Hospital Kitchen Stocking Clerk

Job Description:
Purchases goods from approved suppliers. Ensures quality of the products when received and appropriate inventory levels are maintained by managing weekly turns. Plays an integral role in ensuring the department meets budgets and operates profitably.
Posting Specifics
Pay Rate: Based on Experience
Shift Details: Full-Time (40hrs/wk). Sunday - Thursday from 8:30am - 5:00pm. No on call, but will need to work some Holidays and includes working every Sunday
Additional Details: This position is primarily a back-of-the-house role that requires the candidate to be able to work independently, have attention to detail, and stay on task with minimal supervision. This will be a highly physical job that requires a lot of walking, bending, twisting, and lifting of items up to 20 lbs. On an as needed basis, they will also support putting the main kitchen grocery orders away on Tues/Fri to support the buyer. In these instances, it would require them to adjust their schedule to 5:30am - 1:00pm.
Essential Functions
Understands and follows managed order guides and processes for each supplier
Manages appropriate inventory levels and assists with reducing waste
Decides what and how much to order using PAR levels, engaging culinary members along with using other Intermountain tools
Aware of and practices safe food storage guidelines as outlined by ServSafe
Tracks and reports key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
Assists in keeping storage areas clean and organized and ensures all Joint Commission and Health Department guidelines followed
Taking inventory of all nutrition stations (EMS Lounge, Cafe Grab & Go coolers, Coffee Shop, Physician Lounge, and Cafe micro-market)
AM stocking of EMS Lounge, Cafe cooler, Coffee Shop cooler daily and Physician Lounge (Sun & Mon only)
Early afternoon will then stock, clean and rotate food items for the nourishment rooms on the patient care units (takes about 4-5 hours/day)
Late afternoon restock of EMS Lounge daily and Physician Lounge (Sun & Mon)
Once weekly, take inventory and stock the PACU/Pre-Op nourishment rooms
Skills
Food Services
Food Production
Foodservice Equipment
Organizing
Communication
Food Storage/Inventory
Qualifications
Food Handler Permit (as required by State/County) or ServSafe certification is required by first day of work
One or more years of experience managing inventory in food services preferred
Demonstrated ability to utilize safe food handling techniques, in all applications
Understands workflow, prioritizes, uses timelines, understands deadlines
Demonstrated ability to read, understand, and apply procedures and instructions
Physical Requirements
Interact with co-workers requiring the employee to verbally communicate information, as well as understand spoken information.
Operate food service equipment or computer requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
See and read labels, monitors, and documents.
Carry, push/pull, and walk while transporting food, supplies, and service equipment.
Climb, squat, kneel, and lift (up to 50 pounds) to clean equipment and reach and retrieve food and supplies.
Remain standing for long periods of time to perform work.
Tolerate extremes in temperature such as performing work in a fridge or freezer
Location:
Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital
Work City:
Wheat Ridge
Work State:
Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$20.45 - $27.04
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