Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Teaching hospital delivering patient-centered medical care

Food Service Associate

Culinary & Kitchen Production +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Part-timeWinchester, MA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Prior food service experience with food preparation and assembly is preferred.
Customer service experience is preferred.
Cash handling experience is preferred.
Must be able to read, write, and communicate effectively in English with patients, visitors, and fellow hospital team members.
Basic math skills are required.
Must be capable of managing multiple job functions.

Responsibilities

Prepare and assemble items for customers at the assigned food station.
Assemble daily menu items while accommodating diet restrictions, allergies, and ethnic preferences listed in dietary orders.
Assemble menu items from recipes and standards, accommodate customer requests within nutrition guidelines, and anticipate customer and operational needs.
Track and tally inventory, advise the supervisor of inventory counts, order food and supplies for the area as requested, and receive and date shipments for storage.
Follow specified dating procedures for menu items, discard food items after three days or as labeled, and label and date opened foods.
Maintain retail food and beverage stations according to department standards.
Maintain a clean work area, complete daily cleaning assignments to meet sanitation standards, and remove trash from the café, kitchen, or other areas.
Serve food in the cafeteria as needed.
Deliver trays to patient rooms or areas as needed.
Clean and sanitize dishware, pots, and pans.
Complete and document daily Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) checks, ensure food preparation and storage comply with food safety standards, and maintain temperature-control logs.
Prepare food from basic recipes as needed.
Assist in assembling Meals on Wheels as needed.

Desired Qualifications

Knowledge of food safety (HACCP) standards is preferred.
High school diploma or GED is preferred.

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Contributes to the Hospital’s mission by supporting the efforts of the food service/dietary teams’ efforts to produce and distribute quality food to our patients and the communities we serve. This position will have an impact on patient, employee and visitor satisfaction by providing superior customer service in a clean safe environment.

Job Description:

Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS

Education Preferred: High School Diploma or G.E.D.

Experience Preferred:

Prior food service experience with food preparation and assembly
Customer service experience
Cash handling experience.

Other Skills/Knowledge Required:

For safety and quality reasons, must be able to read, write and communicate effectively in English with patients, visitors and fellow members of the hospital team.
Basic math skills
Capability of managing multiple job functions.

Other Skills/Knowledge Preferred:

Knowledge of Food safety (HACCP) standards.

JOB FUNCTIONS

As part of the Guest Services/Food Services team, under direct supervision this position:

Prepares and assembles for customers at assigned food station.
Assembles attractive daily menu items, accommodating diet restrictions, allergies, and ethnic preferences as noted by the dietary order.
- Assembles menu items from recipes and standards
- Accommodates customer requests within nutrition guidelines.
- Anticipates the needs of the customers and operations
Tracks and tallies inventory. Advises supervisor of inventory counts and as requested orders food and supplies for area. Receives and dates shipments for storage.
Follows specified dating procedure for menu items and discards food items after three days or as labeled. Labels and dates opened foods.
Maintains retail food and beverage stations according to department standards.
Maintains a clean work area and fulfills daily cleaning assignments to ensure compliance with high sanitation standards. Handles removal of all trash for Café, kitchen or other areas.
May serve food in cafeteria
Delivers trays to patient rooms/areas as needed.
Cleans and sanitizes dishware, pots and pans.
Completes and documents daily HACCP checks, ensuring food preparation and storage comply with food safety standards. Maintains temperature control logs.
May prepare food from basic recipes
May assist in the assembly of Meals on Wheels

Pay Range:

$17.00 - $22.88

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

About the Company

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Teaching hospital delivering patient-centered medical care

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) serves as a teaching hospital in Boston affiliated with Harvard Medical School, offering a wide range of medical services across inpatient, emergency, outpatient, and urgent care. Its care model centers on delivering high-quality medical treatment to patients, supported by patient access initiatives like OpenNotes, which lets patients view clinicians’ notes online to improve understanding and engagement in their care. The hospital also supports education and research through its affiliation with Harvard, attracting funding for studies and training programs. BIDMC differentiates itself through its patient-centered approach, active patient engagement tools, and a broad network of urgent care centers and outpatient services that extend access to healthcare. The goal is to provide comprehensive, accessible, evidence-based medical care while advancing medical education and research.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $5.4M
Headquarters: Boston, MA
Founded: 1996

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