Food Service Worker

Food Service Worker

This role supports a hospital cafeteria by preparing and assembling meal trays for patients and visitors, ensuring each meal aligns with dietary guidelines and physician orders. The Food Service Worker maintains a clean, organized work area while delivering efficient, accurate service that directly supports patient care. The position requires close coordination with kitchen staff to ensure timely meal delivery and strict adherence to food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and assemble patient and visitor meal trays on the tray line according to dietary guidelines and physician orders.
• Verify that each tray meets specific diet requirements, portion standards, and presentation expectations.
• Coordinate with kitchen staff to ensure timely preparation and delivery of meals throughout the hospital.
• Perform food preparation tasks such as portioning, plating, and assembling food items in a high-volume kitchen.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in the cafeteria, kitchen, and tray line areas, following housekeeping and sanitation standards.
• Follow all food safety and hygiene procedures, including proper handling, storage, and labeling of food items.
• Provide courteous, customer-focused service to patients, visitors, and staff in the cafeteria and food service areas.
• Assist with general labor tasks such as stocking supplies, transporting food carts, and setting up or breaking down workstations.
• Support hospitality standards by ensuring a positive dining experience and addressing basic customer needs and inquiries.
• Work collaboratively with the food service team to meet production demands in a high-producing kitchen environment.

Essential Skills

• At least 2 years of experience working in a high-producing kitchen environment.
• Demonstrated experience in food preparation and foodservice operations.
• Strong order fulfillment skills with attention to accuracy and detail.
• Ability to work efficiently on a tray line assembling multiple meal orders.
• Customer serviceoriented approach when interacting with patients, visitors, and staff.
• Experience working in a cafeteria, hospitality, or similar food service setting.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness and follow housekeeping and sanitation standards.
• Capability to perform general labor tasks in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Reliable and steady work history demonstrating consistent employment and performance.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Previous experience in a hospital or healthcare food service setting is beneficial.
• Familiarity with dietary guidelines and special diet requirements is an asset.
• Ability to work varying shifts, including weekends and evening hours.
• Comfort working as a kitchen helper or in other support roles within a food service team.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills to coordinate with kitchen and service staff.

Why Work Here?

This role offers a long-term opportunity within a major hospital setting, providing the stability and structure of a unionized environment. Employees benefit from union protections and benefits, along with the chance to contribute directly to patient care through high-quality food service. The position offers consistent work, opportunities to build experience in healthcare food service, and a supportive team environment focused on service and reliability.

Work Environment

The position is based in a hospital cafeteria and high-producing kitchen environment, working closely with food service and kitchen staff. The role involves standing for extended periods on the tray line and in food preparation areas, handling food items, and performing general labor tasks in a fast-paced setting. Shifts vary and include weekend work, with typical hours such as 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The environment emphasizes cleanliness, organization, and adherence to food safety and sanitation standards, with appropriate attire required for working in a hospital food service setting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Los Angeles, CA 90033.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $24.00/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 Los Angeles, CA 90033.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 10, 2026.