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Job opening: Food Service Worker

Salary: $20 - 23 per hour
City: Milwaukee
Published at: Oct 05 2023
Employment Type: Part-time
This part-time food service worker position is located in the Nutrition and Food Service department of the Clement J Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center. The Food Service Worker in this position performs tasks with several steps or a sequence of tasks requiring attention to work operations. This worker also 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 area doing work.

Duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to: Setting up assigned station with the correct supplies and food items Serving food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients'/residents' plates Breaking down and cleaning the station when assigned Setting up dining room tables for service, placing food and beverages on tables, and replenishing items as necessary Returning soiled trays and dishes to the dish room Delivering meal trays to the patients' bedsides and reporting the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian Preparing beverages according to the number of servings required Preparing fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts in specified quantities Sorting, washing, peeling and cutting cold foods using knives or other equipment Providing assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weighing, measuring and assembling ingredients according to standardized recipes Preparing uncooked food items, such as sandwich spread and salad dressings Operating and breaking down and clean all equipment assigned to food service and related areas Portioning food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware Preparing boxed/to-go meals Selecting and placing correct items on patient trays Reading and interpreting a regular or modified menu, individual diet cards, tray tickets or patient selections Identifying obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu Deciding what food items to serve for the most common diets Performing heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas Separating food waste, trash/recyclables from dishes, glasses and silverware Unloading food/tray delivery carts Storing sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware Scraping, soaking, scouring, and scrubbing cookware and utensils Moving garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the Clement J Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center. Work Schedule: Various Work Schedules Including: 4 pm - 8 pm daily; off every other weekend - works some holidays 6 am - 2:30 pm every weekend; + one 6 am - 10 am shift per week - works some holidays 11:30 am - 8 pm every weekend; + one 4-8 pm shift per week - works some holidays 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm daily; off every other weekend - works some holidays 6:45 am - 10:45 am daily; off every other weekend - works some holidays Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99920S Physical Requirements: Food Service Workers in this position 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. May be required to work on ladders and use powered cleaning equipment. 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 for this position 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
  • 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.10/12/2023 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. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

  • Address Clement J Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center 5000 West National Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53295 US
  • Name: Leeandra Currie
  • Phone: 682-532-0503
  • Email: [email protected]

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