Dietary Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Food Service Cook / Dietary Aide

Job Description

This role prepares, cooks, portions, and presents a variety of hot and cold food items for multiple meal periods, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special or catered events. The position supports consistent, high-quality food service while following established standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, and cook a wide range of hot and cold food items for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special or catered events.
• Follow established recipes, portion standards, and presentation guidelines to ensure consistency and quality of all food items.
• Set up, maintain, and break down food service lines, ensuring all items are stocked, properly labeled, and attractively displayed.
• Assist with food preparation tasks such as washing, chopping, assembling, and plating food items to support timely meal service.
• Work on the line during meal periods, serving or assembling meals in an efficient, accurate, and courteous manner.
• Support dietary service functions as needed, including basic dietary aide or dietary clerk tasks related to food service and meal delivery.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area, following food safety, sanitation, and hygiene standards at all times.
• Use kitchen equipment and tools safely and correctly, reporting any issues or malfunctions to the appropriate personnel.
• Collaborate with team members and follow instructions from supervisors to meet production schedules and service timelines.
• Comply with all onboarding, assignment confirmation, and organizational requirements before starting work.

Essential Skills

• Experience in food preparation, including working as a line cook, dietary aide, or in a similar foodservice role.
• Ability to accurately and efficiently prepare, cook, and portion hot and cold food items for multiple meal periods.
• Strong understanding of basic foodservice operations, including line setup, meal service, and food presentation.
• Capability to follow recipes, portion guidelines, and food safety procedures consistently.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in food portioning, labeling, and presentation.
• Reliability in meeting onboarding and assignment confirmation requirements prior to starting work.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Previous experience as a dietary aide or dietary clerk in a foodservice or healthcare environment is beneficial.
• Experience as a line cook or similar role in a commercial kitchen or institutional foodservice setting.
• Familiarity with catering or special event food preparation and service.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced kitchen environment with multiple meal periods and service demands.

Why Work Here?

The organization offers a structured and professional foodservice environment where you can develop and refine your culinary and foodservice skills across multiple meal periods and event types. You will work as part of a supportive team that values reliability, quality, and consistent service standards, providing opportunities to gain experience in both line cooking and dietary support roles.

Work Environment

The role operates in a professional kitchen and foodservice setting that supports breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special or catered events. You will work around standard commercial kitchen equipment and foodservice lines, handling both hot and cold food items throughout your shift. The environment requires adherence to food safety, sanitation, and cleanliness standards at all times. Hours may include a variety of meal periods and event schedules, requiring flexibility to support different service times. Appropriate kitchen attire and safe, practical footwear are expected to maintain safety and hygiene standards.E

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Framingham, MA.

The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $22.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Framingham,MA.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 25, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Company Description

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.