Food Service Associate - Room Services, Per Diem

MaineGeneral

Last Updated: 9/3/2026 9:46:57 PM

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Current Days Open
2
Reqs Seen
2
Current Min Salary
$16.50 (Hourly)
Current Max Salary
$28.88 (Hourly)
Historical Time to Fill
10
First Seen
8/18/2026
Lowest Min Salary Seen
$16.50 (Hourly)
9/3/2026
Highest Max Salary Seen
$28.88 (Hourly)
9/3/2026

Full Job Description

Job Description Summary: MaineGeneral Health. Were With You. Be With Us. MaineGeneral Health is a comprehensive non-profit system with the mission of enhancing, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities. If you are looking for the opportunity to support your friends, family, and your community through your work at MaineGeneral Health...Come be with us. Job Description: The Role: Food Service Associate Per Diem MaineGeneral Health is looking for a Food Service Associate to join our dynamic team of professionals. The Food Service Associate performs a variety of preparation, distribution, and sanitation functions in support of assigned areas. The Opportunity: MaineGeneral Health is currently seeking an exceptional Food Service Associate to join our team. MaineGeneral is a leading health care system that is proud of the culture of excellence, compassion and collaboration that extends to our patients and their families. We are looking for an Experienced, Motivated, and Energetic Individual to join our awesome team. If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply for immediate consideration! The Work: Responsible for the preparation and service of meals to patients, visitors, staff and other customers of the health system. Follows and guarantees compliance with HACCP standards and procedures. Maintains a clean and safe work environment. Works to achieve superior patient and customer satisfaction with Food Services in terms of quality, taste, temperature, preparation and presentation. Supports the departments mission to provide superior food and nutrition services. Meets/exceeds patient/customer satisfaction targets. Assumes responsibility for food/product cost management and achieves/exceeds departmental financial budget goals. Ability to speak, read, and write English highly preferred. You Have: Ability to think and work independently and with direction and communicate with staff members in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment. High School graduate or equivalent. (Preferred) Compensation Information: $16.50 - $28.88 The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations. In addition to base pay, eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift, weekend, holiday, on-call, and other applicable differentials. We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0 Job Exempt: No Benefits: Supporting all aspects of our employees wellness physical, emotional and financial is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future. Physical Wellness: We offer wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle. Emotional Wellness: When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household. Financial Wellness: Access the wages youve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances. We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan. Career Mobility: Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource theyre how we grow our business and care for our community. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . MaineGeneral participates in E-Verify. Click the links below to view more information regarding E-Verify: Employee Rights E-Verify Participation Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability: In furtherance of MaineGeneral's policy regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, MaineGeneral has developed a written Affirmative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that MaineGeneral is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished. The Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department. Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . EEO is Law

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