Per Diem Attendant Utility

St. Joseph's Health; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph’s Health in Paterson, NJ, seeks a food service worker to maintain sanitation in kitchen, cafeteria, storage and receiving areas, and to prepare and transport meals to patient units and departments. You will rotate inventory by FIFO, wash pots and utensils, and ensure safe food handling per state regulations.

Responsibilities include cleaning work areas, discarding waste safely, and issuing and delivering food and supplies while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Maintains sanitation of all areas including kitchen, cafeteria and storage.
• Follows safe food handling practices per state regulations.
• Transports meals to patient units and departments.
• Rotates inventory using FIFO procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintains clean, sanitary work areas and surfaces.
• Washes pots, pans and utensils per regulations.
• Discards food waste safely and properly.
• Issues and delivers food and supplies to departments.

Skills

Sanitation

Food safety

Food prep

Inventory management

Job description

Maintains sanitation of all assigned areas in kitchen, cafeteria, storage and receiving, and all other related food service areas as assigned. Maintains continuous clean working area including floors, walls, shelving, coolers, and service/preparation stations. Conducts food preparation in an organized, safe and sanitary fashion, while adhering to safe food handling skills. Transports food to patient units, cafeteria, and other departments within the Medical Center. Stores and rotates food according to FIFO (first in, first out) as required. Washes and sanitizes pots, pans, and utensils according to State sanitation regulations. Cleans and sanitizes all work areas. Discards food waste in a safe and sanitary manner.

Responsible for storeroom activities of receiving, storing, maintaining inventory of, and distributing food products and supplies for the departments. Responsible for issuing and delivering of all food/supplies. Rotation of all inventory and follow all regulatory and departmental standards of storage.