Lead Food Service Technician — Patient Meals & Training

Veterans Health Administration; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, is seeking a food service supervisor/lead at the VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. The role oversees production and service areas, ensuring proper setup and accurate tray temperatures for patient meals, while coordinating with dietitians and supervisors.

Responsibilities include training staff, conducting safety checks, and contributing to performance improvement.

Responsibilities

• Leads the activities of the production and service areas
• Reviews daily work assignments and makes adjustments
• Communicates instructions and information to employees
• Relays problems to supervisors and managers
• Provides on the job training and documents training
• Performs safety and sanitation inspection checks
• Ensures food production and service areas are properly set up
• Performs final check of trays for temperature and accuracy
• Observes work and provides feedback
• Participates in performance improvement programs and documents data
• Delivers meal trays to patients' bedside and reports comments or complaints to supervisor or dietitian
• Other related duties as assigned.

Job description

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, is seeking a food service supervisor/lead at the VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. The role oversees production and service areas, ensuring proper setup and accurate tray temperatures for patient meals, while coordinating with dietitians and supervisors.

Responsibilities include training staff, conducting safety checks, and contributing to performance improvement.