Food Service Worker

Food Service Worker

Join a team that makes a meaningful impact every day by preparing nutritious, high-quality meals that support individuals on their recovery journey. We're seeking a Food Service Worker with at least 6 months of experience in batch cooking or a sit-down restaurant environment who can confidently prepare large-scale meals, maintain food safety standards, and contribute to a clean, organized, and client-focused kitchen.

The posted wage range reflects the full range for this role. Placement within the range is based on job-related factors, and new hires typically start below the midpoint.

Join a mission-driven kitchen where your meals nourish recovery, your care ensures safety, and your teamwork makes a difference—one plate at a time, while maintaining work-life balance with 4 ten hour shifts!

"Ensuring Safety Excellence: In compliance with Washington State's ESSB 5123, we prioritize safety in our workforce by conducting controlled substance testing, including marijuana, for this position, which is deemed safety-sensitive."

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of the Chef Manager and Director of Project Management, a Food Service Worker's main duty is to prepare nutritious and appealing meals and snacks for clients, including hot entrees following a cycle menu. They are responsible for maintaining cleanliness in the dish room, washing dishes, utensils, pots, and pans, disposing of trash, and cleaning and upkeeping food service areas as instructed. Food Service Workers prepare food based on standardized menus, recipes, or verbal instructions from the Chef Manager, ensuring timely and hygienic food preparation while prioritizing exceptional customer service.

Core Competencies

Collaborates with Others

• Recognizes and honors the contributions and hard work of others.
• Offers valuable and actionable feedback to peers in a constructive and professional manner.

Acting with Empathy and Compassion

• Maintains open and effective communication channels with team members.
• Stays open, curious, and flexible to suspend judgments and evaluations when considering what others offer.

Responsibilities

• Proficiently prepare batch-cooked hot entrees, side dishes, and baked goods as outlined in the rotating menu schedule. Serve clients accurately portioned meals. Transport meals from the central kitchen to client facilities, as needed.
• Ensure strict compliance with HACCP procedures and regulations set forth by the Department of Health and Health District, particularly concerning sanitation, hygiene, food handling, storage, and refrigeration/freezer temperatures.
• Monitor and record temperatures in HACCP logs for various stages, including refrigeration, cooked food, holding food, delivery, arrival, sanitation, and food cooling.
• Communicate product needs to Chef Manager, inspect delivered supplies for type, quantity, and quality.
• Perform dishwashing and kitchen cleaning duties in accordance with health department regulations, including sanitizing cookware and service items.
• Maintain cleanliness in serving areas, including sweeping, mopping, spill cleanup, trash removal, tray washing, and dish stacking.
• Receive and properly store incoming shipments within two hours of delivery, adhering to FIFO stock rotation principles, and label and date products accordingly.
• Ensure overall cleanliness and organization in the kitchen, including appliances, floors, walls, storage areas, freezers, and refrigerators.
• Engage as an integral team member in supporting the recovery journey of clients under our care.
• Work closely with the Chef Manager and program staff to address special dietary needs and modify standard menu items as necessary for clients with food allergies or specific dietary requirements, adhering to provided special menus.

Qualifications and Requirements

Education:

• High School diploma or GED preferred.

Experience:

• Food services and cooking experience required.
• Batch cooking experience preferred.

Licenses/Certificates/Registration:

• Valid drivers license and insurance required

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and supplemental insurance
• Health savings, flex spending, and dependent care accounts
• 401K with employer matching
• Generous PTO and holiday pay

Working Conditions

1. Comprehension
   1. Ability to understand, remember, and apply oral and written instructions or other information.
2. Reasoning and Decision Making
   1. Ability to plan, organize, and carry out assignments from management staff with minimal direction.
   2. Ability to analyze situations and make decisions that moderately impact the immediate work unit.
3. Organization
   1. Ability to organize and prioritize job duties effectively and timely, set priorities, and meet critical deadlines.
4. Communication
   1. Ability to understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines, complete routine forms, and communicate orally.
5. Physical requirements for this position include hearing, seeing, smelling, speaking, feeling, reaching, pinching, and repetitive motions.
   1. This position requires standing, walking, and bending for long periods.
   2. This position may require exerting up to 40 pounds of force to lift, carry, pull, or move objects.

Triumph Treatment Services complies with federal and state laws and applicable discrimination regulations based on any protected class as defined by law. Triumph Treatment Services specifically does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, non-job related sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability. This holds for all employment opportunities at Triumph Treatment Services.