Food Service Worker - Bedford, United States - US Veterans Health Administration

US Veterans Health Administration

Verified Company

Bedford, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Duties:

This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Services within the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Administration.

The primary purpose of this position is to perform and lead employees in food service operations including food handling, preparation, storage and delivery.

Lead duties and responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Leads the activities of the production and service areas
Reviews daily work assignments and makes adjustments accordingly
Communicates instructions and information to employees concerning work to be accomplished
Relays any problems and/or events to supervisors and managers
Provides on the job training to lower graded food service workers and documents training
Completes safety and sanitation inspection checks
Ensures food production and service areas are properly set up
Performs final check of trays for proper temperature and accuracy as indicated on tray ticket
Observes work performance of employees and provides feedback to supervisors
Participates in performance improvement programs and documents quality improvement data
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Food service duties and responsibilities include:
Sets up tray line station with correct supplies and food items
Serves food, cafeteria style
Breaks down and cleans assigned station
Sets up dining room tables for service
Delivers meal trays to patients' bedside and reports comments and/or complaints to supervisor or dietitian
Prepares individual and bulk nourishments and supplemental foods/beverages
Determines the quantities of ingredients needed
Makes conversions between the metric system to standard system
Performs heavy duty cleaning tasks throughout food service areas
Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation areas
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 3 Week Rotating Schedule

6:15am to 2:45pm

11:30am to 8:00pm

7:30 to 4:00pm

Sat/Sun off every three weeks. Tues/Weds off every three weeks. There are split days off.

Compressed/Flexible Work Schedule:
Not Authorized

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position

Position Description Title/PD#:
Food Service Worker (Leader)/PD99919S

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized

Physical Requirements:

The work performed requires some light to heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing and delivering supplies.

Subject to continuous sitting, standing, walking and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling and bending.

Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with assistance of others.

Notification:

This position is a NAGE Bargaining Unit position.
This is in the Competitive Service

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/195
You may be required to serve a probationary period
Subject to background/security investigation
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP)
See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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EXPERIENCE:A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
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SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT:Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the mínimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated.

The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: