Food Service I

Job summary

Prepare, portion, package, and serve food and beverages, assemble meal trays, and deliver and collect patient meals. Operate and clean food service equipment and maintain safety, sanitation, and food preparation standards.

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. Under the general supervision of a Food Services Supervisor, they will use strong customer service, teamwork and organizational skills to: Prepare, handle, portion and package food and beverages. Assemble trays in the kitchen. Provide patient meal delivery and pick up. Safely operate and clean industrial food service equipment. Adhere to safety, sanitation, and food preparation standards in accordance with AHS policies and guidelines. Complete other food service duties as assigned. The successful candidate will be able to: Work in a fast-paced environment with speed and accuracy. Work under pressure in high stress situations. Communicate effectively in English with patients, co-workers, and other hospital departments. Work as an effective, professional team member. Demonstrate a patient first approach as outlined in the AHS Foundational Strategies. Perform basic math functions to measure out food portions. 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 AHS 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: Food Services Primary Location: Milk River Health Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.46 Posting End Date: 30-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Part Time Date Available: 09-NOV-2026 Temporary End Date: 09-FEB-2027 Hours per Shift: 4.25, 6.25 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 7 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: Read/Write/Speak/Understand English. Preferred Qualifications: Customer service experience. Food service 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, portion, package, and serve food and beverages, assemble meal trays, and deliver and collect patient meals. Operate and clean food service equipment and maintain safety, sanitation, and food preparation standards.

Requirements

Applicants must have completed Grade 10 or equivalent, be able to read, write, speak, and understand English, and be physically able to lift up to 46 pounds and push or pull meal carts up to 250 pounds. The role requires standing and walking throughout shifts; customer service, food service, hospital or long-term care, inventory, equipment, Food Safe, and WHMIS experience or credentials are preferred.

Listed skills

• Food preparation · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Sanitation · Preferred
• Food safety · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• Physical stamina · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Food Preparation
• Food Handling
• Portioning and Packaging
• Meal Tray Assembly
• Patient Meal Delivery
• Customer Service
• Teamwork
• Organization
• Communication
• Basic Math
• Sanitation
• Food Safety
• Industrial Food Service Equipment Operation
• Inventory Management
• First-In, First-Out Procedures
• Physical Stamina

Job areas

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

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