Food Service Associate

Hackensack Meridian Health Edison, NJ $17 - $17
Full Time Entry Level

Posted 2 weeks ago

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About This Role

Perform a variety of food service functions, including cold food production, meal assembly, and delivery to patients, catering, and cafeteria, ensuring adherence to food safety and customer service standards.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble and serve food in a timely manner, accurately and attractively
  • Prepare food quantities according to recipes, par levels, or supervisor instructions
  • Clean equipment and work areas to prevent cross-contamination and foodborne illness
  • Demonstrate proper hand hygiene and follow isolation precautions in patient areas
  • Deliver food in a timely manner, properly identifying patients and sanitizing hands
  • Operate cash register accurately, following policies for counting drawers and recording sales
  • Keep potentially hazardous food out of the danger zone and log temperatures
  • Store food properly using FIFO, with correct temperatures and expiration dates
  • Label and date foods correctly, discarding expired items

Requirements

  • Ability to read and write
  • Basic computer skills
  • Ability to use mobile devices like iPads

Qualifications

  • High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs, or equivalent work experience

Nice to Have

  • Food service experience

Skills

iPads *

* Required skills

Benefits

Health Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Dental Insurance
Paid leave
Vision Insurance
Retirement benefits

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