Food Services Worker

Food Services Worker

This role supports the food services team by accurately reading meal tickets, assembling meal trays, and ensuring timely delivery to patients, while maintaining a clean and orderly kitchen and dishroom environment. The position does not involve food preparation and focuses on meal tray assembly, distribution, and sanitation tasks within a clean, air-conditioned facility.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret meal tickets accurately to ensure correct meals are prepared for each patient.
• Communicate meal ticket information clearly to cooks and kitchen staff.
• Assemble and place meal trays on carts according to meal tickets and dietary requirements.
• Distribute meal carts and trays to patients in a timely and organized manner.
• Work in the dishroom, including loading and unloading dishwashers and organizing clean dishes.
• Assist on the tray line to assemble and organize meal components for patient trays.
• Clean and maintain the kitchen, dishroom, and tray line areas to meet sanitation and safety standards.
• Follow established procedures for handling meal tickets, trays, and kitchen equipment.
• Support overall kitchen operations by keeping work areas tidy and equipment in good working order.

Essential Skills

• Experience working in foodservice or a similar environment.
• Ability to read and understand meal tickets accurately.
• Attention to detail when assembling and organizing meal trays.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced kitchen and dishroom setting.
• Strong sense of cleanliness and adherence to sanitation procedures.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Familiarity with hospital or healthcare meal ticket systems is beneficial.
• Comfort working on a tray line and handling dishroom responsibilities.
• Ability to collaborate with cooks and other kitchen staff.
• Reliability and punctuality in supporting scheduled meal service times.

Why Work Here?

Join a modern, new facility that prioritizes cleanliness, comfort, and efficient operations. You will work in an organized environment that values teamwork, supports consistent processes, and provides a stable role within a structured foodservice operation.

Work Environment

The role is based in a clean, air-conditioned facility that includes a kitchen, dishroom, and tray line areas. Work involves standing, moving carts, and working around commercial dishwashing and kitchen equipment in a well-maintained, sanitary environment. The setting is structured and process-driven, supporting consistent meal service to patients.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Nokomis, FL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $17.00 - $18.00/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.