Food Service Worker - Burnaby Hospital

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $24.34 - $24.34 / hour
Job Summary

We invite you to apply today and find out why more than 95% of new employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work.

Your experience will be of great value to our team and the clients we serve. Share our dedication to provide exceptional food services at our facilities and come join our enthusiastic and dynamic team! We currently have an exciting opportunity for a casual Food Service Worker to support the Food & Nutrition Services team at Burnaby Hospital located in Burnaby, B.C.

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations. Our team of 43,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.

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Detailed Overview

Performs of variety of duties such as portioning, serving and transporting meals, washing and peeling fruits and vegetables, preparing food items and washing dishes and utensils.
Responsibilities

1. Sets up tray line and meal trays with items such as condiments, utensils and napkins; portions out food and beverages on the meal trays as per menu slips; loads, delivers, collects and unloads meal service wagons.
2. Counts, weighs and/or measures ingredients for assigned food preparation area.
3. Makes beverages and food items such as tea, coffee and toast; assembles items such as sandwiches and salads.
4. Washes, peels and stores fruits and vegetables.
5. Strips, racks and washes items such as dishes, pots, pans and utensils; operating dishwashing machine and/or pot washing machines; stacks clean dishes and utensils.
6. Loads food carts; delivers and picks up meal trays on assigned wards.
7. Performs cleaning duties such as sweeping and damp mopping floors, cleaning counter tops, sinks, machines and equipment; spot washes walls and splash areas, removes garbage as required.
8. Performs clerical duties such as answering the phone, filing, writing information on menu cards and checking cards against lists.
9. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Grade 10 or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Current Food Safe or equivalent certificate.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal effectively with others.
• Ability to organize work.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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