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General Information

Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Variable including days, weekends, and holidays. AM Shift 5:30AM-2:00PM, 8:30AM-5PM, 1:00PM-9:30PM or 12P-8:30PM.
Posted Date
01/28/2026
Salary Range: $21.05 - 25.64 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
28478

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

As a Principal Food Service Worker, you’ll serve meals to patients, visitors, and staff at the Santa Monica Hospital Cafeteria. You’ll work at both hot and cold stations, serving prepared dishes, making sandwiches, answering basic food‑related questions, and keeping each station stocked and looking good.

Responsibilities include:

  • Setting up service lines for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
  • Pre-plating food items
  • Restocking stations, including beverages
  • Supporting operations as a food runner, floor person, or tray person
  • Displaying and merchandising food items so they’re appealing and easy to access

Job Qualifications


  • Knowledge of food portion control, serving procedures, and food production.
  • Knowledge of retail operations such as station setup, replenishment, merchandising and inventory procedures.
  • Knowledge of various kitchen tools and equipment. 
  • Ability to follow standardized recipes.
  • Ability to perform basic arithmetic.
  • Ability to work in standing position for a long period of time; stretch, bend, walk, stoop, and reach repetitively in hot, cold and/or wet areas.
  • Ability to push, pull, and lift 50+ lbs. 
  • Ability to work around and use strong cleaning solutions.
  • Knowledge of, and adherence to prescribed safety, sanitation, and food handling practices according to HACCP and JC policies.
  • Must have the ability to adjust to fluctuating work load and work schedules.
  • Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with co-workers, customers, supervisors and managers.
  • Able to read, write, and communicate in standard English.
  • Preferred:
  • 1+ years in the food service industry. 

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.