Food Service Aid ( X4 Posts)
Vacancy at a glance
- Employer
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
- Location
- Letaba Hospital Pietersburg Hospital St Ritas Hospital Maphutha Malatji Hospital
- Pay or stipend
- R144 024 p.a. (Level 02)
- Closing date
- 6 Nov 2026
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Overview
Perform all tasks emanating from the preparation and serving of food. Maintain safety and hygiene standards.
Requirements
- Qualification and Competencies: A National Senior Certificate/Grade 12/Matric plus Certificate/National Vocational certificate in Hospitality Management from TVET or equivalent
- Appropriate competencies in a Food service unit
- Ability to lift and move heav y equipment and supplies
- Ability to be on your feet for a period of 12 hours per day
- Ability to work shifts during the day, weekends and public holidays
- Knowledge And Skills: Ability to prepare meals according to standardised recipes and menus, as well as safely and correctly handle industrial equipment
- Basic knowledge of the food service hygiene and safety principles
- Handle conflict management
- Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering and inventory control
- Ability to follow routine verbal and written instructions
- Ability to read and write
- Ability to understand and follow safety procedures
- Ability to safely use cleaning equipment and supplies
- Ability to lead and train students
- Ability to lift and manipulate heavy objects
- Knowledge of food service lines set -up and temperature requirements
- Skill in cooking and preparing a variety of foods
Responsibilities
- Perform all tasks emanating from the preparation and serving of food
- Maintain safety and hygiene standards
- Assist in the receiving and safe storage of food and other products
- Assist with the informal in- service training of new employees
- Clean and purif y the kitchen, canteen and equipment
- Deliver and Collect food warmers & trolleys from the wards according to the number of patients
- Promote and maintain safety in the kitchen
- Comply with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point [HACCP] on food handling an d preparations to ensure food safety
- Ensure that daily activities are in-line with the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point [HACCP]
- Pre-preparation and cooking of food for normal diet as per standardized recipes
- Pre-preparation and cooking of food for therapeutic diet as per standardized recipes
- Portion and serve (plating or bulk serving) and pack meal delivery carts according to the wards diet lists
- Push meal delivery carts to wards to deliver food as per ward lis t
- Collect meal delivery carts from the wards after serving each meal
- Place servings in blender to make foods for soft or liquid diets
- Assist in packing food into storerooms
- Packaging and labelling of therapeutic diets as per ward diet list
- Place items such as eating utensils and condiments on trays
- Apportion and place food servings on plates and trays according to the diet list
- Examine filled tray for completeness and places on cart, dumbwaiter, or conveyor belt
- Wash dishes and cleans work area, tables, cabinets, and ovens
- Collects and place garbage and trash in designated containers
- Emptying of waste bins at all times
- Clean, wash and maintain work areas including floors, facilities, pots, pans, service ware, utensils and equipment as appropriate to the area of operation
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
- Handling of Dishwasher and cleaning of equipment and utensils before and after use
- Supply clean cutlery and crockery during mealtimes
- Report any faults, breakages and illness in the Food Service Unit (FSU)
- Cleaning of the FSU and food trolleys according to the cleaning schedule and after every meal preparation and serving
- ENQUIRI ES : General enquiries about the advertised posts should be directed to Ms Hlokoa RE Tel No: (015) 293 6406, Ms Mompei MM Tel No: (015) 293 6126 / Ms Sebake RL Tel No: (015) 293 6426, Ms Sebola MF Tel No: (015) 293 6002 and Ms Mothiba JT Tel No: (015) 293 6329 during office hours
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