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We are seeking a Chef’s Assistant (Food Service Worker) who:

• Has the drive to create a unique culinary experience for patients, visitors and employees.


• Is comfortable working in a fast-paced kitchen and continually changing environment. 


• Prepares food and checks inventory.


• Assembles healthy meals, according to prescribed diets and delivers to patients.


• Maintains kitchen order by ensuring work areas are clean and sanitized properly.


• Assembles food to meet hospital catering expectations.


• Ensures food stations, coolers, and vending machines are fully stocked.

Chef’s Assistants are eligible for:

• Starting wage of $15.00 per hour, plus extra for working evening and weekend hours.


• A free bus pass to assist with transportation to and from work.


• Continuing education for both professional and personal growth.

This interview event is intended for:

• Candidates who do not currently work for UW Health (current employees should apply directly to the job posting through Oracle Cloud).


• Candidates who have not completed a Human Resources (HR) interview within the past 12 months.  If you have had an HR interview within the past 12 months, please apply directly to the job posting you are interested in through the UW Health Careers Site at www.uwhealth.org/careers.  
  

Work Experience:

Preferred – Previous work in a restaurant, food service and/or customer service experience.

Licenses and Certifications:

Preferred – ServSafe Certification.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Excellent customer service skills – courteous, positive, and sensitive to customer and patient needs.


• Customer and patient focused. Must have the mindset that the customer or patient always comes first.


• Willing to go the extra mile to help patients, visitors and other staff.


• Must be able to work in a constantly changing environment and rapidly adapt to organizational and departmental change.


• Willingness to work other positions when needed by the operation.


• Ability to problem solve and work independently.


• Communicates effectively by sending, receiving and responding to information ensuring high level of customer satisfaction.


• Able to understand, speak and write in English.


• Ability to work in a team and foster an environment of helping others.


• Ability to perform simple math calculations.

Physical Requirements:

Medium: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

UW Health is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive and anti-racist workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Our integrity shines through in patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day.  Applications from Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, women, and LGBTQ+ and non-binary identities are strongly encouraged. EOE, including disability/vets.

University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility that’s ranked Wisconsin’s #1 hospital and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions and referral centers.

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