Food Service Worker

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA • Fort Wainwright, AK

21d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Direct Hire Authority solicitation to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to a competitive-service position at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The Food Service Worker performs cashiering, food-cart delivery, dishwashing, and kitchen and dining-area sanitation duties. The role involves moderate physical effort, frequent lifting, and prolonged standing and walking. Work takes place in kitchen and dining areas that can be hot, humid, noisy, and slippery, with exposure to hot liquids, sharp blades, hot surfaces, and temperature changes. The position is designated mission essential and may require reporting during emergencies or contingency operations. A uniform and safety shoes may be required, and the incumbent may need to obtain Serve Safe Certification within six months of employment.

Requirements

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens and provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform common Food Service Worker duties without more than normal supervision.
• Follow established kitchen safety and sanitation procedures.
• Operate, break down, or clean food-service equipment.
• Understand simple food-handling procedures and follow instructions to portion, garnish, or serve food.
• Meet the physical demands, including frequent lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds and lifting filled milk containers weighing up to 55 pounds to a height of three feet; stand and walk constantly.
• Complete required suitability or fitness determination and personnel security investigation.
• Complete immunization screening; Hepatitis B immunization is required for positions with direct patient contact, and other immunization proof may be required depending on the position.
• Work irregular schedules that may include evenings, weekends, holidays, or varying hours.
• Abide by personal hygiene standards and safe work procedures, including wearing a hairnet or hat and a clean uniform daily.
• Obtain Serve Safe Certification within six months of employment if required.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

Responsibilities

• Operate the Point of Sale cash register, collect customer payments, make exact change, and safeguard cash according to established procedures.
• Deliver loaded food carts to hospital wards for patient meal service within required delivery times and section standards.
• Wash pots, pans, dishes, trays, and serviceware from kitchen, dining, catering, and patient-care areas, manually or with mechanical equipment.
• Clean and sanitize dishroom and pot-and-pan areas, including countertops, dishwashing machines, racks, tray returns, scraping sinks, floors, and pot-and-pan machines.
• Disassemble returned dining trays and dispose of waste according to safety and sanitation procedures.
• Follow food-handling, personal-hygiene, and safe-work procedures.

What This Job Offers

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