Food Services/Porter

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is seeking a Food Service Associate to support daily meal service in our hospital cafeteria and patient care areas. You will assist with dishwashing, sanitation, and basic kitchen operations while following all food safety guidelines.

Preferred candidates have a High School diploma or GED, up to one year of related experience, and a valid driver’s license with a clean record for occasional transportation between TMH locations.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• 1 year of experience in janitorial, kitchen, or healthcare support preferred.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record for transporting items between TMH locations.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of dietary functions related to daily meal service in the hospital.
• Performs general sanitation duties throughout department in all areas.
• Operates dish room equipment and cleans floors, walls, and equipment.
• Transports food to areas via truck or cart and delivers patient carts to floors.
• Follows food safety rules and assists with related duties as assigned.

Skills

Food service

Food safety

Cleaning & sanitation

Driving (license)

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your Role:

• Performs a variety of dietary functions related to daily meal service in the hospital.
• Performs general sanitation duties throughout department in all areas.
• Works in dish room including operating machine, cleaning machine and cleaning dish room floors, walls, and equipment.
• Cleans floors by mopping, scrubbing and operating floor machine.
• Removes, trash, recyclables from kitchen.
• Transports food to areas via truck or cart.
• Delivers patient carts to floors.
• Performs special cleaning assignments of all surfaces structural and equipment in the kitchen.
• Puts away stock and cleans food storage areas.
• Washes pots and pans in the pot sink area and stores pots and utensils in a clean and protected way.
• Follows food safety rules.
• Performs other duties as assigned by manager which may include working similar positions like tray line server or cafeteria server.
• Includes some driving duties associated with this position.

Reports To:

• Food Service Manager

Supervises:

• None

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO APPLY

Required Education:

• High School graduate or GED certificate preferred.

Required Experience:

• None

Preferred Experience:

• 1-year experience related to janitorial, supply stocking, general utility work, warehouse, or customer service in a retail setting, food service, hospitality or healthcare.

Required Certification/License/Registry:

• A valid driver’s license with an excellent driving record is required (no more than 6 points) and must be maintained for the purpose of transporting food items between TMH locations.

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.