Kitchen Helper

Job summary

The kitchen helper is responsible for preparing and assembling food items, setting up patient trays, and maintaining the cleanliness of kitchen and pantry areas. They also assist with dishwashing, inventory management, and supporting hospital functions under the supervision of the Food Service Manager.

Job details

Must be courteous to patients, visitors, physicians, volunteers, and other employees of the organization. Under the general supervision of the Dietary Manager, and or designee and within hospital and departmental policies and procedures is responsible for the following duties: Prepare and assemble cold food items in accordance with census and hospital specifications Set up patient trays according to menus and diet instructions; assist with delivery of trays when needed and return trays to dietary after meals. Supply floor pantries with needed listed food items. Clean pantries and clean and defrost refrigerators as assigned. Make and deliver requested between-meal nourishments. Assist in dish room with de-traying, dishwashing, and storage of clean dish items. Take fruit and vegetable inventory twice weekly, as assigned. Make coffee for Hospital meetings. Sets up hospital functions under supervision of the Food Service Manager or designee. Sweep and mop Kitchen, walk in, and storeroom floors daily. Other general cleaning as assigned. Wash pots, pans and utensils, and help with vegetable prep. Completes production for all dietary needs. Must wear facility provided identification badge. Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects Falmouth Hospital’s commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE • Must be able to read, write, and understand English. • Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions. • Must be at least 16 years of age. • Able to interact and relate to public and fellow workers. • Ability to work in a flexible environment. • Interest in experiencing new opportunities in an environment of change. • Willingness to try new approaches to situations.

What you’ll do

The kitchen helper is responsible for preparing and assembling food items, setting up patient trays, and maintaining the cleanliness of kitchen and pantry areas. They also assist with dishwashing, inventory management, and supporting hospital functions under the supervision of the Food Service Manager.

Requirements

Candidates must be at least 16 years old and possess the ability to read, write, and understand English to follow instructions. The role requires strong interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients, visitors, and staff in a flexible hospital environment.

Listed skills

• Food preparation · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• Cleaning · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Time management · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Safety Compliance · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Food preparation
• Dishwashing
• Inventory management
• Cleaning
• Customer service
• Communication
• Time management
• Attention to detail
• Teamwork
• Safety compliance
• Accountability
• Compassion
• Cleanliness
• Customer Service
• Food Services
• Mopping
• English Language
• Food Preparation
• Interpersonal Communications
• Inventory Management
• Sanitation
• Time Management
• Detail Oriented

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Kitchen Helper
• Kitchen Staff
• Kitchen Helpers
• Food Preparation Workers

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