Duties
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Use proper cleaning solutions to sanitize food preparation surfaces.
- Clean walk-in refrigerators and freezers in a food service or food handling organization.
- Handle and store sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware for public use.
- Make sandwiches use prepared ingredients for cafeteria or buffet lines.
- Portion food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and containers.
- Assemble and toss fresh fruit or green salads in large quantities for public consumption.
- Brew coffee in a restaurant/commercial size coffee maker.
- Set up glasses, silverware, dishes, trays and condiments in communal dining areas.
- Scour and scrub heavy cooking utensils such as mixing bowls and pots.
- Perform heavy duty cleaning tasks such as ceilings and/or exhaust hoods.
- Load and operate a continuous conveyor belt feeding dishwasher.
- Set up cafeteria lines and/or steamtables with hot and cold food items.
- Stand/walk to clear tables and carry trays of heavy dishes for several hours or more at a time.
- Sweep and mop floors repetitively in high traffic areas such as corridors, entry ways, cafeterias and other areas.
- Move kitchen equipment such as stand mixers, weight scales and meat slicers to clean spaces behind and under such equipment.
- Empty trashcans containing food scraps and waste.
- Deliver meals, which may include hot foods and liquids, to patients' bedsides or patrons.
- Read and understand written material such as time and duty schedules.
- Read and follow instructions with regard to safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals.
- Read and follow instructions on menus, recipes, and/or basic work instructions.
- Follow label directions in using cleaning or disinfecting/sanitizing agents.
- Apply sanitation principles to safeguard food against spoilage and waste.
- Adhere to safety policies and procedures when performing manual work involving lifting, carrying, transporting and delivering food or other items.
- Work quickly without accidents while at the same time being attentive to the quality of your work.
- Recognize typical health and safety hazards for yourself and other workers around you.
- Work rapidly and accurately under the pressure of deadlines.
Work Schedule: Earliest clock-in time 5:30AM, latest clock-out time 8:00PM; rotating days off, weekends and holidays required.
Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99921S
Physical Requirements: Food Service Workers at this grade level perform work requiring repeated and frequent periods of heavy manual effort in lifting and carrying hot and cold items. Incumbent's work involves moderate to heavy physical effort. The incumbent is subject to continuous standing/walking; frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects weighing over 40 pounds with assistance as needed.
Work Environment: 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 (grease, water, etc.), sharp cutting blades, hot working surfaces and extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigeration or freezing units. Incumbent is exposed to dangers of cuts, burns, bruises, and injuries from machines. They are also required to have hands in water containing cleaning compounds for relatively long periods. Working areas are usually noisy and occasionally crowded
Required Documents
Documents Accepted:
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Disability Letter (Schedule A)
- 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 11/27/2024 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12609780.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
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.
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