Food Service Worker

This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in Dallas, TX. The Food Service Worker prepares and serves food, assembles patient trays, ensures sanitation, assists in food preparation, and performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks. Duties include portioning food, delivering trays, cleaning equipment, storing dishes, and maintaining food safety standards.

Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Cleans serving areas by sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning/sanitizing work surfaces, and other food service equipment, such as refrigerators, toaster, and coffee machines. Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu. Sets up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenishes items as necessary. Cleans production equipment including steam jacketed kettles, tilt skillets, etc. using appropriate and safe sanitation techniques. Loads and operates dishwashers and cart washing station. Performs necessary preventative maintenance on equipment; Transports tray carts to wards and individually delivers trays directly to the patient's bedside or assists patients with transport of their meal trays. Serves food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients'/residents' plates. Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts in specified quantities. Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weight, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes. Understands of food terminology, measurements, and serving information in standardized recipes and menus. Operates and breaks down and cleans all equipment assigned to food service and related areas. Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas. Sets-up serving areas with hot and cold foods, keeping foods appropriately stocked during meal service. Assembles a variety of items while working in cold food preparation and nourishment area. Make cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients. Performing other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Rotating Shifts/Off Days/ Weekends/Holidays, 5:30 am - 2:00 pm or 11:00 am - 7:30 pm Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99920S Physical Requirements: Physical Effort and Work Conditions: Work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity. Performs work requiring light to moderate physical. 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. Subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others.

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.