FOOD SERVICE WORKER

Summary

About the position:

This position will be assigned to the Child Development Center or the Youth Programs.

Must be able to obtain a Food Handler's Certificate and/or complete food handler training.

Interacts with colleagues, supervisors, and customers in a COURTEOUS and PROFESSIONAL manner, demonstrating an ability to work cooperatively with other persons. Adheres to fire, safety, sanitation and security standards.

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Duties

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• 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 dinning 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.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Incumbent is responsible for independently completing work as scheduled after initial oral or written instructions when changes or new assignments are made.
• Supervisor periodically checks to see that work is done on time and according to instructions.
• Must be skilled in doing tasks with several steps and must use judgement in sequencing tasks.
• Knowledge of sanitation standards for handling and serving food, and cleaning equipment and work area.
• Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Continuous standing, walking, frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling and bending.
• May be required to work on ladders and use powered cleaning equipment.
• Uncomfortably high temperature and humidity are created by steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing.
• Area is usually noisy and there is a danger of slipping on wet floors where food or beverage has been dropped.
• Exposed to hot, liquids, sharp cutting blades, hot working surfaces and extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigeration or freezer units.

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Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
• This position requires shift work including, days, nights weekends, holidays, family down days.
• Pre- employment physical required.
• This position requires the incumbent to maintain and provide immunization records.

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, 08/06/2026Business Based Action, Military Spouse Preference, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring PreferenceIn 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 the position allows for 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 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 training.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Additional information

• Individual must fully meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position.
• U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Nationals who have resided in the U.S. Territory for three (3) or more consecutive years immediately preceding the start of Federal Affiliation or a signed memorandum indicating the installation's decision on the 3-year residency requirement.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct deposit is required.
• Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
• A probationary period may be required.
• Pre-employment requirements must be satisfactorily met prior to Entrance on Duty (EOD).
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this job opportunity announcement. And additional selections may also be made from this job opportunity announcement.
• Selection(s) are subject to restrictions resulting from hiring preferences and priority consideration eligible.
• This is a Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position carrying out Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) activities for the Air Force and Space Force.
• This position is included in a bargaining unit.
• Union Name AFGE and Local or Chapter Number 1406.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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