Food Service Worker

Summary:

Perform routine food service tasks and manual work under the immediate supervision in a food production and/or patient services area; operate dish machines meat slicer; deliver and retrieve patient meal trays from bedside and deliver supplies to patient units; wash clean and mop food service areas as assigned.

Responsibilities:

Assist in the preparation of foods such as meats vegetables baked goods and desserts; prepare foods to include beverages salads dressings sandwiches and cold plates.

Operate food service equipment to include: slicers mixers vertical cutters choppers Robot Coupe blender dish machine and other vegetable bakery cleaning and meat processing equipment.

Transport food or supplies to areas transports carts/trucks to designated areas passes meals trays to patients following proper procedure assembles and replenishes food supplies and equipment as required ensure proper temperature of food in steam tables refrigerators and cold tables; reads orders and serves proper portions remove cover wrap label date store rotate and discard food and condiments per policy and as directed. Clean assigned areas following proper sanitary procedures; sweep and mop floors in assigned areas or as needed.

Clean soiled dishes; sort refuse into garbage containers or compost totes; load soiled dishes on conveyor racks and carts.

Set up and operate dish machine to clean dishes trays silverware mugs bowls pots pans and utensils and equipment; remove all labels and stickers prior to washing; inspect cleaned items for quality of operations.

Maintain sufficient stock and supplies for proper perfromanace of duties in assigned area; unload incoming supplies and equipment; stock supplies and equipment in accordance with prescribed procedure.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Other information:

BASIC KNOWLEDGE:

Ability to read English and follow oral or written instructions.

EXPERIENCE:

At least one year previous food service or customer service experience is required.

High school degree or equivalent preferred

Food Safety Manager or Serv-Safe certification highly desirable

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL:

Moderately heavy lifting (20-40 lbs) is involved in this position prolonged standing walking or constant physicial movements on a routine basis.

Speech sight and hearing to effectively communicate by varied means including but not limited to printed tickets phone in person and fax.

Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: Rhode Island Hospital USA:RI:Providence

Work Type: Part Time

Shift: Shift 1

Union: IBT