Food Service Worker

Veterans Health Administration • Bonham, TX

12d • Onsite

About The Position

This Food Service Worker position is located in Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in Bonham, Texas. The role supports food preparation, meal service, sanitation, and delivery of meals to patients. Work is performed in kitchen areas where cooking and dishwashing equipment can create high temperatures and humidity. The position requires continuous standing and walking, frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending, and occasional handling of heavy items with assistance. The work schedule is 5:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. or 10:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m., with rotating days off, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

• Demonstrate training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to show the ability to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Provide detailed resume descriptions supporting knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties.
• Meet the screening requirements for the food service work, including reliability and dependability, work practices, special aptitude for food service work, ability to handle weights and loads, and ability to follow directions.
• Be a U.S. citizen, unless appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
• Be suitable for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Submit to required pre-employment urinalysis if tentatively selected for a testing-designated position.
• Meet Selective Service registration requirements if applicable.
• Complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Receive an annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons; wear a face mask if an exemption is granted.

Responsibilities

• Clean serving areas by sweeping and mopping floors and cleaning and sanitizing work surfaces and food service equipment, including refrigerators, toasters, and coffee machines.
• Clean production equipment, including steam-jacketed kettles and tilt skillets, using appropriate and safe sanitation techniques.
• Load and operate dishwashers and the cart-washing station.
• Perform necessary preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Transport tray carts to wards and deliver trays to patients’ bedsides or assist patients with transporting their meal trays.
• Set up serving areas with hot and cold foods and keep foods appropriately stocked during meal service.
• Identify discrepancies between prescribed diets or listed food allergies and food items listed on tray tickets.
• Assemble a variety of items in cold food preparation and nourishment areas.
• Make cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal benefits package for employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• VA may offer credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual, subject to request and approval before appointment and not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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