Food Service Associate

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Rotating Shift

Description:

POSITION PURPOSE

Requisitions supplies and replenishes inventory. Hot and cold food production for retail services. Maintains sanitary and organized environment. Practices and abides by food codes and applicable regulatory and accrediting agency requirements to provide safe food to our customers. Serves customers in a professional manner with great customer service.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.

Hot and cold food production for retail sales.

Sliced fruit, vegetables, desserts, meats for retail production and sales.

Sets up for café sales- stock food and paper products.

Checks food temperatures frequently throughout shift. Documents temperatures on applicable forms. Notifies Supervisor immediately of any food out of compliance.

Monitors temperature of freezers, refrigeration, dishwasher and heating units throughout shift. Documents temperatures on appropriate forms. Notifies Supervisor immediately of any food out of compliance.

Maintain refrigeration units in clean orderly condition, compliant with food codes and regulatory agencies.

Requisitions, transports and replenishes foods and supplies to replenish the inventory in the café.

Inspects items for integrity. Rotates stock, disposes of outdated products or less than optimum quality or correct temperature.

Properly wraps, labels, dates food items.

Portions and packages cold food items; stocks and cleans refrigerated display cases inside and out.

Makes coffee, juice and smoothies; replenishes and cleans beverage-dispensing machines and areas.

Maintains a clean and sanitary work area, the café serving and seating area, and equipment.

Pushes food carts, racks and dish bins.

May cook at the grill, fryer, or sandwich grill.

Deep cleans refrigerators, counter tops and cupboards, tile, and entire café serving and seating areas including microwaves, tables, chairs and tray return. Cleans and sanitizes utensils and equipment.

Maintains signage daily.

Uses standardized and non-standardized recipes and ingredients to prepare, create, and process foods.

Assists in other areas as requested.

Other duties as needed and assigned by the manager.

Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health's Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma or GED preferred.

Knowledge of several subjects in order to prepare reports, perform calculations and/or deal effectively with other people. Ability to read and write.

Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.

Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS: (Constant = 67-100% of workday, Frequent = 34-66% of workday, Occasional = 33% or less of workday)

CONSTANT:

• Standing: Particularly forsustainedperiod of time.

• Walking: Moving about on foot toaccomplishtasks, particularly for long distances.

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideasby means ofthe spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately or quickly.

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds atnormalrange. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication.

• Lifting: Raising trays of portioned menu items or pans of food at heights from 4" to 61" above floor level to place in display cases or on steam tables and lift milk and juice cases to 2.

• Repetitive motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists,handsand/or fingers to move food objects, dishes, utensils to procedural positions.

• 3" to 48" above floor level to fill display cases.

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

FREQUENT:

• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against food carts,racksand bins with steady forcein order tothrust forward,downwardor outward.

• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert forcein order todraw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion such as carts,racksand dish bins.

• Grasping: Applying pressure to scoops, spoons, dishes with fingers and palms to move object from position to position.

• Climbing: Stepping up onto and standing on stools to reach overhead to make coffee.

• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist

• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bendingthe legand spine to obtain objects or clean lower areas.

PHYSICAL DEMAND REQUIREMENTS:

• Medium work: Exerting up to 40 pounds maximum infrequently and/or up to 25 poundsfrequentlyto lift or move objects about and requiring prolonged walking/standing.

VISUAL ACUITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Reading menus and recipes.

• Calculating amounts of food and suppliestorequisition.

• Using proper measuring tools forportioncontrol

INTELLECTUAL/EMOTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Adaptability toperformingrepetitive work or toperformingcontinuously the same work, according to set procedures,sequenceor pace.

• Adaptability toperformingunder stress when confronted with emergency, critical or unusual situations, or situations in which working speed and sustained attention are important aspects of the job.

• Adaptability toperforminga variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.

• Adaptability todealingwith people beyond giving and receiving instructions.

• Ability tomaintainboth a high standard of courtesy and cooperation in dealing with co-workers, patients, and visitors and satisfactory job performance despite the stress of a hospital work environment.

• Must be able to set andorganize one'sown workpriorities andadapt to them as they change frequently. Must be able to work concurrently on a variety of tasks/projects in an environment that may be stressful with individuals having diverse personalities and work styles.

• Mustpossessthe ability tocomply withTrinity Health policies and procedures.

• Must be able to travel to the various Trinity Health sites as needed.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise at times to cause the worker to raise voicein order tobe heard above the ambient noise level.

• The worker is subject to food spills and wet spots on floor surfaces.

• The worker is subjectto insideenvironmental conditions: protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.

• The worker is subject to cleaning products such as vinegar, detergent,bleachand household cleaners.

• The worker is subject to steam from steam table, hot oil from fryer, hotwater from coffee urns.

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.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran