Food Service Associate

Aerotek is a hiring Food Service Associates in Oakland, PA! $18/HR Weekly Pay! Job Description This role offers an opportunity to join a healthcare-based food service team in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment. As a Food Service Associate, you prepare, serve, and distribute food while working across various areas such as tray line, dish room, cafeteria, and storeroom. You interact daily with a diverse clientele, build a broad set of food service skills, and contribute to a high standard of cleanliness and safety. This casual position operates primarily on day shifts and has the potential to convert to a full-time or part-time permanent role. Responsibilities Prepare, portion, and assemble food items according to established standards and safety guidelines. Serve and distribute food to customers, patients, and staff in a courteous, efficient, and timely manner. Work on the tray line to assemble meal trays accurately based on specific orders or dietary requirements. Support cafeteria operations, including setting up service lines, restocking items, and maintaining a clean, organized service area. Perform dish room duties such as washing, rinsing, and sanitizing dishes, utensils, trays, and kitchen equipment. Handle utility and sanitation tasks, including mopping, sweeping, waste removal, and general housekeeping in food service areas. Assist as a cashier by operating the point-of-sale system, handling cash and electronic payments, and providing friendly customer service. Serve as a dipper or server on the line, ensuring appropriate portion control and attractive presentation of food. Essential Skills Strong interpersonal and customer service skills, with the ability to interact professionally with a diverse clientele. Excellent attention to detail to ensure accurate meal preparation, tray assembly, and cash handling. Solid service knowledge and a commitment to delivering a positive customer experience. Effective communication skills for understanding instructions and working with team members. Good organizational skills to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Ability to follow written and oral instructions consistently and accurately. Basic reading, writing, and communication skills sufficient for daily job duties. Physical stamina to perform demanding tasks such as standing for long periods, lifting, bending, and frequent movement. Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and support colleagues as needed. Additional Skills & Qualifications Prior food service experience, particularly in healthcare or hospitality settings, is preferred. Familiarity with food safety practices, including proper sanitation, cleaning, and food handling procedures. Experience with general labor tasks such as mopping, sweeping, and housekeeping in a food service environment. Comfort working with tray line operations and back-of-house food service processes. Why Work Here? You join a hospitality organization with a long-standing commitment to food, service, and excellence, where growth and development are central to the culture. Team members benefit from a merit program with potential wage increases and a clear path from casual to permanent roles, including a 90-day contract-to-hire structure. You gain access to a comprehensive benefits package through a major healthcare network, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with employer match, generous paid time off and holidays, and life and disability insurance for eligible full-time staff. The organization supports work-life balance with paid parental leave, extended medical and bereavement leave options, and wellness and employee assistance programs. You can pursue professional and career growth through tuition assistance, continuing education support, and student loan assistance programs, helping you build a long-term career in hospitality and healthcare food service. A strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity ensures that people of all backgrounds and abilities feel welcomed and supported. Work Environment This position is based within hospital food service operations across multiple healthcare facilities. You primarily work in back-of-house areas rather than direct patient-facing spaces, focusing on kitchen, tray line, dish room, cafeteria support, and storeroom functions. The environment is fast-paced and requires frequent standing, walking, bending, and lifting, as well as regular use of dishwashing equipment, cleaning tools, and food service equipment. Shifts run during the day, typically from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with weekend work as needed on a rotating basis (for example, two weekends on and one weekend off). The role involves adherence to strict food safety and sanitation standards, including regular mopping, sweeping, and sanitizing of work areas, and requires appropriate food service attire consistent with a healthcare kitchen setting. Job Type & Location This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Pittsburgh, PA. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $18.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Pittsburgh,PA.

Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Jun 16, 2026. About Aerotek We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry - from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies' construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.