Food Service Worker

About the role

About the position: This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and will be assigned to the Youth Center located at Grand Forks AFB, ND. Department of the Air Force Child and Youth Programs Employee Child Care Discount applicable to this position (see Additional Information).

What you will do

• Sets up cafeteria lines, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food items including meats, vegetables, salads, desserts, bread, butter and beverages.
• Sets up and distributes food and beverages to the rooms, ensuring appropriate serving utensils are used, and replenishes items when necessary.
• Breaks down and cleans area when meals are complete.
• Sets up dinning room tables for service, places food and beverages on tables, and replenishes items as necessary.
• Sets up and operates dishwashers, performs preventive maintenance and cleaning.
• Scrapes, soaks, scours and scrubs bowls, pots and pans.
• Also performs heavy duty cleaning tasks such as ceilings, exhaust hoods, under and behind kitchen equipment, washes floors and walls, walk-in refrigerators and freezers, sanitizes garbage cans.
• May unload food from delivery trucks.
• Collects and transfers trash from work area to disposal area.
• Assembles and tosses fresh fruit or green salads in quantity using prepared dressings, serves into standard serving sizes.
• Makes cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients.
• Prepares milk and milk allergy substitutes.
• Provides assistance to the Cook and Cook Supervisor regarding food preparation by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring or breading; weighs, measures and assembles ingredients for regular and special dietary menu items.
• On a regular basis, prepares uncooked food items.
• Using correct measuring utensils and/or portion control scales, portions foods IAW USDA Food Program for distribution and meal service, and covers, dates and stores leftovers according to established procedures.
• Ensures kitchens are adequately stocked and equipped with the necessary food and equipment.
• Informs supervisor if ingredients for menu items are not available to allow adequate time for items to be procured for use.
• Ensures correct proportions, as governed by the USDA food programs, are provided at the center(s) on a daily basis.
• Receives and inventory food deliveries.
• Ensures that all food is of top quality and freshness before receiving and/or preparation.
• In the absence of the Cook, may perform a variety of cooking tasks with direct supervision and direction.
• Follows posted USDA approved menus.
• If changes are necessary, notifies supervisor prior to making the change.
• Follows standardized recipes in preparing meals for the Youth Center.
• Ensures compliance with standards as set by the USDA Food Program, base Public Health, and Safety and meets all DoD standards for Food Health & Safety.
• Incumbent is responsible for independently completing work as scheduled after initial oral or written instructions when changes or new assignments are made.
• Supervisor periodically checks to see that work is done on time and according to instructions.
• Physical Effort: Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Continuous standing, walking, frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling and bending.
• May be required to work on ladders and use powered cleaning equipment.
• Working Conditions: Uncomfortably high temperature and humidity are created by steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing.
• Area is usually noisy and there is a danger of slipping on wet floors where food or beverage has been dropped.
• Exposed to hot liquids, sharp cutting blades, hot working surfaces and extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigeration or freezer units.
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Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does allow for education substitution. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements.

You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

How you will be evaluated

Your resume and supporting document will be evaluated against the qualifications of the position. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.

If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination has been made that you have inflated your responses to meet the position's qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.,) for professional and personal references on your resume.

Documents you must provide

• Required documents may vary based on the eligibility you are claiming (i.e., applying as a Military Spouse Preference - MSP, applying as a veteran, applying as a current federal employees, applying as a displaced employee, etc.,).
• The below document(s) are required and MUST be submitted with your application by the closing date of this job announcement: Diploma/ GED Resume Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support identified the general or specialized experience described in this announcement.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include: Cover Letter DD-214/ Statement of Service Diploma/ GED Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) Other (2) PCS Orders Professional Certification Proof of Marriage Status Resume Separation Notice (RIF) SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and supporting documents which prove your claimed eligibility.
• If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
• NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package to include supplemental documents may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.
• Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you.
• You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application.
• You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

What to expect next

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Times may vary during the hiring process, as your application status updates/changes you will be notified with a notification letter via email.

Additional information

Child Development Program will provide 100% child care fee discount for all CYP direct care staff for the first child enrolled in a full-time or regular part-time DAF CDP. A 25% discount will apply for any additional children of direct care staff.

Direct care staff must spend a minimum of 75% of their work schedule in the classroom including flex employees who average 15 hours a week. Please contact local NAF HR Office for additional information.

Individual must fully meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position. U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Nationals who have resided in the U.S. Territory for three (3) or more consecutive years immediately preceding the start of Federal affiliation or a signed memorandum indicating the installation's decision on the 3-year residency requirement.

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct deposit is required. Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.

A probationary period may be required. Pre-employment requirements must be satisfactorily met prior to Entrance on Duty (EOD). Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.

Multiple positions may be filled from this job opportunity announcement. And additional selections may also be made from this job opportunity announcement. Selection(s) are subject to restrictions resulting from hiring preferences and priority consideration eligible.

This is a Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position carrying out Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) activities for the Air Force and Space Force.

Applicants must be able to provide a REAL ID or present a combination of source identity documents authorized to facilitate access to the installation.

Please contact the servicing HR Office with any questions.