This position is located within Nutrition and Food Service at the Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center. This position is responsible for leading and training Wage Grade personnel working in the food service and food production units. Incumbent encourages and coordinates employees to fully utilize their time to complete their assigned tasks in a satisfactory manner. Incumbent plans and organizes duties to accomplish objectives and foster a team effort.

Duties

Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker / PD99918S Work Schedule: 6:00am - 2:30 pm; including weekends and holidays; Tour may change depending on the needs of the service Training: Responsible for training Food Service employees in the Food Service and Production Section. Trains lower grade employees and provides on-the-job training of new Food Service and Production employees as requested by the immediate supervisor. Trains lower grade employees in safe food handling practices, utilizing training programs approved by the FDA Food Code, i.e. ServSafe. Trains new employees in departmental standard operating procedures. Trains in continuing and new education in food safety, service techniques, customer service and Nutrition and Food Service policy. Utilizes various training media to deliver necessary training. Leading Work: Encourages and coordinates employees to fully utilize their time and to fulfill their assigned tasks in an efficient and satisfactory manner. Works with employees in planning and organizing duties to accomplish work objectives and foster a team effort. Makes necessary adjustments when there are unforeseen circumstances that may change the staff needs and methods of the operational needs of the service. Checks work while in progress and when finished to see whether the instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods and deadlines have been met by lower-grade employees. Maintains a wide knowledge of food service operations, is capable of performing all lower graded tasks. Ensures a safe clean area to work and working climate where employees function efficiently and effectively. Embodies the concepts of customer service and emphasize its importance with employees in the performance of an individual's duty. Performs duties of lower grade food service workers if staffing requires. Assists and participates in quality improvement projects assigned from the immediate supervisor. Communicates significant day-to-day events to the immediate supervisor and receives instructions should changes in established procedures and policies change. Ensures all areas of responsibility are clean and orderly. Follows up on sanitation inspection action items. Assures proper food handling techniques are used and good personal hygiene is used according to established policies and procedures. Collaborates with the Food Service Supervisors. Leads food production and delivery activities in the absence of a Supervisor or Food Production Manager. Participates and works with the section's supervisors in obtaining needed information and in decision-making to resolve problems that arise within the service and/or have a significant impact with established policies and procedures. Identifies existing or potential safety hazards and promptly notifies the immediate supervisor. Takes appropriate action by following established policies and procedures and reports to the immediate supervisor if an employee injury occurs on the job. Ensures that all equipment and/or tools are operated in a safe manner. Participates in various quality improvement projects such as test tray evaluations, safety and sanitation inspections and/or other projects as assigned. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• 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 SafetyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)Lead or SuperviseMaterialsTechnical PracticesUse and Maintain Tools and EquipmentWork 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 US
• Name: Stephanie Langer
• Phone: 814-969-2094
• Email: [email protected]