Sr. Storekeeper

JOB SUMMARY

This person works as a team to provide food service that is safe, accurate, timely and responsive to the customer and patient’s needs. This position is responsible for receiving, rotating, stocking, and issuing food and supplies to support food service operation within Nutrition and Food Services as well as units within UCSF Health as well as maintaining relationships with vendors. This person maintains cleanliness and sanitation of the foodservice areas and equipment. This person may be required to work in cold environments. This position is responsible for providing excellent customer, patient, and staff interactions and is looked upon as the ambassador for the department of Nutrition and Food Services. This person reports to the Supervisor, Food Services. This position does not oversee any employees. This position will take direction from Food Services Leads, Principal Food Service Workers in the Diet Office, DTRs, and Dietitians. 

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of time

Essential Function (Yes/No)

Key Responsibilities

20%

Customer Service

• Smiles, greets, and offers assistance to patients, customers, vendors, and staff. 
• Understands and provides accurate information to inquiries. 
• Ensures a professional and gracious environment. 
• Effectively communicates with a wide variety of individuals inside and outside the Medical Center. 

20%

General Safety and Sanitation

• Follows proper hand washing procedures and glove use while performing duties. 
• Prevents cross contamination of foods while receiving, storing, and issuing food. 
• Uses correct equipment and procedures to perform storekeeper duties. 
• Proper use of ppe when working with chemicals per manufacturer instruction and when working in cold environments.  
• Labels and dates supplies following FIFO procedures.
• Clean and sanitizes work surfaces, work areas, and equipment.
• Organize and stocks supplies on racks, service stations, refrigerators, display cases, serving line, and storage areas in a timely manner. 
• Sorts trash, recycling, and compost accurately. 
• Performs required documentation for duties assigned. 
• Utilizes all necessary IT applications to perform job duties. 
• Adheres to safety guidelines. 

55%

Receiving:                                                                                                                        

• Receives orders of food and supplies from approved vendors.                                                                   
• Accurately reconciles deliveries against purchase orders and documents discrepancies. Notifies management if any discrepancies require action. 
  • Including checking deliveries for quality, quantity and specifications. 
• Enforces safety and sanitation standards from vendors.
• Checks that perishable items are received at proper holding temperature and documents accordingly. 
• Uses safety equipment like pallet jacks and carts as needed to move product safely.  
• Stocks and rotate using FIFO and food storage procedures.
  • Checks and discards expired supplies according to procedures. 
• Maintains both time and temperature controls while receiving and storing supplies. 
• Follows label and dating procedures. 
• Ensures proper paperwork for all deliveries complete (invoices, packing slips, etc.) according to established procedures. 

Inventory Management:

• Conducts manual inventory when assigned.
• Orders food and supplies as directed by management. 
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