Jobs at the Veterans Affairs – Food Service Worker

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

• Working Conditions: The work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often causes uncomfortable high temperatures and humidity.
• The work area is well lit but is usually noisy from food service activities, and there is danger of slipping on floors where food or beverages have been dropped.
• The worker is regularly exposed to hot liquids, sharp cutting blades, hot working surfaces and extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigeration or freezing units. The employee is required to wear protective shoes and gloves, or other items required by food handling guides.
• Must be clean and neat at all times and in proper uniform.
• Set up various stations on the central tray line with all food and non-food items needed to serve the meal-Breaks down and cleans their assigned area, and return food and non food Items to designated locations
• Serve food cafeteria style-Prepares service stands by setting up condiments, silverware, glassware for table service, serves tables by placing food and beverages on tables, and replenishes as necessary
• Load and delivers food carts to patient care units
• Distribute trays and/or nourishments to specified locations or directly to patients’ bedside or other locations
• Collect soiled trays and returns same to the dish room for processing
• Assemble salads and cold sandwiches from prepared ingredients and pack box lunches
• Set up and operate the dishwasher, as well as clean and maintain by inspecting the doors, strainer pans, screens, and spray arms as necessary
• Scrape, soak, and scrub heavier cooking utensils such as pots, mixing bowls, and other large size utensils
• Heavy duty cleaning is required throughout the food service and related areas such as cleaning exhaust hoods, spaces under and behind kitchen equipment, washing floors and walls with power equipment (Including moving equipment)
• Clean walk-in refrigerators and freezers
• Unload food from delivery trucks

Job Requirements:

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Job Details:

Company: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Functions: Other

Job Location: New Bern, NC, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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