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Wage Grade 2 Food Service Workers perform tasks with several steps or a sequence of tasks that requires attention to work operations. They follow set procedures in accomplishing repetitive assignments and follow an established sequence of work such as working in the dish room, passing trays, portioning cold foods and dipping hot foods.This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN.Major Duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):* Cleans serving areas by sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning/sanitizing work surfaces, and other food service equipment, such as refrigerators, toaster, and coffee machines;* Cleans production equipment including steam jacketed kettles, tilt skillets, etc. using appropriate and safe sanitation techniques;* Loads and operates dishwashers and cart washing station;* Performs necessary preventative maintenance on equipment;* Transports tray carts to wards and individually delivers trays directly to the patient's bedside or assists patients with transport of their meal trays;* Sets-up serving areas with hot and cold foods, keeping foods appropriately stocked during meal service;* Identifies discrepancies between the prescribed diet and/or listed food allergies and the food items listed on the tray ticket;* Assembles a variety of items while working in cold food preparation and nourishment area;* Make cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients;* Performing other duties as assigned.Physical Effort and Work Conditions: Work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity. Performs work requiring light to moderate physical. May be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. Subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others.Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, Reliability and Dependability. Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resumeWork Schedule: Part-time schedule; 15 hours a week; Earliest to clock in 5:30am; latest to clock out 8:00pm weekends and holidays included-Part-Time.Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99921APhysical Requirements: Work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity. Performs work requiring light to moderate physical. May be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. Subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others.