Retail Food Associate
Tupelo, MS, USA
Posted on Jul 30, 2026
Posting Description
We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.
Job Summary
The Retail Food Services Associate at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for supporting the provision of timely, safe, quality food service for customers, including food preparation, serving, and area stocking and sanitation. This role requires strong communication skills to engage effectively and positively within the department and with external customers. The Retail Food Services associate also utilizes strong organizational skills to complete documentation, register management, and other operational activities with efficient use of time and resources while ensuring a safe, compliant, and quality food service experience.
Job Functions
We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.
Job Summary
The Retail Food Services Associate at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for supporting the provision of timely, safe, quality food service for customers, including food preparation, serving, and area stocking and sanitation. This role requires strong communication skills to engage effectively and positively within the department and with external customers. The Retail Food Services associate also utilizes strong organizational skills to complete documentation, register management, and other operational activities with efficient use of time and resources while ensuring a safe, compliant, and quality food service experience.
Job Functions
- Ensures timely, safe food service to customers: preparation, plating and serving of food.
- Remains responsible for following their assigned areas’ daily menu, recipes, service standards, and procedures.
- Efficiently follows proper portion controls and leftover food techniques provided by supervisor.
- Greets customers and manages transactions accurately when assigned to cash register.
- Secures cash register drawer prior to leaving station unattended.
- Remains responsible for maintaining, cleaning and stocking all food service areas.
- Maintains the physical area efficiently and effectively including: cleaning and sanitation of all assigned areas, sanitation of food service equipment, delivery of soiled dishes to dish room, scraping and spraying excess food debris from soiled dishes.
- Uses food and supplies wisely.
- Follows proper food safety procedures.
- Actively participates in HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) program.
- Cleans & sanitizes all areas to meet the State Board of Health Standards.
- Assists in the keeping of assigned HACCP monitors.
- Maintains food service documentation as assigned by supervisor.

