Food Service Worker-01 Int – 6803

Coast Guard Exchange; Cape May (NJ); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Annual and Sick Leave

Holiday Pay

Pension Plan

401k Savings Plan

Life Insurance

Short Term/Long Term Disability

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Coast Guard Exchange in Cape May, NJ is seeking a Food Service Worker-01 to join its team. The role involves serving, cleaning, prep work, and maintaining kitchen areas. Location is Cape May, NJ with duties across serving, prep, and dishwashing areas.

You will follow supervisor instructions, adhere to safety standards, and be evaluated on basic food service tasks. The position supports a vital Coast Guard community environment.

Qualifications

• No previous work experience required but must have the ability to read and understand written material and follow instructions. Must be able to use hand tools for cleaning and operating simple machines.
• Must be able to obtain a Food Handler's Certificate and/or complete food handler's training.
• Must be physically able to frequently lift objects weighing up to 40 pounds. Must be able to continuously stand, walk, stoop, reach, push, pull and bend for long periods of time.
• Six months’ experience in a food service facility.

Responsibilities

• Sets up serving area with glasses, silverware, butter, condiments, salads, desserts, bread, and cold beverages on serving counter as instructed.
• Cleans tables of paper, other trash, or soiled linens, and wipes tables with towel to remove crumbs or other food particles.
• Removes soiled dishes from tables and transports them to the dishwashing area.
• Cuts, scrapes, chops, dices, and peels fruits and vegetables; may operate can opener or potato peeler.
• Separates food waste and trash; loads dishes in dishwasher and stores them.
• Cleans cooking and service equipment; cleans work tables and grease traps; carries supplies between storeroom, kitchen and dining area.
• Receives instructions from supervisor and completes duties independently.
• Adheres to safety regulations and reports hazards or injuries.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Reading & following instructions

Hand tools for cleaning

Food handler certification

Tools

Food handling equipment

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Food Service Worker-01

Location: Cape May, NJ

Cape May CDC

Salary: $17.08/hour

DUTIES

Performs various simple manual tasks which are easily learned such as:

In the serving area: Sets up glasses, silverware, butter, condiments, salads, desserts, bread, and cold beverages on serving counter as instructed. Cleans tables of paper, other trash, or soiled linens, and wipes tables with towel to remove crumbs or other food particles. Removes soiled dishes from tables and transports them to the dishwashing area.

In the food preparation area: Cuts, scrapes, chops, dices, and peels fruits and vegetables. May operate electric can opener, electric potato peeler, etc.

In dishwashing area: Separates food waste and trash. Scrapes and pre-rinses dishes with water to remove food particles before washing. Loads dishes in dishwasher; stacks and stores dishes. May hand wash dishes, following prescribed steps. Stacks and stores clean dishes.

Cleans cooking and service equipment. Scrapes, cleans, scrubs, washes, or wipes equipment; such as ranges, ovens, electric or gas fryers, pressure cookers, steam kettles, and broilers. Drains and cleans coffee and tea urns. Scrubs and scours worktables. Cleans grease traps in sinks. Removes garbage to collection points. Clean woodwork, windows, and displays counters. Sweeps, mops, waxes floors. Polishes dining area furniture. Carries supplies between storeroom, kitchen and dining area and run errands.

Receives specific instructions for new tasks from supervisor, after which incumbent independently complete duties in the same way each time. The supervisor can readily observe whether the work is performed properly.

Adheres to safety regulations and standards. Uses required safety equipment and observes safe work procedures. Promptly reports any observed workplace hazards, and any injury, occupational illness, and/or property damage resulting from workplace mishaps to the immediate supervisor.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications below. Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Minimum

1. No previous work experience required but must have the ability to read and understand written material and follow instructions. Must be able to use hand tools for cleaning and operating simple machines.

2. Must be able to obtain a Food Handler's Certificate and/or complete food handler's training.

3. Must be physically able to frequently lift objects weighing up to 40 pounds. Must be able to continuously stand, walk, stoop, reach, push, pull and bend for long periods of time.

Preferred (in addition to the minimum):

• Six months’ experience in a food service facility.

USCG COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS

By choosing to work for the Coast Guard Community Services Command, you will enjoy one of the best benefit packages available anywhere. Benefit offerings are subject to applicable worker categories (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), location, position, and length of time in service.

• Paid Annual and Sick Leave
• Holiday Pay
• Pension Plan
• 401k Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Tuition Assistance

OTHER ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

• Residency Requirements: Non-U.S. nationals, who are authorized to work in the U.S. and applying for any DHS position, must have resided within the United States, or U.S. territories, for at least three of the last five years.
• Selectee will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer as the Standard method of payment for payroll and travel purposes.
• Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless covered by an exemption under the Selective Service Law, in accordance with 5 U.S. Code 3378. Selectee will be required to provide a written statement regarding his registration status unless he is exempted by this statute.
• Must satisfactorily complete a Federal Background check and all pre-employment requirements, which may include, but are not limited to, background checks, security clearances, drug testing, verification of employment history, and any other requirements applicable to this position. Additionally, you may be required to meet specific job-related qualifications or certifications as a condition of your employment.
• Applicants may not be employed in the chain of command of their relatives.
• This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All candidates will be considered without regard to any non-merit factor such as race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.

PRIVACY ACT NOTICE

Authority: The U.S. Coast Guard rates applicants under the authority of Title 5 of U.S. Code, Sections 301, 1104, 1302, 2103, 3301, 3304,Executive Order 9397, and Departmental Regulations.

Principal Purpose: To collect information needed to determine how well an applicant’s education and work experience qualifies them for the job they are applying for.

Routine Use: This information provided will be shared with the hiring manager and interview panel members. It may also be shared in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.

Disclosure: Voluntary, however, failure to disclose the requested information may result in an applicant not receiving consideration for a position in which the information is needed.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to thisinformation unless it displays a current valid OMB control number and an expiration date. The control number for this collection is OMB 1625-0120,expiration 01/30/2025. The estimated average time to complete this application is 40 minutes. If you have any comments regarding the burden estimateyou can write to U.S. Coast Guard, Community Services Command, 510 Independence Parkway, Suite 500, Chesapeake, VA 23320.