Utility Worker

The schedule is full-time days with every other weekend. Will that work for you?

What they are checking: Whether they can show up reliably, since food service depends on every shift being covered.

Tell me about a time you worked as part of a team to get a job done.

What they are checking: Whether they help others and work well with coworkers in a fast-paced kitchen.

Tell me about a job where you had to do the same task many times. How did you keep doing it well?

What they are checking: Whether they stay careful and consistent with repetitive work.

Why do you want to work at Memorial Health?

What they are checking: Whether they see how this job supports patient care and are likely to stay.

This job keeps clean dishes, pans and utensils ready for food service. How do you keep up when a rush of dirty dishes comes in all at once?

What they are checking: Whether they can stay steady and organized during busy times without cutting corners on cleaning.

What would you do if you noticed the dish machine was not getting hot enough?

What they are checking: Whether they report equipment problems right away instead of continuing to run dishes that are not sanitized.

You are moving a cart through a hallway and a patient or visitor asks you for directions. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they show the kindness and respect that the hospital's core values call for.

A supervisor asks you to do a cleaning task you have not done before. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they ask questions and learn the right way instead of guessing.

Why does cleanliness matter so much in a hospital kitchen?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that patients are more vulnerable to foodborne illness than the general public.

How do you stay safe when handling hot water, chemicals and heavy carts?

What they are checking: Whether they take safety seriously and follow rules that prevent burns and injuries.