Food Service Worker - Belleville, Canada - Quinte Health Care

Description

Quinte Health Care (QHC) is a progressive and integrated system of four hospitals working with partners to provide exceptional care to their local communities.

Care is provided through four hospitals - Belleville General Hospital, North Hastings Hospital, Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital, and Trenton Memorial Hospital - and includes four emergency departments, operating rooms at three hospitals, a rehabilitation day hospital, children's treatment centre, ambulatory care clinics, community mental health programs, and a range of diagnostic services.

There are inpatient beds for acute medical patients, intensive care, obstetrics, paediatrics, mental health, complex continuing care, rehabilitation, and surgery.

• Grade 12 education or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Good understanding of Food and Nutrition and are able to follow recipes, measurement and portion control.
• Must be able to withstand temperatures of 813 degrees Celsius for periods of 2 hours.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with management, clients, suppliers and coworkers.
• Must be able to work with minimum supervision and accomplish tasks in a fast paced environment while maintaining a polite, spirit of service attitude towards coworkers and patients. Must have good writing skills to complete documentation that are part of Food Handling (HACCP) guidelines, file and maintain records for reference for management and or inspectors., and completing food order/supplies to maintain the department
• Must have the ability to operate fax machines, printers, phone lines and all other office type equipment (ie tablets and other computer devices)
• Must have the experience and knowledge to work with and answer questions, and make corrective actions with Local Public Health Representatives
• Must be able to work independently and with a team.
• Must have satisfactory work performance in present position.
• Must be flexible and adapt easily to changes in scheduled hours, work assignments, environment, and style of service
• Must be able to adjust to a forever changing environment.
• Must successfully complete the required training program within the defined probationary period.
• Ability to successfully be mask fit tested.

• Provides complete food service functions for clients including food preparation, restocking supplies, cleaning dining, cooking areas and equipment.
• Prepares, disassembles, restocks and clean the tray line for food assembly operations and all other areas within the department, including dish machine and removable of waste.
• Assemble patient trays according to established time frames and all NFS department/Public Health policy's, in safe food handling.
• Working with other inter professionals /delivery personal/ suppliers/office and clerical staff
• Complete all housekeeping task including using housekeeping type equipment ie: vacuums /mops/floor machine etc.
• Performs all work in accordance with Public Health (safe food handling) QHC policies and procedures and requirements including WHMIS, Provincial and local regulatory agencies for Quality Assurance & Safety.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Required Occasionally lifting and carrying average weight 20 pounds and max 50, pushing/pulling average 1015 pounds and max 30 pounds

• Required Constantly standing
• Required Frequently walking, bending/stooping
• Required Occasionally sitting, twisting/turning, bending, crouching/squatting, kneeling
• Required Rarely balancing, climbing

• Required Frequently forward shoulder movements, gripping/grasping, pinching, neck, elbow, shoulder, wrist and back normal range of motion
• Required Occasionally fine finger movements, shoulder movements (up/down)