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Nutrition Services Assistant – Food Service Worker

Do you have great customer service skills or experience in the food service industry? UPMC Altoona has immediate openings for Food Service Workers (in our Nutrition Services department)! We are looking for friendly faces to help provide excellent experiences to patients, staff, and visitors at our hospital!

If you have a friendly personality and like to have a positive impact on someone’s day – this could be the perfect position for you! We currently have full-time opportunities available. This position is subject to working rotations, weekends and holidays. Apply now to learn more!

Purpose:

Prepares and portions all cold food items including salads, desserts, and beverages, for the patient and employee feeding. Sets up and serves hot and cold food on patient lines and in the cafeteria. Cleans cold food area, serving tables, refrigerated units, and equipment in the cold food area.

Responsibilities:

• Prepares supplemental feedings accurately for patients as specified on the supplemental feeding list.
• Transports and disposes of waste to compactor from patient, cafeteria, and special functions. Uses the compactor properly.
• Maintains work area, including equipment (mobile workstations and milk coolers), in a sanitary and orderly condition at all times. Cleans equipment, tables, and utensils after use and stores them in the proper area. Sanitizes food prep surfaces. Completes additional cleaning as assigned.
• Must observe and follow proper food handling procedures (established by the F.D.A) from preparation to storage of leftovers, including, but not limited to maintaining food temperatures below 41 F and rapid cooling techniques. Proper use of gloves.
• a) Correctly clean, prepare, and mix ingredients for all cold foods. b) Portions cold food items correctly, utilizing the correct scoop and serving size. Cuts cakes evenly. c) Follows proper rotation. Uses the oldest dates first. d) Accurately follows production sheet. Records any changes in amounts prepared. Correctly records unused items after the patient line.
• Operates, loads, and cleans the dish machine. Refill soap and rinse additives in the dish machine. Records temperatures and chemical usage. Turns off the dish machine at the end of the evening. Correctly cleans the dish machine.
• Fills and operates floor scrubber. Uses proper pads and chemicals for the kitchen and cafeteria floors.

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