Culinary Specialist

Food Service Worker

Perform a variety of duties in order to provide food to patients, visitors and staff in a safe and courteous manner focusing on retail food operations. Wait on customers in a courteous manner, prepare food and rings sales on sale system.

Essential Job Functions

• Regular, consistent, on-site, and timely attendance.
• Food Sanitation and Safety
  • Perform food service related to duties in a manner which meet the established Department of Health standards for sanitation and safety.
  • Practice good hygiene which includes handwashing, wearing hair restraints and personal hygiene.
  • Use gloves as directed for serving food, sanitation and food production activities.
  • Perform routine cleaning assignments. Keep work area and equipment neat and clean. Sign and date cleaning sheets when work complete.
  • Report any equipment malfunctions or unsafe work condition promptly to supervisor.
  • Dispose of garbage correctly and safely.
• Food storage
  • Store all food safely and in proper locations and according to HACCP policy.
  • Store food in a proper storage container, which is clearly labeled and dated.
  • Check dates on stored items and plan usage accordingly to prevent waste.
  • Utilize food items from storage locations on a FIFO (first in, first out) basis.
  • Inform supervisor when the last item is taken out of inventory to ensure accuracy of par levels.
  • Follow department guidelines for use by dates and expiration dates.
  • Store food and supply items from delivery in proper locations.
• Food Preparation
  • Prepare food according to recipes and production sheets which meet the department standards for quality, and measure by appearance, taste and temperature and portion size.
  • Correctly produce or portion items on production sheets. Report any discrepancies to the supervisor.
  • Maintain records for production area which may include information about production and usage numbers, yields, and over production/leftovers.
  • Follow proper cooking techniques and methods which include but are not limited to: weighing, mixing, measuring, cutting and combining ingredients.
  • Perform simple mathematical calculations accurately when adjusting recipes, volumes and weights of food products.
  • Operate/utilize a variety of manual, electrical and gas cooking equipment and utensils (such as fryers, grill, mixers, pots, pans, blenders, knives, etc.) as directed by recipes to produce a quality product.
  • Inventory items for the following day and prepare orders.
• Cash Handling
  • Ensure that customers are charged appropriately for food items and all cash transactions are accounted for in cash register balances.
  • Operate cash register according to procedures for cash handling. Notify supervisor immediately of any difficulty or discrepancies at the register.
  • Accurately program the register for current pricing.
  • Keep record of sales. Document appropriately.
  • Perform transaction in a professional manner and answer customer questions in a kind, courteous manner.
• Food Service
  • Serve food to customers according to department standards.
  • Use correct portioning tool issued for products. Follow HACCP temperature guidelines for holding foods during service to ensure a safe, high quality product. Take and record food temperature at assigned times.
  • Accurately serve food, in the cafeteria. Perform duties in an efficient and cooperative manner. Keep work station clean. Restock as necessary.
  • Demonstrate customer skills in dealing with patients, visitors and employees.
• Food Receiving
  • Receive food and supplies from vendors to assure accurate and safe delivery as per the HACCP guidelines.
  • Unload food items from pallets or carts and correctly check off invoice. Alert supervisor to discrepancies.
  • Store all items in correct location and rotate items on a FIFO (first in, first out) basis.
  • Store perishable items in a timely manner and proper location according to HACCP guidelines to ensure food safety.
  • Check dates on products and stored items. Notify supervisor of expired items.
  • Return empty boxes to proper trash location.
• Food Utility
  • Perform routine cleaning assignments to keep work area and equipment neat and clean. Sign and date cleaning sheets when work completed.
  • Report any equipment malfunctions or unsafe work conditions to supervisor.
  • Dispose of garbage correctly and safely.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or higher level of education.

Preferred Qualifications

• Food Service Experience
• Cash handling
• Serve Safe Certification

License, Certification & Clearances

• Act 34-PA Criminal Record Check from the PA State Police system.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between Independence Health System locations.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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