Food Service Worker, PT- Health Livonia

Key Responsibilities

• Set-up and clean-up of tray lines assembly area including hot and cold food items, silverware, dishes, napkins, salads, desserts, breads, and beverages.
• Prepare work stations by stocking food and non-food items and equipment.
• Work on assembly tray line stations and read tray tickets to provide correct food items.
• Load trays on delivery carts.
• Remove soiled serving trays from patient units, and bus patient and customer serving trays.
• Operate elevator to deliver and pick-up carts to patient care units and outpatient clinics.
• Take food service supplies to patient rooms and outpatient clinics.
• Deliver meals to patients’ bedside, assist with needs, and respond/resolve concerns and requests.
• Communicate with portable telephones to assure all patients’ needs are met.
• Operate mechanical dishwasher, clean equipment, kitchen areas, and unload food from delivery carts.
• Clean and sanitize all metal ware cooking pots, pans, utensils, and serving ware.
• Prepare simple foods such as sandwiches and salads.
• Maintain various records, such as tray delivery/pick-up schedules.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic math skills
• Ability to read and write English
• Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time (up to 100% of the work day)
• Ability to lift and push up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail (up to 50% of work time)
• Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with staff, other department personnel, and patients.
• Ability to work above the head and low to the ground.
• Occasional bending, squatting, kneeling, climbing.
• Potential exposure to fumes, airborne particles, blood, bodily fluid, and tissues.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Three to six months on-the-job training or previous experience preferred.