Job Summary

To prepare and/or to be responsible for the preparation of foods for residents, guests, and employees.

This position is scheduled 64 hours per pay period from 10:00am - 6:30pm, every other weekend, and rotating holidays. 

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Indirectly supervises other food services' team members

Essential Functions

• Demonstrate behaviors that align with Johnson Memorial Health Services’ Core Values: Together, Kindness and Trust.
• Set up the kitchen, which includes filling the portable steam table.  
• Food preparation and making food, which includes getting the food and cooking the food.  
• Serve food, which includes getting the plates and steam table, dishing up the food, serving food at the hospital, and serving food at the nursing home.  
• Clean the kitchen, which includes cleaning the counters and steam tables, putting food away, washing dishes, putting dishes away, mopping the floor, and bring garbage and recyclables to their designated locations.  
• Restock the kitchen, which includes restocking the freezer and dry items, pulling foods needed for week’s menus.
• Arrive at work promptly and complete the job as assigned.
• Follow sanitation guidelines as specified in the Dietary Policy Manual.
• Work with fellow employees to meet the objectives of the department.
• Complete tasks per the given job schedule.
• Work in an environment that may expose an individual to communicable disease.
• Communicate both verbally and in writing with staff, residents, and visitors.
• Use cleaning chemicals per written guidelines.
• Lift Correctly.
• Plan own work schedule based on the menu of the day.
• Follow food production, sanitation, and safety guidelines to meet the requirements of regulating agencies.
• Provide documentation such as required temperature records, meal records, and filling out tray cards.
• Manage the production of a meal (supervision of fellow employees) so that the meal is flavorful, attractive, therapeutically correct, and served in a timely manner.
• Communicate with other departments in implementing the nutritional care of a resident.
• Attend 80% of departmental, quarterly and other required meetings.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Leadership qualities
• Able to work productively and positively with other staff.
• Enjoy geriatrics and possess the ability to work well with other people.
• Basic understanding of quality food production and therapeutic nutrition and sanitation standards 

Minimum Training and Experience Requirements

• Experience in food production and have Food Safety Manager Training certificate or be willing to take the class.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

JHMS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment. JHMS will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Human Resources Department.