Team Lead-Food and Nutrition - Evening Shift

About the job

Position Details:

Status: Full-Time, 40 hours per week

Schedule: 12:00 PM-8:30 PM. Rotating weekends and holidays required.

Location: IU Health Methodist Hospital

Shift Differentials: Eligible for evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Team Lead-Food and Nutrition - Production (Patient Kitchen)

Provides non-supervisory leadership and frontline support to Food and Nutrition Services team members within the Patient Kitchen. Assists with coordinating daily work assignments, training and onboarding new team members, ensuring operational readiness, and supporting quality, safety, and service standards. Serves as a role model for professionalism, accountability, teamwork, and adherence to departmental policies and procedures.

Supports daily production and dish room operations by coordinating workflow, ensuring adequate staffing coverage, and facilitating communication among team members. Leads or participates in shift huddles and briefings, helping to maintain efficient operations and consistent service delivery.

Assists with inventory management, supply organization, and equipment readiness to support meal service operations. Conducts quality checks and audits to ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, infection prevention, and departmental standards. Provides real-time coaching and corrective guidance, escalating concerns to leadership when appropriate.

Position Requirements:

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent experience is preferred.

• Requires 3-5 years of relevant experience.

• Requires ServSafe Manager Certification within 6 months of hire.

• Requires the ability to operate kitchen equipment.

• Requires basic computer skills.

• Must be able to wear protective equipment/clothing required by the environment or government regulations such as gowns, gloves, goggles, rubber-soled closed-toe footwear, etc.

• Requires adherence to local health regulations and safety requirements to produce safe food for consumption.

• Requires the ability to climb ladders.

• Physical requirements to include: reaching, standing for long periods of time, squatting, bending, carrying and/or lifting supplies and equipment weighing 35 lbs. or more, up to 80% of the time.

About Us

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.

• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.

With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.

• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.

• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.

Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 15 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. We’re looking for team members who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day.

Additional Information

• Job Identification: 425994
• Job Category: Facilities & Support Services
• Posting Date: 2026-10-08
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Locations: 1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, US ()