Food Service Worker

Veterans Health Administration • Fresno, CA

14d • Onsite

About The Position

This Food Service Worker position is in Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Central California Health Care System in Fresno, California. The role involves cleaning and sanitizing serving areas and food-service equipment, operating dishwashing and cart-washing equipment, maintaining equipment, delivering meals to patients, stocking serving areas, checking tray tickets for diet or allergy discrepancies, and preparing cold foods and nourishment items. The work schedule is 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Work takes place in kitchen areas that may be uncomfortably hot and humid because of cooking and dishwashing equipment. The job requires light to moderate physical work and may include heavy tasks such as scrubbing large cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts. Employees stand and walk continuously and frequently stoop, reach, push, pull, and bend. They frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds without assistance and occasionally lift or move objects over 40 pounds with assistance.

Applicants must meet federal employment conditions, including U.S. citizenship except where non-citizen appointment is permitted under VA policy, suitability for federal employment, and compliance with applicable pre-employment screening and onboarding requirements. A one-year probationary period is required. No specific length of training or experience is required, but applicants must demonstrate sufficient training or experience to perform the work. The position has no education qualification requirement.

Requirements

• Demonstrate training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Provide detailed resume descriptions supporting the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties.
• Meet U.S. citizenship requirements, except where non-citizens may be appointed under VA policy.
• Be suitable for federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• Complete required pre-employment drug testing if tentatively selected for a testing-designated position; refusal results in denial of VA employment.
• Meet Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete online onboarding and provide acceptable identification documents.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain a medical or religious exemption; face masks are required when an exemption is granted.
• Meet the physical demands of continuous standing and walking, frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending; frequent lifting or moving of up to 20 pounds unassisted; and occasional lifting or moving of more than 40 pounds with assistance.

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 preventive 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 shown 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 employee benefits package is available to eligible employees; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• VA may offer newly appointed federal employees credit for qualifying 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
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed