Food Service Attendant - MRHH Food Services, Acute Care
About the job
- A current and valid Food Safety Proton Certificate from Public Health is required.
- Must be physically capable of pushing loaded food carts, prolonged standing, walking long distances, working in refrigerators and freezers, and lifting heavy boxes.
- Must have a strong command of the English language.
- Must follow WHMIS, HACCP, and FIFO procedures and guidelines.
- Must be able to read and follow standardized recipes and production sheets.
- Must be able to understand therapeutic diets.
- Must have a proven attendance record.
- Must understand and comply with patient and staff safety policies and procedures that foster a safe and inclusive environment.
- Must be able to perform the essential duties of the job.
- Must use empathy effectively in interactions with others and demonstrate behaviours consistent with Mackenzie Health’s Commitment to Caring.
- Must model behaviour aligned with Mackenzie Health’s values of Excellence, Leadership, and Empathy.
- Must be committed to providing an exceptional experience for staff and clients in a challenging and exciting health care environment.
- Complete assigned food service and sanitation tasks to support the Food and Nutrition Services department, including cleaning patient/service dishes and Food Services equipment, preparing food for patients as appropriate, and performing general departmental cleaning.
- Previous experience in a hospital setting is preferred.
- Previous experience within the Food Service Attendant classification is preferred.
About the company
Mackenzie Health is a regional healthcare provider in Southwest York Region operating two full-service hospitals—Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital and Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital—and a network of community-based services. It delivers emergency, acute inpatient, rehabilitation, diagnostics, palliative, ambulatory, and long-term care, and leads regional programs in Chronic Kidney Disease/Dialysis, Stroke Care, and Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault, supported by multiple clinical programs. It runs six offsite locations in Richmond Hill, Vaughan, and Barrie delivering services such as brain injury care, diabetes education, DASA care, and rehabilitation to create an integrated care network. Guided by the three-year plan “Trusted team. Compassionate care.”, it focuses on Patient Care Excellence, People are our Strength, Growing with our Communities, and Integrated Care to provide highly reliable, safe care to every patient.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Richmond Hill, Canada
Founded
1963
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What believers are saying
- A new 20-bed mental health unit opened July 7, 2025, lifting capacity 60 percent.
- Mackenzie Health won Chartis’ Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals recognition on February 19, 2026.
- The York University medical school partnership should deepen recruitment, teaching, and referral pipelines by 2028.
What critics are saying
- Ontario listed 863 people waiting for Mackenzie Health’s long-term care beds on May 31, 2026.
- Mackenzie Richmond Hill’s emergency department stays among Ontario’s busiest, straining staffing and throughput.
- The 2025-2027 Richmond Hill redevelopment delays capacity relief and extends two-site operational complexity.
What makes Mackenzie Health unique
- Cortellucci Vaughan opened in 2021, giving Mackenzie Health two full-service hospitals in York Region.
- York University’s School of Medicine opens nearby in 2028, with Mackenzie Health as lead partner.
- Mackenzie Health launched Canada’s first two-way IV pump-Epic interoperability in April 2024.
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Benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Professional Development Budget