Kitchen Worker

Kaiser Permanente; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Irvine, CA is seeking a food service assistant to support patient trays, cafeteria and catering operations. Under supervision, you will prepare food, assemble trays, deliver to pantries and meeting rooms, and help maintain sanitation across work areas.

Qualifications include reading and following English instructions, lifting up to 50 lbs, and weekend on-call availability. Previous food service experience and HACCP knowledge are preferred.

Qualifications

• English literacy required and able to follow written and oral instructions.
• HS Diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and push/pull carts weighing 100 lbs or more.

Responsibilities

• Upholds Kaiser Permanente policies and procedures and applicable laws.
• Assembles all food and non-food items for patient trays, cafeteria, and catering services.
• Delivers food carts with patient meals to pantries and meeting rooms.
• Collects soiled dishes and returns them to the dish room.
• Maintains quality and appearance of all food items and proper storage per HACCP guidelines.
• Cleans, sanitizes, and maintains dishes, carts, equipment, work areas, and pantry stations.
• Monitors stock levels and assists with inventory and disposal of outdated foods.
• Communicates effectively with patients, doctors, staff, vendors, and coworkers.
• Maintains written records such as logs, menus, forms, and scheduling activities.
• May provide training and orientation.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

HS Diploma/GED and/or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Summary

Under direct supervision, performs routine food preparation, tray assembly, serving duties & delivery according to prescribed production schedules & established procedures. Responsible for maintaining sanitation of food service work areas and/or food service stations.

Essential Responsibilities

This description is for recruitment posting purposes only. It has not received full HR review and approval.

• - Upholds KPs Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities, & applicable state, federal & local laws.
• - Assembles all food & non-food items for patient trays, cafeteria and/or catering services.
• - Delivers food carts w/patient meals/catered meals & nourishment to appropriate pantries & meeting rooms.
• - Collects soiled meal dishes after meal services & returns them to dish room.
• - Ensures quality & appearance of all food & non-food items, ensures proper storage of food & non- food items following Hazard Analysis Critical Control Policy (HACCP) guidelines.
• - Cleans, sanitizes & maintains all dishes, food delivery carts, equipment, work areas, & pantry food stations.
• - Maintains proper stock levels in own work area including taking & filing of inventory & disposal of outdated foods.
• - Utilizes effective communications including telephone conversations w/ patients, doctors, & members, vendors, staff, & co-workers.
• - Collects & maintains written information including logs, menus, slips, charts, forms, requisitions, filing & scheduling activities.
• - May provide training & orientation.

Basic Qualifications

Experience

N/A

Education

• - HS Diploma/GED and/or equivalent experience.

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A

Additional Requirements

• - Demonstrated ability to read, write, and follow written and oral instructions in English.
• - Ability to lift or move by other means items weighing up to 50lbs, carry items weighing 25lbs or more and push/pull carts weighing 100lbs or more.

Preferred Qualifications

• - Two (2) years in a food service establishment (hospital, school cafeteria, nursing home restaurant), preferred.
• - Ability to demonstrate knowledge of hospital food service operations preferred.

Notes

• every other weekend
• This is an on call position, days and hours may vary.