Retail Stocker/Food Service Associate

The University of Kansas Health System; North Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System in North Kansas City, MO is hiring a Food Service Associate. Shifts vary from 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. or 11:00 a.m.

to 7:30 p.m. Responsibilities include building patient meal trays, preparing fruits and vegetables, and serving hot and cold items for meals. You may work in Food Production, Cafeteria, Doctor’s Lounge, Trayline, or Support Services and will cross-train across units.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Prior food service experience preferred, ideally in hospital or long-term care.
• Read, write and speak English; basic math skills required.

Responsibilities

• Build patient meal trays and deliver them to assigned areas.
• Prepare fruits and vegetables and hot/cold items for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Serve in Cafeteria and grab‑and‑go areas and assist with dishwashing as needed.
• Maintain food quality and safety following HACCP and unit standards.
• Cross-train to other units (Food Production, Trayline, Doctor’s Lounge) and assist as requested.
• Provide on-the-job training support to new employees.
• Respond to patient and customer inquiries with accurate information.

Skills

Food service

English fluency

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Position Summary / Career Interest:

SHIFT TIMES VARY BETWEEN a 6a-2:30p and 11a-7:30pm shift The Food Service Associate position may perform one or more functions including, but not limited to, building patient meal trays; preparing fruits and vegetables; preparing and serving hot and cold food items for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (in addition to grab-and-go items); delivering patient trays to assigned areas; serving retail customers; and dishwashing activities. The Food Service Worker must be knowledgeable about food items and respond to patient and customer inquiries with the correct information.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Performs duties in one of the following department units: Food Production, Cafeteria (Main or Cambridge), Doctor’s Lounge, Trayline, or Support Services.
• Cross-trained to perform in one or more of the units and/or stations within the primary unit.
• Maintains food/product/supply quality and safety following HACCP and department standards.
• Operates, monitors, and cleans any equipment used to perform job duties following directions and unit standards.
• Maintains orderliness, safety, and sanitation of work and/or service area(s), according to unit standards and work station assignment.
• During periods of downtime in primary unit, assists in another unit according to assignment or at request of supervisor. (Examples: portioning and wrapping patient food items, serving on the Cafeteria hot line, loading or unloading the dish machine.)
• Duties according to assigned unit include (not an exhaustive list):
• Trayline, Support Service: Delivers and retrieves food carts for patient food service.
• Food Production: Test and evaluate new recipes.
• Food Production, Trayline, Cafeteria: Adjusts work hours to early or late to help with food production, patient meal service, or service in the Cafeteria.
• Dishwashing: Load and unload the dish machine.
• Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills.
• Demonstrates ability to provide care/service safely and efficiently to each patient.
• Assists with on-the-job training of new employees
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Preferred Education and Experience

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Prior food service experience.
• Experience in a hospital or long-term care facility.

Knowledge Requirements

• Read, write and speak English.
• Simple math.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.