Food Service Worker I

Position Title: Food Service Worker I

Department: Nutrition Services

Reports To: Kitchen Supervisor

Purpose of Position:

Perform tasks in support of a clean, orderly kitchen, exibiting teamwork skills while also being able to work independently at times. The Food Service Worker I will assist with cleaning dishes, assist in prepairing food trays to be delivered to patients and residents, cleaning the work areas and stocking kitchen and café areas.

Uphold the organization’s vision, mission, and corporate values. Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with organization’s policies, procedures, code of conduct and work rules.

Essential Functions:

• Collect and wash pots, pans, dishes, and food carts
• Store clean dishes, silverware and kitchen utensils in assigned locations
• Clean food preparation areas and equipment, in addition to crockery and cutlery and maintain sanitation and infection control according to established procedures
• Keep work surfaces, walls, and floors clean and sanitized
• Monitor eating areas in the Fireweed Café to ensure the tables are clean during the day when it’s open.
• At the end of the shift, clean the cafeteria to prepare for service the next day 
• Assist in preparation and delivery of menu items for residents, patients and café customers; portioning food into containers, serving food and preparing drinks as requested.
• Assist with stock and inventory of cafeteria food and service items, assist with freight on arrival, rotate stock in the refrigerators, freezers and dry storage areas.
• Unload food and equipment deliveries and keep the storeroom organized
• Perform other duties as assigned

Personal Traits:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to consistently demonstrate the organization’s values: integrity, cultural sensitivity and respect for traditional values, continual learning and improving, compassion, teamwork and pride. Employees are expected to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, accountability, cooperation with and consideration of others.

Required Knowledge:

Employees are expected to have some computer knowledge.

Job specific knowledge is listed below:

• No experience necessary

Required Skills and Abilities:

Employees are expected to have some teamwork skills and good communication skills. All employees should have the ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance. In addition, all employees should have the ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly. Finally, all employees should have the ability to understand and manage patient/customer confidentiality.

Job specific skills and abilities are listed below: 

• Ability to work comfortably around food and kitchen equipment

Minimum Requirements

Physical Requirements:

∙Use hands and arms to operate food service equipment

∙Sit less than half the workday

∙Stand and/or walk more than half the workday

∙Bend, stretch, twist, crouch and/or reach

∙Use hands and arms for repetitive motion tasks consistently for more than one hour at a time

∙Lift or carry unaided 25 to 50 pounds

∙Push or pull using up to moderate force

∙See and hear with normal acuity

Working Conditions:

∙Work is conducted in a standard food service environment

∙No travel required