Food Service Worker

Veterans Health Administration • Los Angeles, CA

27d • Onsite

About The Position

This Food Service Worker position is within Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. The primary purpose is to provide high-quality food service that meets food safety requirements and delivers a high level of customer service.

The position includes preparing and serving food, setting up and cleaning service areas, delivering meals to patients, and supporting cooks with food preparation. The work schedule is to be determined; available shifts are 5:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. or 10:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

The work requires moderate physical effort, including continuous standing and walking; frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending; scrubbing large cookware; and pushing heavy carts. The employee must lift or move items up to 20 pounds without assistance and occasionally move items over 40 pounds with assistance. A one-year probationary period is required. No education qualification is required, and no specific length of training or experience is required, though applicants must demonstrate sufficient training or experience to perform the work.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Subject to a background or suitability investigation.
• May be subject to designated and/or random drug testing.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Must submit a complete application package, including a resume and transcripts as applicable.
• Selected applicants must complete an online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Resume must clearly describe relevant duties, responsibilities, and experience; a specific length of training or experience is not required, but sufficient scope and quality must be demonstrated.
• Ability to do the work without more than normal supervision.
• Dexterity and safety.
• Ability to interpret instructions and specifications other than blueprint reading.
• Knowledge of materials and technical practices.
• Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment.
• Knowledge of work practices.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period.
• Physical ability to stand and walk continuously; stoop, reach, push, pull, and bend frequently; scrub large cooking utensils; push heavy carts; lift or move items up to 20 pounds unassisted; and occasionally lift or move items over 40 pounds with assistance.

Responsibilities

• Set up the assigned tray-line station with the correct supplies and food items.
• Serve food cafeteria-style in uniform portions to customers, patients, or residents.
• Break down and clean stations.
• Set up dining room tables for service.
• Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room.
• Deliver meal trays to patients' bedsides and report comments or complaints to a supervisor or dietitian.
• Prepare beverages according to the number of services required.
• Prepare fresh fruit, cold salads, dressings, sandwich fillings, and cold sandwiches.
• Sort, wash, peel, and cut cold foods using knives and other equipment.
• Assist cooks with food preparation, including weighing, measuring, and assembling ingredients according to standardized recipes.
• Make a final check of diet trays assembled by lower-grade workers for completeness.
• Prepare boxed or to-go meals.
• Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub cookware and utensils.
• Move garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the Medical Center.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• Potential credit for qualifying prior federal service, job-related non-federal experience, or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual, subject to request and approval.

What This Job Offers

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