Steward Food & Nutrition Services

Description

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Summary:

The Food & Nutrition Steward supports hospital food service operations by maintaining safe, organized, and sanitary storage areas; managing inventory flow; and ensuring accurate fulfillment and delivery of food and supply orders throughout the facility. This role plays a critical part in food safety, regulatory compliance, and efficient department operations while supporting patient care and clinical services.

Responsibilities:

*Receive, inspect, and properly store all food and supply deliveries according to department standards and food safety regulations

*Maintain cleanliness, organization, and proper rotation (FIFO) of storerooms, walk-in coolers, and freezers

*Ensure all products are labeled, dated, and stored at appropriate temperatures

*Identify and report damaged, expired, or compromised products

Food Safety and Compliance

*Record, monitor, and document temperatures for refrigeration, freezers, and storage areas

*Maintain accurate and complete temperature logs in compliance with hospital, state, and regulatory requirements

*Follow all infection control, sanitation, and safety procedures

Order Processing and Distribution

*Download, review, and process supply and food orders accurately

*Fulfill floor stock requests and deliver supplies to patient care units and department locations

*Answer phone calls and respond to departmental requests in a professional and timely manner

*Identify, investigate, and correct order discrepancies

Transportation and Reconciliation

*Drive to designated distribution centers or vendors to retrieve products as needed

*Reconcile damaged or returned items and complete required documentation

General Department Support

*Assist with utility duties, including cleaning, trash removal, and dish room support as needed

*Run carts and transport food, supplies, or equipment throughout the facility

*Perform other reasonable duties within the Food and Nutrition Services Department as assigned

Preferences:

* Previous experience in hospital food service, warehouse, or inventory management

* Knowledge of food safety practices and FIFO inventory systems

* Experience working in a healthcare or regulated environment

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* None required as long as other position qualifications are met.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Professional Experience Requirements:
* One year of experience preferred. Requires ability to learn computer skills.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
* Language Skills: Ability to read. Ability to understand and follow verbal instructions. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one - or two-step instructions. Deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex FNS Main

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$18.12 - $25.51 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.