Food Service Worker, PT- Health Livonia
Trinity Health MI
Livonia, MIFresher59m agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
The Food Service Worker position is responsible for performing a variety of food service tasks in the areas of meal assembly, meal delivery, dishwashing, and metal ware.
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.
- Prepares 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.
- 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 and assist with all needs, respond to, and 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.
- Cleans and sanitizes all metal ware, cooking pots, pans, and utensils serving ware.
- May be asked to prepare simple foods like sandwiches and salads.
- Maintains various records such as tray delivery/pick-up schedule.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Ability to read, write, and perform math calculations.
- 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 for up to 50% of work time.
- Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with staff, other department personnel, and patients.
- Frequent walking and standing.
- Must be able to work above the head and low to the ground.
- Occasional bending, squatting, kneeling, climbing.
- Potential exposure to fumes, airborne particles, blood, bodily fluid, tissues.
Qualifications
- Education: High School diploma or GED preferred.
- Able to read and write English.
- Possesses basic math skills.
- Experience: Three to six months on the job training or previous experience preferred.