Food Service Worker

Pacific Air Forces • Elmendorf AFB, AK

10d • Onsite

About The Position

This Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position is assigned to the Child and Youth Services Flight at JBER. The worker prepares and delivers food and utensils for family-style meals in classrooms, assists with food preparation and meal service, performs kitchen cleaning and sanitation, helps receive and store supplies, and supports meal preparation when the cook is absent. The position includes a recruitment incentive of up to $1,500, which may be authorized. Regular part-time employees work a continuous schedule of at least 20 and no more than 34 hours per week. The position offers eligibility for health and life insurance, awards, leave, retirement, and a 401(k). An employee child care discount may apply under the stated program conditions.

The role requires food preparation experience and knowledge, physical capacity for frequent lifting and prolonged standing and movement, a favorable pre-employment physical, required immunizations, food-handler training or certification, and completion of background and other pre-employment checks. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or GED. Education cannot substitute for the required experience.

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age and a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Experience and knowledge of food preparation principles, food characteristics, and planning processes to prepare and cook complete meals on time.
• Ability to perform yield testing to determine portion cost and adjust ingredients in standardized recipes.
• Knowledge of procedures for ordering, issuing, and storing food, gained in a grill, snack bar, restaurant, club, or similar food activity.
• Ability to frequently lift up to 40 pounds and occasionally lift more than 40 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, reach, push, pull, and bend continuously for long periods.
• Satisfactory completion of a pre-employment physical and the required pre-employment checks, including a Child Care Tier 1 background investigation and NACI.
• Ability to obtain and maintain current immunizations, including annual influenza vaccination, and be free of communicable diseases.
• Ability to obtain a Food Handler's Certificate and/or complete food-handler training within the specified period.
• Education cannot be substituted for the required experience.
• Must meet applicable eligibility requirements; U.S. citizens and qualifying non-U.S. nationals must satisfy the stated U.S. territory residency requirement or have the specified installation memorandum.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and arrange hot and cold foods, beverages, and utensils on serving platters, bowls, and pitchers; deliver the correct amounts to classrooms and cover items before transport.
• Wash, peel, scrape, dice, cut, shred, and slice fruits and vegetables; open cans; and prepare items such as sandwiches, cereal, and salads.
• Pour beverages into pitchers for meals and snacks.
• Clean kitchen areas and equipment, including stoves, refrigerators, slicers, toasters, mixers, steamers, exhaust hoods, and areas under and behind equipment.
• Clean counters and tables; collect dishes and utensils; wash pots, bowls, and pans; dispose of food waste and garbage; and sweep and mop spills.
• Assist with unloading supply trucks and storing heavy supplies; retrieve items from the commissary when needed.
• Train with the cook in meal preparation and may prepare meals and snacks when the cook is absent.
• Complete the kitchen checklist daily and record refrigerator temperatures daily.
• May escort public health inspectors into the kitchen when the cook or director is absent.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Eligibility for health and life insurance, awards, leave, retirement, and a 401(k).
• Employee child care fee discount: 100% for the first child enrolled in a full-time or regular part-time DAF Child Development Program, and 25% for additional children, subject to the stated direct-care staff eligibility conditions.
• Recruitment incentive of up to $1,500 may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED