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Food Services Associate
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What they do
A Fast Food or Counter Worker assists with preparing and serving food. Works as part of food service team in a hospital or other institution. or takes orders and serves food at a fast food restaurant.
$28,531 / year median in North Carolina
+18% projected growth
Job Description
Food Services Associate UNC Health Care $18.00 - $24.66 per hour United States, North Carolina, Holly Springs 850 South Main Street (Show on map) Sep 03, 2026 Description Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
Summary:
This position assists higher-level personnel in preparing and serving food, and maintaining a clean work area Work is reviewed for adherence to sanitary standards and completion of assignments.
Responsibilities:
1. Assists with dirty food tray removal from nursing units.
2. Assists with early and late food tray deliveries in a timely manner
3. Assists with tray preparation and/or delivery and works to ensure tray accuracy, adherence to special diets and customer service
4. Assists with tray preparation during meal service hours.
5. Clean and sanitize kitchen equipment, utensils and work areas, including dish room. Washes dishes by hand or by machine.
6. Delivers food trays or nourishments to patient's rooms or nursing units.
7. Maintains compliance with JCAHO, State Health Department, and OSHA regarding on-going required job training and health standards,
8. Transfers food in kitchen and on patient trays in a timely manner and using proper protocol (wears hair restraint, gloves, and properly covers food to prevent contamination).
Other Information Other information:
Education Requirements:
• None required as long as other position qualifications are met
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
• No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
• No prior experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job Details Legal Employer:
NCHEALTH
Entity:
UNC Rex Holly Springs Hospital Organization Unit:
HS Food Services Work Type:
Full Time Standard Hours Per Week:
40.00
Salary Range:
$18.00 - $24.66 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type:
Onsite Work Schedule:
Day Job Location of Job:
US:
NC:
Holly Springs Exempt From Overtime:
Exempt:
No This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.