Food Service Worker

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA • Augusta, GA

26d • Onsite

About The Position

This Food Service Worker position is located at Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Georgia. The position supports patient food service operations, including preparing and arranging hot and cold food and beverages according to diet orders, checking diet trays and orders, and delivering trays within the 30-minute schedule posted on menus. The worker also records and retrieves recipes, menus, and inventory data, and maintains temperature logs.

Work is performed in a kitchen environment with continuous exposure to steam and cooking and dishwasher heat. Conditions may be hot, noisy, and humid, with temperature changes when moving between the kitchen and refrigerators or freezers. The work also involves potential slips, cuts, and burns. The position requires continuous standing and walking and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Lifting up to 20 pounds is performed unassisted; heavier items are lifted with assistance.

The position is mission essential and designated as Key. Employees may be required to report or remain at work during severe weather, emergencies, or other situations to support operations. Shifts rotate between 0500–1330 and 1000–1830, with coverage on a schedule of five days out of seven; operations run seven days per week. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform common Food Service Worker duties without more than normal supervision, including following instructions, preparing simple nourishments and food items, measuring ingredients with basic measuring tools, assembling and delivering trays, and cleaning and sanitizing dishware and work areas.
• Obtain and maintain a Food Handler's Certification.
• Complete a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter.
• Complete required Tuberculosis testing and immunization screening; seasonal influenza vaccination is required annually unless an approved medical or religious exemption is documented. Hepatitis B immunization is required for positions with direct patient contact; other immunizations may be required depending on the position.
• Be able to work rotating shifts and provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or in special situations.
• Be able to meet the physical demands of the position, including continuous standing and walking, frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending; lift up to 20 pounds unassisted and heavier items with assistance.
• Wear protective shoes and use personal protective equipment when needed.
• Pass required background investigations and periodic re-verification because the position involves recurring interaction with people under 18.
• Report to or remain at work during severe weather or emergencies as required for mission-essential operations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and arrange hot and cold food and beverage items for service according to diet orders.
• Conduct final checks of diet trays and orders.
• Deliver patient trays within the 30-minute delivery schedule posted on menus.
• Record and retrieve recipes, menus, and inventory data.
• Record and maintain temperature logs.
• Assemble and deliver food trays, wrap individual servings, collect carts, and wash and sanitize dishware using a dishwasher.
• Perform routine cleaning of carts, tables, floors, and work areas.

What This Job Offers

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