Supervisory Food Services Specialist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Charleston (SC); Presencial; USD 75.000 - 97.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Supervisory Food Services Specialist for the VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC to lead culinary standards, safety, and quality in patient and outpatient meals.

Responsibilities include supervising Food Service Worker Supervisors and Production Supervisors, improving menus, ensuring FDA/HACCP compliance, budgeting input, and acting as COR for contracts. The position requires working variable shifts, some weekends, and no telework.

Responsabilidades

• Serves as the technical and quality expert of culinary standards.
• Provides direct supervision to Food Service Worker Supervisors and Production Supervisors, including development of performance standards, writing position descriptions, evaluating work performance, counseling of employees and initiating disciplinary action when necessary.
• Analyzes and performs quality improvement tasks for menus and food service arrangements.
• Oversees and continually improves food service operations.
• Identifies culinary and food service developmental and training needs of employees.
• Develops culinary performance, technical standards, and quality improvement initiatives for food service operations.
• Ensures compliance with FDA Food Code, HACCP principles, Joint Commission Standards and food safety principles.
• Provides budgetary input on food service operations and culinary program advancements.
• Serves as Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for food service contracts and oversees subsistence/supply ordering.

Descripción del empleo

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Service of the VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina responsible for culinary technical standards by ensuring that efficient, safe, and high-quality food services are provided to the Veteran, both inpatient and outpatient.

Key Responsibilities

Major duties and responsibilities will include: Serves as the technical and quality expert of culinary standards Provides direct supervision to Food Service Worker Supervisors and Production Supervisors, including the development of performance standards, writing position descriptions, evaluating work performance, counseling of employees and initiating discilinary action when necessary.

Analyzes and performs quality improvement tasks for menus and food service arrangements Oversees and continually improves food service operations Identifies and resolves difficult issues and challenges in a complex environment Applies advanced culinary techniques which minimize the use of restricted nutrients to develop refined and patient pleasing flavors, textures and presentations Plans future advancement in food services, new techniques, procurement and production needs Identifies culinary and food service developmental and training needs of employees Develops culinary performance, technical standards, and quality improvement initiatives for food service operations Ensures compliance with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points principles, Joint Commission Standards and food safety principles Provides budgetary input on food service operations and culinary program advancements Serves as Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for food service, food distribution, and purchase and maintenance of equipment contracts and oversees subsistence/supply ordering Conducts studies and investigations to include problem analysis and development of logical/documented recommendations on corrective actions Performing related duties as required.

Work Schedule: Variable shifts between 5:00am and 6:30pm, Includes some weekends and holidays. Telework: No Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Food Services Specialist/PD114510 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $74678 – $97087/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-30.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.