Food Service Worker, Kanakanak Hospital ($25/HR & Benefits - Dillingham, AK)

Job Description

This Food Service Worker conducts a variety of cleaning, maintenance, food preparation, stocking, and serving duties in a commercial kitchen, storeroom, dining, or serving area. This position is located in Dillingham, AK, working at Kanakanak Hospital.

This is a non-rotational opportunity. Selected candidates must be living in and/or relocating to Dillingham, AK.

Responsibilities

• Assists customers as requested with general information, inquires, etc.
• Obtains products requested by customers.
• Processes Room Service customer orders, including patient/family initiated orders following physician prescription.
• Operates Point of Sale to record price, compile printed list, and display costs.
• Properly, safely, and efficiently prepares various food products following and observing standard food handling procedures.
• Washes objects by hand or with cleaning equipment.
• Cleans dishes, utensils, pots, pans etc. and places in assigned storage areas in an organized and orderly manner.
• Maintains a variety of products at certain levels in preparation, serving, or storage areas including service machines.
• Cleans, sweeps, wipes down, etc. all general dining, kitchen, or storage areas (in some cases), storage rooms, and equipment as well as all floors.
• Removes garbage from assigned areas, sets up or breaks down tables, snack bars, display cases, serving lines, etc.
• Assists with various periodically scheduled large cleaning projects.
• Participates in quality and performance improvement activities of food being served.
• Neat and clean personal appearance.
• Follows dress code according to department policies.
• Assists cooks and others as needed and coordinates one’s own activities with other’s.
• Supports and effective Safety Program.
• May prepare food or cook vegetables, entrees, coffee, sauces, meats, etc.
• Other duties that are pertinent to the department or unit’s success also may be assigned.  

Qualifications

• Must have a High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Must have at least six (6) months of experience within the food service industry.
• Must have an Alaska Food Handler’s Card or ServSafe contingent upon 30 days of hire.
• Must have some knowledge of proper food service sanitation methods and equipment.
• Must have at least some combination of formal documented training, education or experience which demonstrates an interest in or a suitability for this type of work.
• Must pass a fingerprinting background investigation that complies with The Crime Control Act, Child Care Worker Act and the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act.
• Contract requires employees to speak, understand, read and write English.
• Proof of immunization for TB, and any other immunizations and screenings designated for this contract.
• Contract requires candidate to get a flu shot pre-hire and annually thereafter.
• Contractor may be required to maintain all employee health records on site.

Background Requirement

An individual is ineligible to work in any position that has Regular Contact with or Control over Children, Dependent Adults or Vulnerable Persons if the individual has been convicted of:

• One or more felonies and/or two or more misdemeanors of Crimes Against Persons and/or Crimes of Violence.
• Any Crime against a Child, Dependent Adult or Vulnerable person, regardless of its classification as a felony, misdemeanor, or other type of offense.
• Any Sex Crime, regardless of its classification as a felony, misdemeanor, or other type of offense.
• Murder.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year of customer service experience.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Weather:  Indoors: environmentally controlled; requires most or all work to be done inside.

Noise level:  Moderate

Description of environment: This is an industrial hospital kitchen located in a healthcare setting.

Physical requirements: Employee is required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk/hear, see, taste/smell, and carry weight/lift.

Travel: None 
Competencies

NMS Core Values

Safety guides our behavior.

Honesty and integrity govern our activities.

Commitments made will be fulfilled.

All individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

The environment will be protected and sustained.