Sanitation Aide

Employment Type:
Part time Shift:
Rotating Shift

Description:

Come join the Food & Nutrition team at Mercy Medical Center, part of Trinity Health Of New England! We are a member of the nationwide Trinity Health family, bringing compassionate care to our communities.

Position Purpose:

Performs a variety of food service duties including loading and delivering food trucks to patient floors, loading and unloading dish machine, pot washing, trash removal, sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning food service equipment and work areas, and general cleaning duties.

What you will do:

• Disposes of trash, garbage, and cardboard boxes in proper receptacles, delivering to loading dock trash storage area as required.
• Cleans pots and pans using manual and automatic dish machine cleaning procedures.
• Unloads dishes from dish machine.
• Delivers meal trays to patient rooms.
• Delivers and pickup food trucks from patient floor per schedules.
• Picks up late trays from patient pantries.
• Stocks up work areas in kitchen, dish room, and cafeteria as needed.
• Works on tray line serving hot beverages.
• Loads trays onto food trucks. Cleans and sanitizes food trucks after each meal period.
• Completes cleaning of assigned work areas including special cleaning assignments as required including cleaning of food service equipment, wall areas, and other areas as assigned.
• Sweeps, mops and rinses floor areas of Dietary Dept. and vacuums cafeteria dining area using appropriate cleaning products and proper procedures.
• Maintains tray drop-off area, removing items to dish room and loading onto dish machine.
• Disposes of dept. trash as required to loading dock area.
• Completes special cleaning assignments as needed to include wall areas, equipment, etc

Working Conditions:

• Requires working in areas of increased temperature such as around pot machine and dish machine using hot water.
• Duties require lifting items weighing up to 50 lbs., bending, and pulling.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to read and understand English. No experience required. Occasional contact with patients and/or customers requiring common courtesy.

Position Highlights and Benefits

• Per Diem- Rotating Shift
• Our Mission and Core Values
• Career growth and advancement potential
• Award-winning Patient Access Department

Pay Range: $17.00-$21.80

Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.

We are a group of primary care providers, specialists and surgeons serving patients in Connecticut and western Massachusetts. Part of Trinity Health Of New England, we offer primary care, specialty care, surgery, urgent care, rehabilitation, and imaging and lab services for thousands of patients every year.


Ministry/Facility Information

Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated health care delivery system that is comprised of world-class providers and facilities dedicated to full spectrum preventative, acute, and post-acute care. We aim to deliver top level care to increase our community's overall health at lower costs. While we serve nearly 3 million people, we are proud to be a part of a national system that focuses on putting our patients first and having the best colleagues to do so.


Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.