Culinary & Hospitality Associate - PRN/Variable Shift -Battle Creek
Bronson Healthcare
- Battle Creek, MI Bronson, MI
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Basic knowledge of food safety and sanitation
- Ability to:
- Communicate clearly and understand basic verbal and written directions
- follow basic food assembly & packaging instructions
- read and understand, the English language
- Basic math skills
- Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served
- Extensive customer service experience
- Strong organizational skills
- Self-motivated, independent and creative thinker
- Assembly and service of foods and supplies to customers, patients, and supply facilities
- Delivery of meals and supplies to patients
- Light and heavy cleaning as assigned, such as dishwashing, trash, facility cleaning
- Operation of cash register and patient meal ordering system(s)
- Stocking and filling, product labeling and dating, product rotation
- Demonstrates commitment to providing outstanding customer service to customers and peers in a manner that is reflective of our mission, values and customer service standards
- Prepares, apportions, distributes, and stores various hot and cold food items (e.g., appetizers, cold plates, salads, sandwiches, soups, mashed potatoes, vegetables, fruits, fruit cups, and desserts) according to recipes, production sheets, portion control standards, established procedures, and/or specific instructions
- Measures, washes, cleans, mixes, and combines ingredients for preparation of food production items (e.g., peels, dices, shreds, and slices fruit, vegetables, and other items)
- Operates/utilizes automatic appliances and manual kitchen utensils
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
- Work which is constantly and exceptionally tiring mentally and/or visually
- Repetitive motion such as cutting, chopping, or otherwise manipulating hand tools
- Balancing of multiple priorities in stressful situations and busy environments
- Work requiring high levels of strength and/or stamina
- Involves regularly lifting of bulky or moderately heavy weights (i.e., up to 50 pounds), and occasionally assisting with heavier tasks or expending the equivalent effort in pushing, pulling, or otherwise handling material, equipment, and other objects
- Occasionally assisting with heavier tasks or expending the equivalent effort in pushing, pulling, or otherwise handling material, equipment, and other objects
- Uses correct body positioning, proper body mechanics to avoid injury, utilizes safe work practices (e.g. pushing vs. pulling, patient transfer/lifting devices etc.) and uses personal protective equipment when necessary – instructs Kitchen staff of the same
- Maintains a safe workplace by keeping work area free of hazards, ensuring that all equipment, counters, utensils, and assigned work areas are properly cleaned and maintained, and correcting and/or properly reporting any safety hazards