Assisting with the rotation of stock and checking dates on food products;
Placing food and non-food items on patient trays according to tray tickets;
Checking food temperatures;
Sweeping and mopping floors in the kitchen and designated work areas;
Delivering meals to patients, nursing stations, patient bedsides, or storage areas;
Washing and sanitizing dishes, pans, and silverware;
Assembling, loading, and operating the dish machine;
Scrubbing, soaking, and scouring cooking utensils, mixing bowls, and pots and pans;
Sanitizing the dish washing area;
Collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area;
Using proper cleaning solutions to sanitize surfaces throughout the kitchen area;
Safeguarding food against spoilage and waste;
Washing floors, walls, walk-in coolers and freezers, etc.;
Preparing and portioning individual and bulk supplemental nourishment;
Assembling, measuring, weighing or mixing ingredients;
Using portion control scales and measuring devices to portion items according to standardized recipes;
Following proper food handling guidelines;
Utilizing equipment such as microwaves, ovens, refrigerators, steam tables, etc.;
Preparing sandwiches, toasting bread, and portioning juice, coffee, and canned fruits;
Assisting with the training of new employees;
Providing excellent customer service and
Performing other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 40 hours per week with rotating days, weekends, and holidays. Days off will vary.
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/security investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• May be required to serve a probationary period
• Pre-employment physical may be required
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: The Food Service Worker expends moderate energy to carry trays, push tray carts, lift food containers weighing 10-30 pounds, stacking dishes, and mopping floors. Tray carts may be pushed long distances through corridors with ramps and sharp turns. The Food Service Worker may occasionally lift items weighing up to 40 pounds. Duties require continuous standing, walking, and bending. The Food Service Worker must work in areas that may be uncomfortably humid, warm, and noisy and is regularly exposed to hot liquids, sharp cutting blades, hot working surfaces, and extreme temperatures (i.e. the hot kitchen and walk-in refrigerators and freezers). The position requires frequent hand washing and an increased risk of cuts, bruises, and burns. Caution must be used when working near wet floors.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.

You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Dexterity and Safety
• Follow Directions
• Handle Weights and Loads
• Reliability And Dependability
• Special Aptitude - Food Service Work
• Work Practices

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Your responses to the assessment questionnaire will be reviewed along with the information provided in your resume and supporting documentation to determine if you are qualified for the position. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be lowered and/or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Candidates who apply under All U.S. Citizens announcements will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The categories are defined as follows:

• Best qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
• Well qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and
• Qualified - applicants possessing experience and/or education that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors.