{"id":1178604,"url":"https://alion.io/job/advocate-health-food-services-lead","title":"Food Services Lead","company":{"id":13894,"name":"Advocate Health","domain":"advocatehealth.org","url":"https://alion.io/company/advocatehealth","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":161,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0.037,"time_to_fill_p50_days":8,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Early Careers","role_family":"Early Careers","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Aurora, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":52000,"max_usd":133000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":38},"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-24T12:24:30Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-24","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T12:22:09Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Department:\n11903 Aurora Psychiatric Hospital - Food and NutritionStatus:\nFull timeBenefits Eligible:\nYesHours Per Week:\n40Schedule Details/Additional Information:\n40 hr per week, 3 holidays, every other weekend\nPay Range:\n$20.80 - $31.20Major Responsibilities:Acts as a resource to employees and students, which includes training/orienting and providing day-to-day work direction. Assigns, monitors, and reviews progress and accuracy of work. Monitors productivity, maintains appropriate staffing levels, directs efforts and provides guidance on more complex issues.\nAssists with human resource responsibilities, which may include interviewing and selection of new employees, staff development, resolution of employee concerns, and employee morale. Assists in interpreting department policies and procedures, and advises and updates staff on procedural changes.\nMonitors general department operations, adjusts schedules, records essential information and ensures that work is completed in a timely manner. Conducts daily checks on employee staffing and makes adjustments/substitutes as necessary; assigns non-routine tasks and duties.\nProvides work direction and guidance to designated food service staff and assigns tasks to provide efficient and timely service. Maintains a quality food production operation for internal and external customers. Assists in resolving issues, dealing with customer complaints, workflow, employee staffing, and equipment failures during the shift.\nActs as a resource person, works with employees to resolve problems, complex issues and provides training in food preparation, pre-serving/serving activities, recipe standardization, cashiering, infection control, fire safety, and cleanup activities.\nForecasts amount of required food for patients, cafeterias, and special functions; maintains records of meal census and food usage.\nCapable of managing and responding to purchasing, tray-line, cafeteria, and/or special function requests.\nInspects equipment and work areas to ensure proper use, maintenance and sanitation standards and corrects deficiencies as required.\nUtilizes established production safety and sanitation standards to ensure safe food handling techniques and prevent bacteria contamination.\nMay function as a Food Service Assistant or Food Ambassador which may include assembly and delivery of patient meals, dish room and cleaning duties, assisting patients, cash handling, balance sheets, food production, servicing cafeteria customers, preparing, serving and maintaining supplies of food, and utensils.\nLicensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:\nServSafe Food Handler certification issued by the National Restaurant Association needs to be obtained within 1 year.\nEducation Required:\nHigh School Graduate.\nExperience Required:\nTypically requires 3 years of experience in food preparation, service techniques, cashiering and sanitation standards, general and modified diets, in a large hospital or hotel/restaurant food service environment. \nKnowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:\nStrong knowledge in food service from within a hospital, restaurant or a related environment.\nExcellent customer service skills and communication skills to effectively interact with a variety of people. The ability to work in close cooperation with nursing personal is required.\nAbility to read and understand written and oral communications.\nMust be self directed, able to work independently and make decisions with minimal supervisor.\nAbility to maintain a friendly and cheerful demeanor, reflecting the culture of healing.\nExcellent phone etiquette.\nStrong knowledge and understanding of food/drug interactions and food allergens.\nGood organizational and time management skills.\nIntermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office or similar products. Ability to use e-mail and internet.\nMust be self-directed.\nPhysical Requirements and Working Conditions:\nOperates equipment (i.e. dish-machine, tray line, garbage disposal, etc.) necessary to perform the job. Demonstrating ability to safely and effectively, utilize necessary power equipment.\nStands walks and reaches above shoulders the majority of the workday as well as squats, bends, twists, kneels and climbs throughout shift.\nMust be able to:\nlift up to 40 lbs. from floor to a maximum 5 ft.\nlift and carry up to 40 lbs. at waist height a reasonable distance.\nMust be able to:\npush/pull with 20 lbs. of force.\nWorking atmosphere also contains fumes, odors, and dust/dirt. floor, spices, etc. (Fumes are trucks, dust/dirt from storeroom or cleaning agents).\nMay be exposed to mechanical, electrical and chemical hazards. Protective clothing must be worn as necessary.\nMay be required to enter patient isolation rooms wearing appropriate coverings during meal service tray delivery and pick up. \nWill be exposed to sharp knives, other sharp cooking utensils, heat from ovens and other hazards in a kitchen environment.\nThis job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.\nOur Commitment to You:\nAdvocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:\nCompensation\nBase compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training\n\nPremium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job\n\nIncentive pay for select positions\n\nOpportunity for annual increases based on performance\n\nBenefits and more\nPaid Time Off programs\n\nHealth and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability\n\nFlexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses\n\nFamily benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave\n\nDefined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs\n\nEducational Assistance Program\n\nNote: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.\nAbout Advocate Health\nAdvocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. 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