Cafeteria Helper Jobs in Alaska (NOW HIRING)

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Kitchen Associate? At Alaska Regional Hospital, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Maintain a clean, orderly and inviting cafeteria dining environment. Set up, stock up and clean up cafeteria service areas. Stock upper nursing units and retrieve soiled trays from inpatient units. Assist in dish throughput and assist in line set-up and kitchen support.

• Clean and sanitize tables/chairs and microwaves; empty garbage throughout the work shift; use professional signage and seasonal decoration for dining environment.
• Stock service areas, including dishes, pots, pans, and other cutlery throughout department.
• Use direct eye contact and greet each customer with a smile and a greeting using a good tone of voice and body language; call him/her by name if known, when done serving him/her say “thank you” and/or an appropriate comment.
• Use courteous/caring interaction and service recovery techniques with timely and appropriate response to customer complaints or concerns. Use good judgment in keeping management and production staff appropriately informed and involved with customer complaints or concerns.
• Receive money and make change. Use consistent pricing guidelines for all customers.
• Keep and use historical overage/shortage numbers to adjust recipes/food production to minimize over or under production of food. Adjust recipes to meet food production volume needs based on patient census and historical data. Consult with supervisors and/or manager for use of left overs and how to best to minimize food waste.
• Remove trash regularly from department and break down cardboard for recycling. Help ensure kitchen remains clean and free o trash.
• Clean front service area before and after service ensuring orderly and sanitary operating space for café customers
• “Clean as you go” and maintain a clean, neat and orderly work area including counters and floors with walk in/reach in coolers and freezers kept organized and clean. Clean up service areas after meal service. Use job specific cleaning list to complete cleaning duties as assigned.
• Clean equipment throughout FANS department including but not limited to stoves, steamers, walls, floors, etc.

What qualifications you will need:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Municipality of Anchorage Food Handler Card

Alaska Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Healthcare's Alaska Regional Hospital is known for our expertise, compassion and skills. We are committed to delivering patient-centered care to every patient on every visit for our 250 plus bed facility. Year after year, Alaska Regional receives 5-star ratings for heart attack treatment, bowel obstruction treatment, and colorectal surgery.

Based in Anchorage, Alaska Regional is located in a thriving community offering plenty of opportunities to capitalize on the Alaskan lifestyle. Alaska offers some of the most incredible scenic beauty around the world which draws visitors year-round who come for a vacation and end up making Alaska home.

We are part of the HCA Healthcare network - which includes more than 300 affiliate facilities across the country offering our colleagues the opportunity for travel and relocation. HCA Healthcare and Alaska Regional are inspired by our mission to care for and improve human life to create a positive impact in our community.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Kitchen Associate opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.