Food Service Shift Lead (20h/wk)

Veterans Health Administration; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration in Washington state seeks a Food Service Leader to manage Nutrition and Food Services operations in Vancouver, WA. The role focuses on leading production and service areas, coordinating daily tasks, and maintaining high standards of food handling, storage, and delivery to patients.

The position emphasizes on-the-job training, safety inspections, tray setup accuracy, and involvement in quality improvement initiatives to ensure efficient meal service and patient

Responsibilities

• Lead duties and responsibilities include: Leads the activities of the production and service areas
• Reviews daily work assignments and makes adjustments accordingly
• Communicates instructions and information to employees concerning work to be accomplished
• Relays any problems and/or events to supervisors and managers
• Provides on the job training to lower graded food service workers and documents training
• Completes safety and sanitation inspection checks
• Ensures food production and service areas are properly set up
• Performs final check of trays for proper temperature and accuracy as indicated on tray ticket
• Observes work performance of employees and provides feedback to supervisors
• Participates in performance improvement programs and documents quality improvement data
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Food service duties and responsibilities include: Sets up tray line station with correct supplies and food items
• Serves food, cafeteria style
• Breaks down and cleans assigned station
• Sets up dining room tables for service
• Delivers meal trays to patients' bedside and reports comments and/or complaints to supervisor or dietitian
• Prepares individual and bulk nourishments and supplemental foods/beverages
• Determines the quantities of ingredients needed
• Makes conversions between the metric system to standard system
• Performs heavy duty cleaning tasks throughout food service areas
• Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation areas
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job description

The Veterans Health Administration in Washington state seeks a Food Service Leader to manage Nutrition and Food Services operations in Vancouver, WA. The role focuses on leading production and service areas, coordinating daily tasks, and maintaining high standards of food handling, storage, and delivery to patients.

The position emphasizes on-the-job training, safety inspections, tray setup accuracy, and involvement in quality improvement initiatives to ensure efficient meal service and patient