Food Service Worker

Veterans Health Administration • Detroit, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This Food Service Worker position is located within Nutrition & Food Service at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan. The employee prepares and serves food for patients and dining areas, supports food preparation, and performs cleaning duties in food-service and related areas. The position uses menus, diet cards, tray tickets, and patient selections to assemble meals and serve appropriate items. Work is performed in kitchen areas that may have uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity from cooking and dishwashing equipment. The role involves light to moderate physical work and may require heavier tasks, including scrubbing large cooking utensils and moving heavy carts or trucks. The position requires continuous standing and walking, frequent bending and reaching, and lifting or moving items weighing up to 20 pounds frequently and over 40 pounds occasionally with assistance. The schedule consists of 12-hour shifts, working seven non-consecutive days every two weeks, with rotating weekends and holidays. The schedule may change based on agency needs.

Requirements

• Demonstrate the ability to perform the work of the position without more than normal supervision.
• Provide evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to demonstrate the ability to perform the work; specific length of training or experience is not required.
• Support experience and qualifications with detailed descriptions on the resume.
• Meet the job elements of dexterity and safety; interpreting instructions and specifications; materials; technical practices; using and maintaining tools and equipment; working without more than normal supervision; and work practices.
• Be a U.S. citizen, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Be suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• Meet Selective Service registration requirements if a male born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete required online onboarding and pre-employment identification requirements.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain a medical or religious exemption; wear a face mask when an exemption is granted.

Responsibilities

• Set up and break down the assigned station with the correct supplies and food items.
• Portion food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware.
• Select and place the correct items on patient trays.
• Decide which food items to serve for the most common diets.
• Identify obvious discrepancies between prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu.
• Set up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary.
• Deliver meal trays to patients' bedsides and report patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian.
• Assist cooks with food preparation by weighing, measuring, and assembling ingredients according to standardized recipes.
• Prepare fresh fruit, cold salads and dressings, sandwich fillings, cold sandwiches, and simple cold desserts.
• Read and interpret regular or modified menus, individual diet cards, tray tickets, or patient selections.
• Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout food-service and related areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefits depend on the position type and eligibility.
• Potential credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual, subject to prior request and approval.

What This Job Offers

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