Food Service Worker

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Food Service Worker for the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in Menlo Park, CA. This position involves various responsibilities including maintaining kitchen safety and performing physical tasks in a high-temperature environment. Ideal candidates should demonstrate dexterity and safety awareness while working with kitchen equipment.

Qualifications

• Requires light to moderate physical effort, may lift up to 20 pounds unassisted.
• Work involves continuous standing and walking in a noisy kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform heavy work like scrubbing large cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts.
• Operate powered cleaning equipment and maintain safety standards.

Skills

Dexterity

Safety

Technical Practices

Work Practices

Job description

This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, VA Integrated Service Network (VISN), Department of Veterans Affairs, in Menlo Park, CA.

Duties

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: The Wage Grade 3 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 cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks for unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. The work involves continuous standing and walking, with frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Workers may need to work on ladders and operate powered cleaning equipment. They often lift or move objects up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally handle objects over 40 pounds with assistance. The environment includes kitchen areas with high temperatures and humidity due to steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing. The work area is well-lit but usually noisy, with risks of slipping on floors with spilled food or beverages. Workers are exposed to hot liquids, sharp blades, hot surfaces, and temperature changes when entering refrigeration or freezing units.

Applicants will be evaluated based on the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. The position uses the job element method to assess your skills against the work requirements. Your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. A specific length of training and experience is not mandatory.

You will be rated on the following Job Elements during the assessment:

• Dexterity and Safety
• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (excluding blueprint reading)
• Materials
• Technical Practices
• Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Work Without More Than Normal Supervision
• Work Practices

Note: A full year of work is considered 35-40 hours per week. All experience must include start and end dates. Part-time experience will be credited proportionally. Clearly indicate the nature of duties and weekly hours for each position on your resume. Experience includes paid, unpaid, volunteer work, and service through programs like Peace Corps or AmeriCorps. Volunteer work is valued and counts toward qualifying experience.