Lead Culinary Services Aide

Forefront Healthcare is unique, experienced, and specialized in serving the continuum of care. With finely tailored, high-quality culinary and support services, Forefront helps its partners elevate the patient and resident experience.

Location: Big Timber, MT

Pay Range: Up to $19.00 per hour

Projected Schedule: Sunday–Thursday, 6:00 AM–2:30 PM

Must have weekend availability. Schedule subject to change and may include 10:00 AM–6:30 PM shifts.

We are seeking a professional and dedicated Lead Culinary Services Aide to join our culinary team. This vital role supports the success of our food service operations by delivering high-quality service and exceptional customer satisfaction to patients, residents, guests, and hospital staff.

As the Lead Culinary Services Aide, you will play an essential role in enhancing the hospital’s retail and dining services program. You will help improve menu offerings, elevate food presentation, and create an outstanding dining experience in a healthcare setting. This position also requires an understanding of therapeutic diets and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance and quality care.

This is a meaningful opportunity to make a difference in a healthcare environment while growing your career with a company that values integrity, innovation, and hospitality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take and process breakfast, lunch, and dinner orders for patients, residents, and staff
• Serve residents in the dining room during meal service

• Prepare and package grab-and-go items, including salads, sandwiches, and other retail selections

• Make coffee, chargers, smoothies, and develop new specialty drink offerings

• Perform minimal cooking and food preparation as needed

• Stock and maintain retail and dining areas

• Ensure cleanliness and sanitation standards are consistently met

• Operate the point-of-sale system and process cash and credit card payments

• Contribute ideas to enhance menu options and overall food presentation

• Support and lead a positive, team-oriented environment focused on hospitality and service excellence

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 

Qualifications:

• Passion for serving others and providing exceptional customer service

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment

• Leadership mindset with a collaborative, team-focused approach

• Knowledge of therapeutic diets and healthcare food service regulations preferred

• Previous food service or retail experience preferred

Competencies:

• Customer Service Oriented.

• Basic Food Preparation Knowledge.

• Sanitation and Safety Practices.

• Thoroughness.

• Time Management.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Must have the ability to coach others.

• Proven ability to coach and teach within the kitchen.

• Ability to lead a group of your peers.

Work Environment:

• Requires repetitive wrist motion. This position requires lifting, up to seventy five pounds. (75lbs).

Physical Demands:

• Stands and walks continuously throughout the working day. 

• Reaches, stoops, bends, lifts, carries, and manipulates various food products, dietary supplies and equipment. 

• Visual acuity and color discrimination for examining cooked and stored foods. 

• Ability to work with chemicals and cleaning agents. Must be free from infection or diseases. 

• Exposure to temperature and humidity changes as in entering refrigerated storage areas, working at ovens, ranges, dish-washing machines, and at steam tables. 

• Must be able to lift and/or carry fifty (50lbs) to seventy five (75lbs) pounds. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is an hourly position, with expected hours to include: days, evenings, some weekends, and some holidays.

Required Education and Experience: 

• HS Diploma or GED.

• Minimum of 1 year of food preparation and service experience.

• ServSafe certification required if no certification must be obtained within 3 months of employment.

• Knowledge of food handlers and safety regulations.

• Proven track record of integrity.

• Excellent verbal/written and problem-solving skills.

• Proficient computer skills.

• Must be detail oriented and accurate.

• Ability to multitask while working in a pressured environment; always operating as part of a team.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

• Verbal and writing abilities necessary to communicate and work effectively with various levels of staff, residents, family members and the public. 

• Numerical ability necessary to make various computations in keeping work records, and in recipe preparation. 

• Motor coordination and manual dexterity are required to prepare food and operate dietary equipment. 

• Willingness to perform routine, repetitive tasks with frequent interruptions. An appreciation of the value of food and dietary equipment and an awareness of the requirement for careful handling and economy of serving. 

• Ability to read, understand, and follow recipe directions, diet orders and work assignments. Able and willing to work flexible hours, such as during an emergency situation. Must be patient and tolerant toward staff, residents, and family members.

AAP/EEO Statement:

Forefront Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.