This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, NY. Food Service Workers perform tasks with several steps or a sequence of tasks that requires attention to work operations. They follow set procedures in accomplishing repetitive assignments and follow an established sequence of work such as working in the dish room, passing trays, portioning cold foods and dipping hot foods.
Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Cleans serving areas by sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning/sanitizing work surfaces, and other food service equipment, such as refrigerators, toaster, and coffee machines; Cleans production equipment including steam jacketed kettles, tilt skillets, etc.
using appropriate and safe sanitation techniques; Loads and operates dishwashers and cart washing station; Performs necessary preventative maintenance on equipment; Transports tray carts to wards and individually delivers trays directly to the patient's bedside or assists patients with transport of their meal trays; Sets-up serving areas with hot and cold foods, keeping foods appropriately stocked during meal service; Identifies discrepancies between the prescribed diet and/or listed food allergies and the food items listed on the tray ticket; Assembles a variety of items while working in cold food preparation and nourishment area; Make cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients; Performing other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 6:45am- 3:15pm Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99920S Physical Requirements: Light to moderate physical effort. They may be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. They are subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling and bending.
They frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 20 lbs unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 lbs with the assistance of others.
alicia.franklin@va.gov · 716-393-8342
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $23.52 – $27.46/hr.
Applications close on 2026-10-06.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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