Sr Food Service Worker - Acute Rehab - Days - FT - Irvine

Sr Food Service Worker - Acute Rehab - Days - FT - Irvine

Req ID: 145970

Location: Irvine, California

Division: Medical Center

Department: Acute Rehabilitation Irvine

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range Minimum: USD $21.50/Hr.

Salary Range Maximum: USD $28.34/Hr.

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Food Services Manager and working within the kitchen, cafeteria, dishroom and/or patient services, the Senior Food Service Associate performs a variety of food service tasks in the areas of meal assembly, service and delivery, catering, dishwashing, sanitation and safety, and assisting in training of new Food Service Workers. The successful candidate for this job posting will work at the new Irvine Acute Rehab Hospital, a joint UCI Health / LifePoint venture, anticipated to open summer of 2026.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Must possess the skill, knowledge, and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Minimum 3 years prior skilled food preparation/service experience
• Knowledge and practice of kitchen sanitary control techniques
• Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to read, write and follow oral and written instructions in English
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.