Duties
Wage Grade 2 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 repetitive assignments and follow an established sequence of work such as working in the dish room, passing trays, portioning cold foods and dipping hot foods. Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
-Set up cafeteria lines, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food items.
-Serve food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients' plates.
-Break down and clean assigned area when the meal is finished and return food to the kitchen.
-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 after meals.
-Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides.
-Brew coffee according to the number of servings required.
-Assemble and toss fresh fruit or green salads in quantity using prepared dressings and portions into standard serving sizes.
-Apportion other food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and containers.
-Make cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients and pack box lunches.
-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 line.
-Sort, wash, peel and cut fresh fruits and vegetables
-Operate and break down equipment.
-Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and relates areas.
-Separate food waste and trash from dishes, glasses and silverware in the dish washing area.
-Remove inspection doors, strainer pans, screens, and spray arms for preventive maintenance of the dish machine.
-Unload delivery trucks.
-Stored sanitized dishes, glassware and silverware.
-Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub the heavier cooking utensils.
-Move heavy garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area.
-Performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: 6:00am - 10:00am, 7:00am - 11:00am, 10:30am-2:30pm, 3:00pm-7:00pm; includes weekends/holidays
Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker Wage Grade 02/99921-S
Physical Requirements: Work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity. Food service workers are regularly exposed to hot liquids, sharp cutting blades, hot working surfaces and extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigeration units. Performs work requiring light to moderate physical effort. 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. Subject to continuous standing and 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 the assistance of others.
Required Documents
Documents Accepted:
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Disability Letter (Schedule A)
- Disability Letter (VA)
- License
- Other (1)
- PCS Orders
- Professional Certification
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-15
- 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 09/09/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12789654.
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.
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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.