Food Service Associate - Per Diem Methuen

Job Opportunity: Food Service Associate Per Diem

At Merrimack Health, we are committed to pay transparency and equity. The base salary range for this position is $17.17– $25.51, excluding fringe benefits and potential bonuses. Your final base salary will be determined based on your education, experience, licensure, and internal equity considerations. Offers are typically made below the top of the range to support future salary growth. Eligible employees may also participate in comprehensive benefits, including health coverage, paid time off, and wage increase programs, depending on position type (full-time, part-time, or per diem) and applicable eligibility criteria.

Position Summary

Food Service Associate Per Diem 16 Hours Per Week. Various Shifts Methuen Campus Responsible for nutritional service of patients, customers, employees, and the community. Responsible to the customer for courteous, accurate, timely service.

Minimum Qualifications

+ Education: High School graduate or equivalent. + Experience: Experience with catering, retail foodservice, cashiering preferred.

Job Responsibilities

+ Orders, prepares, portions, serves food, snacks, and nourishments; maintains supplies applicable to area served, and prioritizes job duties to maintain customer service / flow of responsibilities. + Works tray assembly line. Delivers and retrieves patient trays according to safety and customer service standards. + Cleans, sanitizes dishes, utensils, and equipment. Reviews and stores daily deliveries and rotates stock according to standards. Knows proper procedure for handling food and operating equipment, including cash register system, dish machine, patient tray carts, cafeteria cooking equipment such as grill, fryer, panini, and other small appliances such as blenders, etc. Covers catering and special functions as assigned. + Accurately operates cash/credit/payroll deduction applications of cash register and is accountable for daily balances and cash deposits, and for accurately applying charges to all items purchased according to process set by management. Maintains customer focus and utilizes customer service standards during all interactions with employees, physicians, patients, and visitors. + Performs other related duties as assigned.