Lead Culinary Services Aide-LCT

Forefront; Harlowton (MT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401K with Company Match

Life Insurance

Paid Vacation & Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Forefront is seeking a Retail Café Lead (Lead Culinary Services Aide) to oversee hospital dining operations at the new facility near Harlowton, MT. You will manage daily service, support the retail program, handle orders, and ensure exceptional dining experiences for patients and staff.

The role requires guiding a team, ensuring quality service, and coordinating with the Culinary Director to elevate food presentation and menu offerings. Competitive benefits and sign-on available.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital food service or healthcare dining environment.
• Proven ability to lead a small team and mentor colleagues.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support daily food service operations in a hospital setting.
• Train and mentor other Culinary Services Aides.
• Provide excellent customer service and maintain a welcoming dining atmosphere.
• Coordinate with Culinary Services leadership on program improvements.
• Handle patient/resident/staff orders for breakfast and lunch.
• Maintain dining room and retail area cleanliness and organization.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer service

Food service

Cash handling

Tools

POS system

Job description

• $1,000.00 Sign on Bonus****

Forefront is dedicated to enhancing lives through exceptional culinary and support services. As a member of our team, you play an important role in maintaining a clean, safe, and comfortable environment in a healthcare setting. Guided by our core values Tenacity, Integrity, Creativity, Service Excellence, Safety, and Caring, you help support healing and well-being for those we serve. If you take pride in your work and enjoy making a difference each day, we would love to have you on our team.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

• Supportive Culture: Work alongside a team that values respect, teamwork, and doing the job right
• Growth Opportunities: On-the-job training and opportunities to learn new skills
• Competitive Benefits: Full-time team members are eligible for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), and more

Forefront Healthcare is seeking a professional and dedicated Retail Café Lead (Lead Culinary Services Aide) to join our team at the NEW hospital located on the outskirts of Harlowton, MT! This vital role supports the success of our food service operations by ensuring high-quality service and exceptional customer satisfaction for patients, residents, guests, and staff. In this position, you will also be a key contributor to enhancing the hospital’s retail food service program—helping to improve menu offerings, elevate food presentation, and deliver an outstanding dining experience. You will also be responsible for taking patient, resident, and staff orders for breakfast and lunch. You will also be responsible for serving residents in the dining room breakfast and lunch, stocking the retail area and dining room, and cleaning the dining room, and packaging items such as salad building, sandwich building, and building items for the grab and go retail area. You will also be accepting payments for the retail area via credit card or cash.

If you have a passion for serving others, delivering excellent customer service, and leading a team, we invite you to apply. This is a meaningful opportunity to make a difference in a healthcare setting while growing your career with a company that values integrity, innovation, and hospitality.

What We Offer

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401K with Company Match (PT & FT Employees)
• Company Provided Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, STD, LTD, Accident, and Identity Theft
• 1 Week Paid Vacation & 1 Week Paid Sick Leave
• 6 Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (PT & FT Employees)

Pay Range

$18.00-$20.00

Projected Schedule

Monday-Friday 7am-3pm (subject to change)

• Lead and support daily food service operations in a hospital setting
• Assist in training and mentoring other Culinary Services Aides
• Provide excellent customer service and maintain a welcoming dining atmosphere
• Collaborate closely with the Director of Culinary Services and Lead Cook
• Drive improvements in the retail dining program, focusing on quality, innovation, and presentation
• Perform defined work routines, using various dietary utensils, supplies and equipment as assigned by the Chef Manager/Culinary Director.
• Provide assistance to the cook in the preparation and service of meals.
• Follow cleaning schedules and perform cleaning duties as scheduled.
• Assist in arranging trays, loading food carts, and serving meals.
• Setting up the dining room and serving residents/patients.
• Wash and store dishes.
• Follow established reporting procedures for all supply and equipment needs.
• Assist in receiving and storing food and supplies.
• Attend in-service educational programs.
• Follow defined safety codes while performing all duties.
• Follow defined Infection Control procedures.
• Understand the facility's fire and disaster plans; follow established procedures during drills and actual emergencies.
• Be knowledgeable of Federal, State, and Facility’s rules, regulations, policies and procedures applicable to jobs.
• Responsible for acting in conformance with all facility and departmental policies and procedures including those relating to Human Resources, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, Health and Safety regulations, Compliance requirements, Patient Rights, Confidentiality, and HIPAA. Responsible for acting in conformance with accrediting agency standards.
• Attend department meetings as required.
• Demonstrates accountability to accept responsibility for personal/professional growth and any required certification/licenses, if applicable.
• Completes mandatory training and competencies annually.
• Adheres to all policies and procedures specific to the assigned work account.

This is an hourly non-exempt position, with expected hours to include: days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Forefront will not discriminate based on race, color, sex, height, weight, disability, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, military service, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or any other protected class in its hiring practices, conditions for transfer or promotion, policies, discipline, discharge, terms, conditions or benefits of employment.