Food Service Worker

Veterans Health Administration • Dayton, OH

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About The Position

The Food Service Worker supports the Veterans Health Administration’s Nutrition and Food Service operations under its modernization initiative, which organizes and consolidates essential food-service functions to support comprehensive, coordinated care for Veterans. The position works in one or more kitchen functional areas, including food preparation, dish and pot washing, storage and receiving, and the serving line.

Work is scheduled Monday through Sunday, 12:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with rotating days off. The role requires continuous standing and walking and may include light to moderate physical effort, as well as occasional heavy work. A two-page resume is required for this position.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Suitability for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
• Selective Service registration for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Completion of the online onboarding process and required pre-employment identification and application documentation.
• Ability to provide resume descriptions demonstrating training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Ability to perform the position’s duties, including using and maintaining cooking and serving tools, handling weights and loads, following directions, and operating with dexterity and safety.
• Reliability and dependability, and appropriate work practices, including keeping work areas neat, clean, and orderly.
• Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including continuous standing and walking; frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending; frequent lifting or moving of objects up to 20 pounds unassisted; and occasional lifting or moving of objects over 40 pounds with assistance.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain a medical or religious exemption; employees with an exemption must wear a face mask.

Responsibilities

• Set up cafeteria lines, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food items.
• Serve food cafeteria-style in uniform portions and replenish dining room food and beverages as needed.
• Break down and clean assigned service areas after meals and return food to the kitchen.
• Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room and deliver meal trays to patients’ bedsides.
• Brew coffee according to the number of servings required.
• Assemble and toss fresh fruit or green salads, portioning them into standard serving sizes.
• Apportion other food items into standard serving sizes using appropriate utensils and containers.
• Make cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients and pack box lunches.
• Sort, wash, peel, and cut fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Operate and break down equipment and perform heavy-duty cleaning throughout food-service and related areas.
• Separate food waste and trash from dishes, glasses, and silverware in the dishwashing area.
• Remove inspection doors, strainer pans, screens, and spray arms for preventive maintenance of the dish machine.
• Unload delivery trucks and store sanitized dishes, glasses, and silverware.
• Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub heavier cooking utensils.
• Move heavy garbage cans to transfer trash from the work area to the disposal area.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• Potential 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