Food Service I

Job summary

Prepare, package, portion, and serve food according to established standards, procedures, and menus. Clean and sanitize food service equipment, dishes, tables, and serving areas to support a quality experience for patients, residents, and customers.

Job details

Your Opportunity: Imagine a supportive employer, fantastic work-life balance, and the opportunity to make a difference in your community. With Alberta Health Services (AHS), you can have all of that and more. As a Food Service Worker, you have the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient and resident focused health care as a dedicated member of the Nutrition Food Service (NFS) team. NFS is a provincial service that is committed to providing nutritious, healthy, high-quality meal service to patients, residents, staff, visitors and the community. This position will be accountable for performing a variety of tasks to ensure a quality patient, resident and customer experience. Description: As a Food Service I, you will be responsible for performing a variety of routine tasks associated with basic food preparation in accordance with established standards and procedures. Your typical duties may include packaging and portioning food items, preparing food according to set guidelines and menus, serving meals to patients and customers, and cleaning and sanitizing equipment, dishes, tables, and serving areas. Classification: Food Service I Union: AUPE GSS Unit and Program: Patient Food Services Primary Location: Coronation Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.47 Posting End Date: 16-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 26-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: 4, 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 8 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $22.05 Maximum Salary: $23.69 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable Required Qualifications: Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent. Physically capable to lift food, supplies and equipment up to 46lbs and must be able to push/pull meal carts up to 250lbs. This position requires you to walk and stand on your feet for the duration of your shift. Additional Required Qualifications: As required. Preferred Qualifications: Customer service experience. Foodservice experience. Experience in a hospital or long- term care environment. Experience with inventory management; receiving deliveries, managing expiry dates and minimizing waste while utilizing “First in- First Out” procedures. Experience with Industrial Food Service Equipment. Food Safe Certificate or equivalent. WHMIS training.

What you’ll do

Prepare, package, portion, and serve food according to established standards, procedures, and menus. Clean and sanitize food service equipment, dishes, tables, and serving areas to support a quality experience for patients, residents, and customers.

Requirements

Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent is required, along with the ability to lift up to 46 pounds, push or pull meal carts up to 250 pounds, and stand and walk throughout the shift. Customer service and food service experience, hospital or long-term care experience, inventory management experience, industrial food service equipment experience, a Food Safe Certificate or equivalent, and WHMIS training are preferred.

Listed skills

• Food safety · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• Physical stamina · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Basic Food Preparation
• Food Packaging and Portioning
• Meal Service
• Food Safety
• Cleaning and Sanitizing
• Customer Service
• Inventory Management
• Expiry Date Management
• Waste Minimization
• First In, First Out Procedures
• Industrial Food Service Equipment
• Physical Stamina

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Customer Service & Support

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