Foodservice Worker/Caterer

Geisinger Health System; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger Health System is seeking a Foodservice Worker in a catering-focused role. This position is not a general foodservice job and focuses on events and banquet services. Shifts are mainly daytime (breakfast and lunch) with occasional evenings and seasonal volume changes.

The role is physically demanding, involving lifting, carts, and campus deliveries. Success requires organization, flexibility, and precision under tight timelines.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Catering, events, or banquet experience strongly preferred.
• Read and interpret patient meal tickets, patient identifiers, recipes, ingredients, labels and dating.

Responsibilities

• Perform tasks within the foodservice area including food preparation, packaging and deliveries.
• Clean and sanitize all food service areas as required by management and regulatory agencies.
• Take and record temperatures of food and food storage areas (refrigerators and freezers).
• Place food trays over warmers for immediate service or store in refrigerated storage cabinets.
• Receive and store food supplies, equipment and utensils and may handle cash as needed.

Skills

Catering experience

Foodservice experience

Organization

Flexibility

Precision

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

Performs routine tasks related to the portioning and serving of food and cleaning of tableware, equipment or work area. Follows special cleaning and trash handling techniques as required by regulatory agencies. Ensures a professional and appropriate Service Standard while performing the job.

Job Duties

Foodservice Workers will be assigned to perform various tasks within the foodservice area. This may include but is not limited to food preparation, packaging, and deliveries. Cleans and sanitizes any and all food service areas as required by management and regulatory agencies. Takes and records temperature of food and food storage areas, such as refrigerators and freezers. Places food trays over food warmers for immediate service or stores them in refrigerated storage cabinets. Weighs or measures ingredients. Receives and stores food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas. May handle cash depending on needs. Read and interpret patient meal tickets, read and confirm patient identifiers, recipes, ingredients, labels and dating. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department‑specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

This is a catering‑focused position, not a general foodservice role. Schedule is primarily daytime ( breakfast/lunch ) with occasional evenings and seasonal volume fluctuations. Role is physically demanding, including lifting, carts, and all‑weather campus deliveries. Success requires organization, flexibility, and precision under tight timelines. Catering, events, or banquet experience strongly preferred. Pay reflects an experienced, independently functioning hospitality role.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Preferred)

About Geisinger

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.