This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in Lebanon, PA. * This announcement will be used to fill multiple vacancies*

Duties

**This is an open-continuous announcement.** Applications will be accepted on an on-going basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. Eligible and qualified applicants that have submitted complete application packets will be referred to the selecting official at various intervals. If the vacancies are filled prior to the closing date, this announcement will be closed. Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Sets up cafeteria lines, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food items Serves food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients' plates Breaks down and clean assigned area when the meal is finished and return food to the kitchen Sets up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary Returns soiled trays and dishes to the dish room after meals Delivers meal trays to the patients' bedsides Brews coffee according to the number of servings required Assembles and tosses fresh fruit or green salads in quantity using prepared dressings and portions into standard serving sizes Apportion other food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and containers Makes cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients and pack box lunches Works in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish and pot washing, dry and refrigerated storage and receiving, and the serving line Sort, wash, peel and cut fresh fruits and vegetables Operates and breaks down equipment Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas Separates food waste and trash from dishes, glasses and silverware in the dish washing area Removes inspection doors, strainer pans, screens and spray arms for preventive maintenance of the dish machine Unload delivery trucks Stores sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub the heavier cooking utensils Moves heavy garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area Performs other related duties as assigned Work Schedule: Full Time Shifts: 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., 11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; rotating shifts, scheduled to work every other weekend and may work holidays. Part Time Shifts: 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.; rotating shifts, scheduled to work every other weekend and may work holidays. Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99921S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Physical Requirements: Wage Grade 2 Food Service Workers perform work requiring light to moderate physical effort. They may be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. They are subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. They frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others. Working Conditions: The work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity. The work area is well-lighted but usually noisy from food service activities, and there is danger of slipping on floors where food or beverages have been dropped. Food service workers are regularly exposed to hot liquids, sharp cutting blades, hot working surfaces, and extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigeration or freezing units.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• 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

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Dexterity and SafetyFollow DirectionsHandle Weights and LoadsReliability And DependabilitySpecial Aptitude - Food Service WorkWork Practices 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Education

There is no educational substitute for this position.

Contacts

• Address Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA 17042 US
• Name: Melanie Johnson
• Phone: (412) 822-2048
• Email: [email protected]