Clarification from the agency

Please see the "Who May Apply" section under the Qualifications section.

The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of manual tasks in food preparation and food service areas.

Regular & Recurring Duties and Responsibilities:

• Sets up cafeteria lines, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food items including meats, vegetables, salads, desserts, bread, butter and beverages.
• Serves food cafeteria style.
• Breaks down and cleans area when meals are complete.
• Sets up dining room tables for service, places food and beverages on tables, and replenishes items as necessary.
• Sets up and operates dishwashers, performs preventive maintenance and cleaning.
• Scrapes, soaks, scours and scrubs bowls, pots and pans.
• Also performs heavy duty cleaning tasks such as ceilings, exhaust hoods, under and behind kitchen equipment, washes floors and walls, walk-in refrigerators and freezers, sanitizes garbage cans.
• May unload food from delivery trucks.
• Collects and transfers trash from work area to disposal area.
• Assembles and tosses fresh fruit or green salads in quantity using prepared dressings, serves into standard serving sizes.
• Makes cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients.
• Makes coffee, tea and other beverages.
• Takes orders from customers and answers customer's queries on product information.
• Operates POS System, rings up sales, receives money and makes change.
• Responsible for balancing drawer at the end of shift.
• May be required to work an uncommon tour of duty to include days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

If interested in this position please preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12747126

Conditions of employment

• This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
• Must have a valid passport.
• Must be able to satisfactorily complete pre-employment physical.
• Must be able to work an uncommon tour of duty to include days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able to obtain a Food Handler’s Certificate.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 12/31/2025

The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is US Citizens and legal US residents in and/or around Misawa AB, Japan. All applicants must possess a social security number and valid passport. All applicants MUST be eligible to meet local immigration requirements.

• Business Based Action
• Family Member Preference
• Military Spouse Preference
• Outside Applicant Veteran
• Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran
• Transition Hiring Preference

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Qualifying Experience:
Must be able to follow simple oral instructions, be able to use hand tools for cleaning, and operate simple machines. Must be skilled in doing tasks with several steps and must use judgement in sequencing tasks. Must have knowledge of sanitation standards in handling and serving food, and for cleaning equipment and work area. Must be physically able to frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds. Must have cash handling experience.

Conditions of Employment:
Must be able to satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical. Must be able to continuously stand and walk, and frequently stoop, reach, push, pull and bend for long periods of time. Must be able to obtain a Food Handler's Certificate and/or complete food handler's training. Successful completion and favorable adjudication of applicable background investigation (Tier 1 Level) is required. May be required to work an uncommon tour of duty to include days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.) for professional and personal references on your resume.