What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Service Worker - Dietary - Casual/Evenings - Req#2047101546 position at Antelope Valley Medical Center?
Job Objective:
Under the supervision of the Dietary Supervisor, does a variety of general kitchen, serving, or cafeteria tasks for the provision of meals to patients, staff and visitors.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Accurately and efficiently handle, store, prepare, order, documents, and serve food products under established instructions while complying with sanitation and HACCP requirements.
- Serves food for patients and guests following proper portion control and garnish while ensuring product is fresh-looking and attractively styled.
- Responsible for always providing service to patrons and staff in a positive, pleasant, and cheerful manner.
- Tastes, takes, and records temperatures and/or ratios of food items insuring standards are maintained according to procedure and HACCP standards and procedures.
- Operates kitchen equipment as needed for food preparation, serving and cleanliness.
- Washes dishes and pots, cleans and disinfects equipment within the allotted time frame.
- Performs deep cleaning and proper sanitation of equipment and work areas as assigned using the appropriate chemicals and safety equipment for cleaning.
- Maintains cleanliness in entire dietary services and serving areas by sweeping, mopping, emptying trash and carrying out any other tasks as needed to maintain standards.
- Restocks assigned area before, throughout, and after each shift.
- Uses universal precautions at all times by wearing gloves, goggles, washing hands frequently, and utilizing any applicable PPE for task being performed.
- Records and logs all required information such as temperatures and sanitation levels correctly within assigned work area and ensures documentation is properly completed.
- Reports equipment malfunction and temperature abnormalities to the Supervisor.
- Delivers and serves food products required for food and nutritional services operations at varied locations on campus with carts or delivery vehicles.
- Responsible for always providing service to patrons and associates in a positive, pleasant, and cheerful manner.
- Assists and performs other related duties as assigned or requested within the department, expected to promote teamwork at all times.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English (verbal and written)
Non-Essential Duties
- Performs other office related tasks such as typing, faxing and filing.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge
- Knowledge of kitchen equipment
- Knowledge of proper food preparation, storage and handling
- Knowledge of basic math and ratios.
Skills
- Strong customer service skills.
- Displays attention to detail and accuracy
Abilities
- Ability to learn proper sanitation and HACCP techniques and procedures
- Ability to work collaboratively with others to coordinate activities and meet timelines.
- Ability to comprehend and follow oral and written instructions and recipes
- Ability to complete simple records with clear, legible handwriting.
Core Competencies: All AVH employees will effectively demonstrate these behaviors:
Accountability
Action Oriented
Customer Focused
Compassion
Effective Communication
Teamwork
Ethics & Values
Integrity & Trust
Education and Experience:
Education
- High School Diploma preferred but not required.
Experience
- Prior experience is preferred but not required.
Required Licensure and/or Certifications:
- None
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Work usually performed in a very active institutional kitchen/cafeteria environment; with small limited workspace; and in Walk-in Freezer and Refrigerators.
- Standing and walking majority of shift, with repeated bending, squatting, and stooping.
- Frequent pushing/pulling up to 50 lbs
- Lifting up to 25 lbs frequently throughout shift.
A detailed description of the physical requirements of this job is maintained in the Employee Health Department.
Education and Experience:
Education
- High School Diploma preferred but not required.
Experience
- Prior experience is preferred but not required.
Required Licensure and/or Certifications:
- None
