Lead Food Service Associate (Full-Time/Day)-Magee

Job Details

Under direction of Food Service Supervisor, Food Service Manager, Production Manager, or Executive Chef, the Lead Food Service Associate to ensure quality and oversee the maintenance and cleanliness of our front and back house facilities. The individual may be responsible for oversight or delegation of responsibilities for additional Food Service Associates. Essential functions and responsibilities of the position may vary based on business needs.

Job Description

Trains, oversees, and guides Food Service staff on job duties and proper safety and sanitation procedures. (30%)
• Maintains Nutrition office records including patient census and meal counts. Checks patient tray at the service line for accuracy, cleanliness, appearance, and compliance to patient's menu choices or tray cards. (20%)
• Visits patients to monitor patient satisfaction, explain menu selection, describe diet prescription, and discuss food preferences. (15%)
• Corrects patient menus to meet the requirements of the prescribed diet and makes modifications as necessary. (10%)
• Oversees dish room and pot cleaning areas to ensure proper cleaning and sanitize of equipment in accordance with department standards
• Ensures Food Service staff sets up and stocks assigned stations prior to the start of service and for next meal to facilitate meal service and ensure efficiency.
• Ensures all food is prepared using recipes in order to provide consistent, safe, nutritionally appropriate, tasty meals that are cost and budget compliant. (10%)
• Guides Food Service staff on proper HACCP and production record keeping and ensures compliance.
• Supports proper Cash Handling procedures
• Compiles production sheets for the patient and retail service areas. (5%)
• Complies with current CDC hand hygiene guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education:
High School graduate or equivalent preferred but not required.
AND
Experience:
1+ year in food service required, leadership experience preferred.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

1513 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.