Food Service Worker

Commander, Navy Installations Command•Groton, CT

20d

About The Position

The Food Service Worker performs a variety of food service and cashier duties. Work includes setting up and replenishing cafeteria food lines and self-service stations, preparing food, operating kitchen equipment, handling supplies, washing dishes, and cleaning kitchen and dining areas. The position also performs headcount and cashier duties, including operating a cash register, collecting payments, making change, and maintaining required records. Employment is subject to applicable records and background checks, E-Verify, and satisfactory employment reference checks. The position has no positive education requirement. Salary depends on experience and/or education. Employees must maintain the privacy of official work information and data and demonstrate ethical conduct. The employer is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace; illegal drug use is not tolerated. Selection may be tentative pending completion of special requirements, which may include proof of education, medical screening, and drug testing.

Requirements

Pass all applicable records and background checks and successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check; resolve any discrepancies as a condition of employment.
Possess the skill to perform tasks involving several steps or to use judgment in sequencing tasks.
Use judgment to serve uniform individual portions and concentrate while serving multiple people at the same time.
Perform simple arithmetic.
Operate a cash register and make change.
Know basic sanitation standards and procedures to prevent contamination of food and supplies.
Maintain the privacy of official work information and data and demonstrate the highest level of ethical conduct.

Responsibilities

Set up and replenish cafeteria lines, steam tables, and food service counters with hot and cold food.
Prepare self-service stations with condiments, silverware, and glassware, and set up dining room tables for service.
Prepare fruits and vegetables for cooking and serving by cleaning, peeling, cutting, scraping, chopping, and dicing.
Operate powered and mechanical kitchen equipment in accordance with safety regulations, including potato peelers, slicers, mixers, grinders, scales, and measuring devices.
Unload supply trucks, place supplies in proper storage areas, and bring supplies to work areas as required.
Wash dishes, pots, and pans manually or using a mechanical dishwasher.
Set up, operate, disassemble, clean, and reassemble the dishwashing machine after each use; remove inspector doors, strainer pans, screens, and spray arms for preventive maintenance and cleaning.
Remove used utensils and dishes from dining areas and buff floors.
Clean walls and windows in kitchen, dining, storage, office, and hallway areas.
Perform heavy-duty cleaning of ceilings, exhaust hoods, areas behind equipment, floors, walls, refrigerators, and freezers.
Maintain garbage collection areas, clean and sanitize garbage and trash containers, and remove heavy garbage from the work area.
Vacuum carpets and rugs using a mechanical vacuum cleaner.
Perform headcount and cashier duties as required.
Operate a cash register to record headcount figures, menu-item prices, and cash collected.
Collect money, make change, and count cash collected to verify it agrees with the cash register record.
Check identification to ensure only authorized personnel enter the dining facility.
Maintain and prepare required signature headcount sheets and other forms.
Perform other duties as assigned.