Sr. Porter Nutrition/Floor Stock

Location

Akron, OH | United States

Job description

req#: 247574

Location: Akron, OH

Facilities: Akron General Medical Center ,

Professional Area: Facilities

Department: 9492 Dietary-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Job Code: AK9947

Schedule: Part Time

Shift: Days

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Akron General, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family. 

The Porter, Nutrition, and Dietetics Team Lead, works under the general directive supervision in accordance with established practices, procedures and administrative policies. You will store, receive, inventory and distribute food and Food Service supplies. Your duties will include but are not limited to:

• Maintaining sanitation.

• Performing Porter duties as required.

• Providing initiative and leadership in Porter jobs.

• Providing input to management on work efficiency, techniques and duties.

The ideal future caregiver is someone who:   

• Comes prepared with a willingness to learn.   

• Works well in a friendly, close-knit team environment.   

• Has effective communication skills.   

• Proactive in identifying and attending to needs of assigned area.  

Opportunities to interact and make a positive impact on patients, visitors, and caregivers, and significant opportunities for vertical growth within a large department (Team Lead, Supervisor, Manager), are just a few reasons this role would matter most to the right candidate.   

At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.

Responsibilities:

• Performs stocking and receiving duties, dates, makes and stores products; follow proper storage techniques, checks specifications on quality, quantity and price. Is accountable for received product to invoice accuracy. Notifies Production Manager of discrepancies, condition or needs on supplies, orders, invoice, equipment or storage. Assists staff in obtaining needed items from storage areas. Completes meat pulls. May assist in inventory and ordering. Maintains security of inventory and received products.
• Reports and equipment, personnel, safety, supply, possible theft, assignment, recipe, or quantity/quality discrepancy to immediate supervisor. Reviews and recommends changes in departmental methods. Ensures proper storage techniques/principles are followed by staff and others. Corrects and reports and discrepancies.
• Follows proper sanitation procedures. Maintains clean, sanitized and organized work area. Practices clean-as-you-go policy. Breaks down empty boxes. Cleans work, storage and receiving areas as needed and scheduled to include walls, shelves, and floors of refrigerators, dry storage and freezers. Keeps hand sinks cleaned/stocked; sweeps and mops
• floors, removes trash, keeps delivery area and hallway organized and free of safety hazards. Keeps floors dry.
• Performs Porter duties. Requests, receives, checks and stores supplies; dispenses unit orders to the Main kitchen; keeps proper personnel up-to-date about the condition of supplies; obtains and returns skids as requested.
• Reports to Production Manager the sanitary condition, cooperative service and attitude and timeliness of all vendors. Operates pallet carrier lift.
• Follows safety rules, regulations, procedures; utilizes provided safety equipment. Follows directions/procedures on use of chemicals. Reports any accident immediately to the supervisor.
• Performs other similar or less skilled duties.
• Other duties as assigned

Education:

• High school graduate or the equivalent.

Certifications:

• None required

Complexity of Work:

• Ability to read, write and follow written and oral instructions.
• Good judgment and initiative in decisions regarding invoices, inventory, requisitions, supplies, equipment, quality, organizing one's daily tasks, cost controls, storage, sanitation and safety.
• Ability to communicate with fellow workers and supervisor.
• Ability to work by self in crowded storerooms.
• Ability to properly operate a pallet lift and box cutter.
• Willingness to perform repetitious tasks on a continuous basis.
• Ability to work harmoniously and effectively with other employees of the department and other departments.
• Practices team Care.
• Courteous to customers and visitors.
• Practices confidentiality in patient matters.

Work Experience:

• One year experience as a Porter preferred.
• Understanding of orders/invoices; knowledge of simple mathematics to ensure extensions of invoices and supply levels are correct.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work rapidly to meet time deadlines; performs work requiring continuous standing and lifting of materials (5- – pounds) with high requirements for good eyesight and good arm and hand dexterity.
• Good eye/hand coordination essential.
• Ability to work in hot kitchen around hot equipment.
• Ability to withstand changes in work environment temperatures (hot kitchen to refrigerator) and work for extended periods in refrigerator/freezers wearing appropriate gear.
• An insensitivity to allergic reactions to required sanitation chemicals, gloves, food and supplies used and essential to the job.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required

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The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System’s Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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