Food Service Worker at Oregon Health & Science University – Portland, Oregon

Food Service Worker

US-OR-Portland

Requisition ID: 2026-38179
Position Category: Food/Nutrition
Job Type: AFSCME union represented
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Posting Department: Food and Nutrition Department
Posting Salary Range: $18.45 - $24.59 per hour with offer based on experience, education and internal equity
Posting FTE: 0.80
Posting Schedule: Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue
Posting Hours: 2pm-10:30pm on Mon & Tue, 12pm-8:30pm on Sat & Sun
HR Mission: Healthcare
Drug Testable: Yes

Department Overview

Food Service Workers prepare simple foods according to standardized menus, recipes, or verbal instructions

given by supervisor; makes salads, dressings, gelatin, toast, or sandwiches; grills sandwiches, pancakes, eggs,

French toast, and hash browns and toast; cleans, cuts, and chops vegetables and fruits; slices meats, cheeses,

and breads; cuts desserts; adjusts recipe quantities to eliminate excessive waste of food products; fills drink

machines, mixes beverages, makes coffee, and prepares sack lunches or snacks; uses various types of

commercial kitchen equipment such as mixers, slicers, and choppers; prepares simple desserts such as

pudding, cobbler, and loaf cakes; slices and wraps bread and other baked items; checks for proper temperature

of prepared foods with thermometer; observes food to be sure it is visually appealing and of high quality.

Additionally, you may transport food back and forth from the kitchen to the cafes, clean tables, mop floors,

stock utensils, cups and beverages. Serve food from steam tables, fill 5-gallon buckets of ice for the soda

machines, lift 30-50 lb. boxes of soda syrup and clean equipment.

Some cashiering duties may be assigned for less than ½ of your scheduled shift, as well as any additional

duties assigned by a manager or supervisor

Function/Duties of Position

• Great customer service.
• Ring in customer order.
• Help customers with special needs.
• Stock items for customers.
• Clean in the café, dish room and serving food.
• Food preparation.

Required Qualifications

• Good understanding of math, customer service, cleanliness and food handling skills.
• Oregon Food Handlers card

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED certificate.
• 6 Months food service experience.
• ServSafe certificate

Additional Details

Exposure to loud noise, heat, grease, and cold.

Benefits:

• Healthcare Options - Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents, and $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
  
• Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
  
• Vacation- up to 200 hours per year depending on length of service
  
• Sick Leave- up to 96 hours per year
  
• 8 paid holidays per year
  
• Substantial Tri-met and C-Tran discounts
  
• Additional Programs including: Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)