Food Service Worker

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA • Fort Wainwright, AK

12d • Onsite

About The Position

This Food Service Worker position is located at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The incumbent supports food service operations, including cashiering, delivering meals to hospital wards, washing dishes and cookware, and maintaining clean and sanitary work areas. The position is designated Mission Essential, and the incumbent must report during contingency operations, natural disasters, extreme weather, or other emergencies. The position may require wearing a uniform and safety shoes. The incumbent may be required to obtain Serve Safe Certification within six months of employment.

Work is performed in kitchen and dining areas. Conditions include heat and humidity from cooking and dishwashing equipment, noise, and slippery floors. Workers are regularly exposed to hot liquids, sharp blades, hot surfaces, and temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigerators or freezers. The job involves moderate physical effort, frequent lifting or moving of objects weighing up to 50 pounds, lifting milk containers weighing up to 55 pounds to a height of three feet, and prolonged standing and walking. Personal hygiene standards and safe work procedures, including wearing a hairnet or hat and clean uniform daily, must be followed.

Requirements

• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform Food Service Worker duties without more than normal supervision.
• Be able to follow kitchen safety and sanitation procedures.
• Be able to operate, break down, or clean various types of food service equipment.
• Have knowledge of simple food-handling procedures and follow instructions to portion, garnish, or serve food.
• Frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds and lift filled milk containers weighing up to 55 pounds to a height of three feet.
• Stand and walk for prolonged periods.
• Follow personal hygiene and safe-work procedures, including wearing a hairnet or hat and a clean uniform daily.
• Obtain Serve Safe Certification within six months of employment if required.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Complete a one-year probationary period if appointed.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

Responsibilities

• Operate a Point of Sale cash register, collect customer payments, make exact change, and safeguard cash according to established procedures.
• Deliver loaded food carts to hospital wards for patient meal service, meeting delivery times and section standards.
• Wash pots, pans, dishes, trays, and serviceware from kitchen, dining room, catering functions, and patient care units, manually or with mechanical equipment.
• Clean and sanitize dishroom and pot-and-pan areas, including countertops, dishwashing machines, dish racks, tray returns, scraping sinks, floors, and pot-and-pan machines.
• Disassemble returned dining trays and dispose of waste according to safety and sanitation procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed