Dietary Aide

Food Service Cook / Dietary Aide

This role prepares, cooks, portions, and presents a variety of hot and cold food items for multiple meal periods, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special or catered events. The position supports consistent, high-quality food service while following established standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, and cook a wide range of hot and cold food items for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special or catered events.
• Follow established recipes, portion standards, and presentation guidelines to ensure consistency and quality of all food items.
• Set up, maintain, and break down food service lines, ensuring all items are stocked, properly labeled, and attractively displayed.
• Assist with food preparation tasks such as washing, chopping, assembling, and plating food items to support timely meal service.
• Work on the line during meal periods, serving or assembling meals in an efficient, accurate, and courteous manner.
• Support dietary service functions as needed, including basic dietary aide or dietary clerk tasks related to food service and meal delivery.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area, following food safety, sanitation, and hygiene standards at all times.
• Use kitchen equipment and tools safely and correctly, reporting any issues or malfunctions to the appropriate personnel.
• Collaborate with team members and follow instructions from supervisors to meet production schedules and service timelines.
• Comply with all onboarding, assignment confirmation, and organizational requirements before starting work.

Essential Skills

• Experience in food preparation, including working as a line cook, dietary aide, or in a similar food service role.
• Ability to accurately and efficiently prepare, cook, and portion hot and cold food items for multiple meal periods.
• Strong understanding of basic food service operations, including line setup, meal service, and food presentation.
• Capability to follow recipes, portion guidelines, and food safety procedures consistently.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in food portioning, labeling, and presentation.
• Reliability in meeting onboarding and assignment confirmation requirements prior to starting work.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Previous experience as a dietary aide or dietary clerk in a food service or healthcare environment is beneficial.
• Experience as a line cook or similar role in a commercial kitchen or institutional food service setting.
• Familiarity with catering or special event food preparation and service.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced kitchen environment with multiple meal periods and service demands.

Why Work Here?

The organization offers a structured and professional food service environment where you can develop and refine your culinary and food service skills across multiple meal periods and event types. You will work as part of a supportive team that values reliability, quality, and consistent service standards, providing opportunities to gain experience in both line cooking and dietary support roles.

Work Environment

The role operates in a professional kitchen and food service setting that supports breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special or catered events. You will work around standard commercial kitchen equipment and food service lines, handling both hot and cold food items throughout your shift. The environment requires adherence to food safety, sanitation, and cleanliness standards at all times. Hours may include a variety of meal periods and event schedules, requiring flexibility to support different service times.

Appropriate kitchen attire and safe, practical footwear are expected to maintain safety and hygiene standards.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of…