Food Service Worker

at  US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA

EDUCATION

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

DUTIES

• Load dispensers or refrigerators with cold food and/or beverages to ensure cool temperature when served.
• Maneuver boxes of produce and ingredients across dining room or preparation areas.
• Follow established rules and safety guidelines for accident and injury avoidance.
• Set up trays for serving or further preparation of food items.
• Clean spaces under and behind kitchen equipment, including moving the equipment, washing floors and walls with powered equipment.
• Portion food items such as gelatins, juices, and desserts, into standard serving sizes.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Food Service Worker ~ without more than normal supervision. I have the ability to perform common Food Service Worker tasks. I can arrange food items on trays for serving; portion food items into standard serving sizes; and stock drink dispensers with beverages. I work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

• Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision
• Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Other Than Blueprint Reading)
• Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Dexterity and Safety
• Knowledge of Materials
• Work Practices (Including Keeping Things Neat, Clean, and in Order)
• PHYSICAL EFFORT: The work requires moderate to heavy physical effort involved in such activities as frequently lifting trays and loading dishwashers, scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing and delivering supplies, constant standing or walking, lifting items weighing as much as 40 pounds, and frequently lifting items weighing over 40 pounds with assistance from other workers of the same or higher grade level.
• WORKING CONDITIONS: The work is performed in a kitchen and Class I ration storage area that is considered hot and humidcaused by cooking and dishwashing equipment. The area is well lighted, noisy from food serviceactivities and the employee is subject to slips or falls on floors. Also works in relatively cool areasdepending upon the daily tasking. There is exposure to cuts, bruises, scrapes and burns while working in an area where cooking is performed. The employee is required to wear protective shoes, appropriate hearing protection, and gloves or other safety and food handling items required by foodhandling guides