Food Service Associate

Job Summary:

MaineGeneral Health is hiring dependable, hardworking individuals to join our Food & Nutrition team at Gray Birch in Augusta. This is a hands-on role where your work directly supports residents every day.

No food service experience? That’s okay. If you show up, work hard, and have a good attitude, we will train you.

Job Description:

Position: Food Service Associate

Location: Augusta, ME

Schedule: 32 hours per week

Shift: Variable

Perks:

We partner with Payactiv, which lets you access the wages you’ve already earned before payday.

Work today. Access your pay tomorrow.

If you’ve earned it, you shouldn’t have to wait two weeks to use it.

What You'll Do:

• Assist with preparing food and beverages for distribution to patients/residents, guests, service/dining areas, and catering services
• Assists with customer-facing duties as assigned, including cashiering, waiting tables, tray line delivery, and catering special events
• Stores food, beverages, and supplies in designated containers and areas according to policies and procedures
• Assists with sanitation duties, including dishwashing and maintaining work and food service areas in a clean, safe, and orderly condition
• Follows food safety and safety guidelines at all times
• Works as part of a team to keep meals moving on time

This is a physically active role. You will be on your feet, bending, lifting, and moving throughout your shift.

What We're Looking For:

• Show up consistently and on time
• Work hard and stay focused
• Can follow direction
• Work well with others
• Take pride in doing the job right
• Positive attitude

Helpful experience includes:

• Long-term care or food service
• Restaurant, hospitality, or customer service
• Warehouse or other physical work

Why Work at Gray Birch?

• A team that supports work-life balance and works to prevent burnout
• A workplace that prioritizes the safety and well-being of residents and staff
• On-the-job training and opportunity to grow

Your work matters here. Every meal you help prepare supports someone’s day.

Compensation Information:

$16.50 - $28.88

The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations. In addition to base pay, eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift, weekend, holiday, on-call, and other applicable differentials. We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

32

Job Exempt:

No

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

• We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.

• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.

• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.

• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.

• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.

• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability  Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .