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 assignments and follow an established sequence of work.
They work in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish and pot washing, dry and refrigerated storage and receiving, and the serving area doing work such as portioning cold food, dipping hot food, working in the dish room and passing trays.
Duties may include but are not limited to: Set up assigned station with the correct supplies and food items; Serve food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients'/residents' plates; Break down and clean the station when assigned; Set up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary; Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room; Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides and report the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian; Prepare beverages according to the number of servings required; Prepare fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts in specified quantities; Sort, wash, peel and cut cold foods using knives or other equipment; Provide assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes; Prepare uncooked food items, such as sandwich spread and salad dressings; Operate and break down and clean all equipment assigned to food service and related areas; Portion food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware; Prepare boxed/to go meals; Select and place correct items on patient trays; Read and interpret a regular or modified menu, individual diet cards, tray tickets or patient selections; Identify obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu; Decide what food items to serve for the most common diets; Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas; Separate food waste, trash/recyclables from dishes, glasses and silverware; Unload food/tray delivery carts; Store sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware; Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub cookware and utensils; Move garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area; Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the Medical Center.
Work Schedule: Rotating Shifts between 5:00am 8:00pm, to include weekends and holidays Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99920A and PD99920S Physical Requirements: The work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity.
The work area is well-lighted but usually noisy from food service activities, and there is danger of slipping on floors where food or beverages have been dropped. Food service workers are regularly exposed to hot liquids, sharp cutting blades, hot working surfaces, and extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigeration or freezing units. Wage Grade 3 Food Service Workers perform work requiring 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. May be required to work on ladders and use powered cleaning equipment.
They frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $19.04 – $22.2/hr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-29.
There are 4 openings for this position.
This is a Rotating Shifts between 5:00am 8:00pm, to include weekends and holidays. position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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