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This role supports the hospital’s dietary and food service operations by preparing meals, assisting on the tray line, operating the grill, passing meal trays, performing cashier duties, and maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment. You will help ensure patients, visitors, and staff receive quality food service in a climate-controlled, professional setting.

• Prepare food items according to established recipes, portion guidelines, and food safety standards.
• Work on the tray line to assemble and organize patient and guest meal trays accurately and efficiently.
• Operate the grill to cook and prepare hot food items while maintaining proper cooking times and temperatures.
• Pass meal trays to patients and appropriate areas, ensuring timely and courteous service.
• Perform cashier duties, including operating the point-of-sale system and handling transactions accurately.
• Wash dishes, utensils, and kitchen equipment, ensuring all items are cleaned, sanitized, and properly stored.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in the kitchen, dish room, and food preparation areas.
• Follow all food safety and sanitation procedures, including proper handling, storage, and labeling of food.
• Assist with general kitchen prep work, such as chopping, portioning, and setting up stations for service.
• Collaborate with team members to support smooth foodservice operations throughout the hospital.

• Experience in food preparation and kitchen work in a foodservice environment.
• Ability to work on a tray line and accurately assemble meal trays.
• Proficiency in basic cooking tasks, including grilling and hot food preparation.
• Experience as a cashier, including operating a point-of-sale system and handling payments.
• Ability to perform dishwashing duties, including cleaning and sanitizing dishes and kitchen equipment.
• Understanding of basic food safety and sanitation practices in a kitchen or foodservice setting.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills to support coordinated foodservice operations.

• Previous experience as a cook, grill cook, cashier, tray passer, or dishwasher in a hospital or similar setting.
• Familiarity with kitchen prep tasks such as chopping, portioning, and organizing ingredients.
• Comfort working in a structured foodservice environment with established procedures and standards.
• Reliability and flexibility to perform a variety of foodservice and kitchen support tasks as needed.

You will join a stable, climate-controlled environment with the opportunity to grow into permanent roles and advance within the foodservice team. The organization offers good benefits upon permanent hire and supports professional development, providing a clear path to move up while working in a supportive and well-organized setting.

This position is based in a hospital setting within a climate-controlled kitchen and foodservice area. You will work around standard commercial kitchen equipment such as grills, dishwashers, and tray lines, and spend time both in the kitchen and on patient or service floors while passing trays. The environment is structured and fast-paced, with a strong emphasis on cleanliness, food safety, and teamwork. Work hours may include shifts that align with meal service times, and attire typically consists of appropriate foodservice or kitchen clothing suitable for a hospital environment.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Richmond Heights, MO.

The pay range for this position is $16.00 - $18.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Richmond Heights,MO.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 31, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.