Stockroom Associate

Job Title: Cafeteria Stockroom Associate

Job Description

The Cafeteria Stockroom Associate supports hospital food service operations by managing inventory, stocking supplies, and ensuring the timely distribution of food and non-food items to the cafeteria and kitchen. This role plays a key part in maintaining efficient meal service for patients, visitors, and staff while consistently following food safety, sanitation, and hospital safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Receive, inspect, and verify deliveries of food products, beverages, paper goods, and kitchen supplies for accuracy and quality.

• Properly store items in dry storage, refrigerators, and freezers while following food safety guidelines, including FIFO (first in, first out), accurate labeling, and dating.

• Maintain clean, organized, and sanitary stockroom and storage areas in accordance with food safety and hospital standards.

• Stock cafeteria and kitchen areas with necessary food, beverage, and paper supplies on a daily basis to support continuous meal service.

• Monitor inventory levels regularly and promptly notify management of shortages, overstock, or reordering needs.

• Rotate stock to minimize waste, prevent spoilage, and ensure product freshness.

• Assist with routine and periodic inventory counts, cycle counts, audits, and related documentation.

• Transport supplies and materials safely throughout the facility using carts or pallet jacks.

• Ensure compliance with hospital safety policies, food safety regulations (including ServSafe standards), and infection control protocols.

• Respond promptly and courteously to requests from kitchen and cafeteria staff for supplies or assistance.

• Handle materials and products using proper material handling techniques to prevent damage and ensure safety.

• Support overall foodservice and food production operations by maintaining an efficient, well-organized stockroom.

Essential Skills

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced food service environment.

• Team-oriented mindset with good communication skills.

• Reliable and able to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks.

• Understanding of proper food handling and storage procedures.

• Knowledge of food safety practices, including FIFO, labeling, and dating.

• Ability to lift, carry, and move items weighing up to 40–50 lbs.

• Comfort with frequent standing, walking, bending, and reaching throughout the shift.

• Ability to work in varying temperatures, including coolers, freezers, and dry storage areas.

• Experience or familiarity with inventory, stockroom operations, and inventory control.

• Ability to follow hospital safety policies and infection control protocols.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in foodservice, hospitality, or the food industry.

• Experience in shipping and receiving or material handling.

• Experience performing cycle counts, inventory counts, and audits.

• Customer service experience in a cafeteria, healthcare, or similar environment.

• Familiarity with ServSafe standards or other food safety regulations.

• Experience working in a healthcare or hospital environment is a plus.

Why Work Here?

You will join an organization that offers affordable benefits with strong coverage and a commitment to promoting from within and cross-training team members who want to grow. Once converted to permanent status, you become eligible for holiday pay at an enhanced rate when you work designated holidays, as well as bonuses based on patient satisfaction. You can enjoy employee discounts to purchase meals during your shift and access a comprehensive benefits package. Both full-time and part-time permanent roles offer a retirement plan, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, a discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and voluntary benefits such as critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, legal services, and a choice auto and home program. Full-time permanent associates also receive medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance, commuter benefits, an employee assistance program that helps individuals facing unforeseen housing challenges, and flexible spending accounts. This environment supports long-term stability, professional development, and meaningful work that contributes to the well-being of patients, visitors, and staff.

Work Environment

This position is based in a hospital cafeteria environment and may involve direct interaction with customers such as patients, visitors, and staff. The role requires frequent movement between stockrooms, dry storage, refrigerators, and freezers, with exposure to varying temperatures. Work involves continuous standing, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting items up to 40–50 lbs, as well as operating carts or pallet jacks to transport supplies. The schedule for this role is Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and you must be open to working weekends and additional weekdays as needed to support operations. The dress code includes black pants, a collared shirt, and black slip-resistant shoes, with no fake lashes or fake nails, no facial piercings, and no hair color outside of natural tones, reflecting the safety and professionalism expected in a healthcare foodservice setting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Southaven, MS.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $15.25 - $15.25/hr.

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)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Southaven,MS.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 6, 2026.

About Aerotek

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.