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Tray Assembler Lead

UnityPoint Health
Waterloo, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/10/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/10/2025
  • Area of Interest: Support Services
  • FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0
  • Department: Cafeteria
  • Shift: 12p-830p (or when work is complete)
  • Job ID: 171711

Overview

Tray Assembler Lead

UnityPoint Health - Allen

Shift: Full-time; 12 PM – 8:30 PM (or whenever work is completed)

Benefits Eligible

The tray assembler lead provides a high-quality dining experience to patients which meets their nutritional requirements and service expectations regarding temperature, timeliness, and food quality. Responsible for making sure patients meal trays are delivered in a timely fashion with great customer service. Provide high customer service and demonstrate a commitment to meeting the customers’ expectations. Expected to be very courteous and professional in manner and appearance. Cross-train in areas as the need arises. Perform task as requested by your manager on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis. Lead all aspects of and advise the employees working to ensure timely and effective service of the customers.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:    

  • Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
  • Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
  • Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrates a commitment to service breakthrough through personal example and prompt follow up on opportunities to improve service.
  • Demonstrates sound making decisions and taking responsibility for the decision.
  • Demonstrates teamwork in the performance of duties and leading by example.
  • Maintains HIPPA standards during interactions with all employees.
  • Responsible for staff orientation and on job training of new and existing employees.
  • Provides input into developing an improving team member performance.
  • Delivers feedback to manager and Staff for performance management of employees.
  • Coordinates shift activities of department. May be required to completed tasks of working personnel when the need arises.
  • Transports carts to patient floors and delivers meal trays to patients
  • Motivates team members to get job done in a timely fashion with great customer service.
  • Demonstrates ability to delegate responsibilities to staff to get the jobs completed in a timely fashion.
  • Demonstrates ability to meet business needs of department with regular, reliable attendance.

Qualifications

Education:

  • High school diploma or GED

Experience:

  • 6 months hospital experience

Other:

  • Must be 18 years of age
  • Basic knowledge of therapeutic diets
  • Great customer service skills

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