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Food Services Associate

UNC Health
Siler, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/14/2026 CLOSED ON 2/12/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Services Associate position at UNC Health?

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

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

  • Assists with dirty food tray removal from nursing units.
  • Assists with early and late food tray deliveries in a timely manner
  • Assists with tray preparation and/or delivery and works to ensure tray accuracy, adherence to special diets and customer service
  • Assists with tray preparation during meal service hours.
  • Clean and sanitize kitchen equipment, utensils and work areas, including dish room. Washes dishes by hand or by machine.
  • Delivers food trays or nourishments to patient's rooms or nursing units.
  • Maintains compliance with JCAHO, State Health Department, and OSHA regarding on-going required job training and health standards,
  • 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: Chatham Hospital

Organization Unit: Nutritional Services

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $17.43 - $24.05 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Rotating

Location of Job: US:NC:Siler City

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.

Salary : $17 - $24

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