This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VHA). The primary purpose of the food service worker is to provide high quality food service which meets all food safety requirements and to provide the highest level of customer service.
Set up assigned station on the tray line with the correct supplies and food items. Serve food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers/patient/residents' plates 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 any comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian. Prepare beverages according to the number of services required.
Prepare fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich filling and cold sandwiches and simple Sort, wash, peel and cut cold foods using knifes and other equipment. Provide assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes. Make final check of diet trays assembled by lower grade workers for completeness.
Prepare boxed/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.
Other duties assigned to meet the needs of the Medical Center Work Schedule: TBD, Shifts available 5:00am-1:30pm OR 10:30am -7:00pm Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99920S Physical Requirements: Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Moderate physical effort Scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils Pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing an delivering supplies.
Continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling and bending. Lift or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move object 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 $22.86 – $26.66/hr.
Applications close on 2026-10-16.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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