Food Service Worker

Food Service Worker

Major duties include setting up assigned stations with the correct supplies and food items, serving food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions on customers' plates, breaking down and cleaning the station, setting up dining room tables, returning soiled trays and dishes, delivering meal trays to patients' bedsides, preparing beverages, preparing fresh fruit, cold salads, dressings, sandwiches, and simple cold desserts, sorting, washing, peeling, and cutting cold foods, assisting cooks in food preparation, preparing uncooked food items, operating and cleaning food service equipment, portioning food items, preparing boxed/to go meals, selecting and placing correct items on patient trays, reading and interpreting menus and diet cards, identifying discrepancies between prescribed diets and food items, performing heavy-duty cleaning tasks, separating food waste, unloading food delivery carts, storing sanitized dishes, scraping, soaking, scouring, and scrubbing cookware and utensils, moving garbage cans, operating motor vehicles for food and supply delivery, loading and unloading cargo, observing sanitation and safety policies, and coordinating equipment issues.

US Department of Veterans Affairs