Service Aide, Culinary Center

Empower Every New Yorker - Without Exception - to Live the Healthiest Life Possible

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States. We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city's five boroughs. Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post-acute care/long-term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services. Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Job Description

Responsible for daily overall Sanitation, Food Preparation a loading and unloading of supplies. Must ensure that food is prepped, and production areas maintained to NYC Health and Hospitals customer specifications, standards, and recipes and that HACCP standards and customer guidelines are followed.

General tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Ensure that all food being handles is kept at proper temperatures per HACCP Standards.
• Complete and Maintain Daily HACCP Logs as applicable to workstation(s).
• Ensure all food is properly identified and labeled with the item name, date produced an expiration date.
• Ensure all food is prepped and prepared in accordance with established policies and procedures to be completed within a reasonable established time schedule.
• Notify Management of any quality concerns with any food product used.
• Notify Management of All open wounds or illness
• Wash hands regularly (i.e. After All Breaks, lunch, after leaving Production Area(s) and between items that are handled.
• Cleans Kitchen, Kitchen Equipment, Offices, Stairways, Lunchroom, Restrooms and Flooring.
• Assists with transporting, loading and unloading supplies.
• Maintains grounds area(s) i.e. debris indoors and outdoors: minimal salt and snow removal
• Maintains clean and sanitary work area.
• Retrieve requested items from walk-in refrigerators/ freezers.
• Weigh and count ALL items requested (max lifting requirement 50 lbs).
• Pack ALL requested items in bins and transport racks in refrigerated environment.
• Validate paperwork for requested items by facility; Document Expirations Date(s) of ALL applicable items.
• Follow ALL Facility Policies and Regulations.
• Successfully complete On-Going Training in the following areas, Personal Hygiene, HACCP, Hand-Washing, Sanitation, Temperature Monitoring, Fire Safety, Equipment Handling/Cleaning, and Safe Work Operations.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Ability to read and write English and to understand and carry out simple instructions.

Department Preferences

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and other Requirements:

• Experience as a Food Preparer/ Aide in High-Volume Industrial Kitchen, Hotel or Restaurant Environment.
• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent is preferred
• NYC Food Safety Certification Preferred but not required.
• Three (3) Years of Cooking Experience Preferred.

If applying online, please include your cover letter in the same file attachment with your uploaded resume.

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs

Vacancy Control Board Number

CHL-05012024-17943