ensure food safety. Operates a variety of food service and computer equipment.

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent experience is preferred.
• No experience is required. Prior food service experience is preferred.
• Requires the ability to operate kitchen equipment.
• Must be able to wear protective equipment/clothing required by the environment or government regulations such as gowns, gloves, goggles, rubber-soled closed-toe footwear, etc.
• Requires adherence to local health regulations and safety requirements to produce safe food for consumption.
• Requires the ability to climb ladders.
• Physical requirements to include: reaching, standing for long periods of time, squatting, bending, carrying and/or lifting supplies and equipment weighing 35 lbs. or more, up to 80% of the time.