Summary
The Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is recruiting for a Food Service Worker Supervisor. The Food Service Worker Supervisor will function with in Nutrition and Food Services. The primary purpose of the position is procuring essential items, manages budgets, and ensures compliance with contracts. Responsibilities include inventory control, enforcing HACCP guidelines, supervising staff, and maintaining government vehicles.
Duties
The Food Service Worker Supervisor duties include, but are not limited to:
- Responsible for efficient overall sanitation throughout all food production service areas.
- Conducts daily huddles and completes assignment schedules as required.
- Requisitions all supplies needed for the different areas in food service.
- Records, reports, processes, and keeps track of budgetary transactions such as credit, receipt, transfer, allotment, withdrawal, obligation, or outlay of funds
- Supervises the food service activities to ensure proper work methods are utilized.
- Reviews fund requests from staff for completeness and adequacy.
- Monitors and ensures that the proper procedures are communicated and carried out.
- Oversees work performance of employees, discusses work performance and issues, and provides guidance.
- Instructs subordinates on difficult work operations.
- Provides instruction in correct sanitation and cleaning procedures, such as how to mop a floor, how to clean stainless steel, etc.
- Carries out the responsibilities of the position within general instructions, standard procedures and established policies.
- Changes work plans, work assignments and work methods as necessary to reduce or control costs and accomplish the work.
- Maintains inventory of food service supplies and equipment.
- Makes recommendations for the purchase of small equipment and supplies to ensure that the appropriate materials are available.
- Provides individual and/or group instruction for employees in the correct care and maintenance of food service equipment.
- Tracks expenditures and compares with budgeted, projected, and on-hand inventories
- Possesses knowledge on the correct foods to be served on modified diets.
- Estimates food and beverages use/consumption to anticipate amounts to be purchased.
- Utilizes various accounting systems, applications and filing systems for tracking and resolving discrepancies
- Ensures that all food supply items required are available for providing meal service.
- Ensures employees adhere to safety policies and procedures when performing manual work involving lifting, carrying, transporting and delivering food or other items.
- Validates transactions and researches data to resolve inconsistencies.
- Conducts all quality assurance monitors and sanitation reviews in accordance with established procedures.
- Recognizes typical health and safety hazards for yourself and other workers around you.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday. 0600 to 1430
Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Supervisor/PD931190
Physical Requirements: Incumbent must be able to continuously walk and stand. Stooping, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling movements and moderate lifting are frequent. May frequently lift or move food containers and equipment weighing up to 40 pounds, unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing over 40 pounds with the assistance of lifting devices or other workers. Ability to concentrate and be alert is necessary. Work is subject to pressure in completing assignments in accordance with a close time schedule.
Work Environment: Incumbents must be able to tolerate extremes of temperature, as when working in dish rooms, walk-in refrigerators and freezers, and noise. Work is carried out in food service areas, which are often hot and uncomfortable. There is exposure to steam, heat, and cooking odors. Potential for accidents/injuries including cuts, bruises, sprains, burns, scalds, and falls. Strong cleaning and sanitizing solutions, which may be skin and respiratory irritants, may be used.
Required Documents
Documents Accepted:
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Disability Letter (VA)
- Resume
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
- Transcript
Documents Required:
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).
You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/15/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12732124.
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Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email.