Food Service Worker

The position is in the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Dayton VA Medical Center located in the Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) Department. The primary purpose of the position is to receive, store, distribute and take inventory of subsistence and supply. Work may be non-routine and requires knowledge and judgement. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Duties include: Receives and stores all products delivered to the Service. Accepts receipt of subsistence deliveries from all vendors. Ensures that subsistence is received in a safe and sanitary manner and that accurate quantities are received and added to running inventories. Makes corrections on invoice for errors in quantity, omissions and rejected items. Stores all food and expendable supplies according to food safety standards and specifications (quality, delivery temperature, cleanliness, in-tact packaging, weight). Selects storage location, labels/dates, and rotates stock. Makes sound decisions in moving stock and has responsibility for the security of the stock areas. Inventories subsistence and maintains running inventories of all subsistence and supplies. Takes physical inventory of all food and supply on at least a weekly basis for the purpose of generating food and supply orders. Ensures that all subsistence is rotated and used according to food safety standards. Determines subsistence needs based on vendor and menu, documenting appropriately on an ongoing basis. Communicates to appropriate personnel when stock items are low, items are close to expiration dates or items show signs of damage. Requisitions items in accordance with menu requirements, diet census, oral/written instructions, and computer reports. Issues supplies and subsistence to all NFS areas daily and as needed. Utilizes order forms, recipes, menu, oral/written instructions to determine type and quantity of items to provide. Controls additional orders throughout tour-of-duty. Is responsible for obtaining authorized items and recording issuance. Operates the computer to record and retrieve recipe, menu, order, and inventory data and to produce reports of such information for various NFS areas. Uses computer to request leave and read regular Service communication. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 5:00am - 1:30pm or 6:00am - 2:30 pm based on the service needs. Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD91212A Physical Requirements: Performs work in areas of extremes of temperatures. The work area may be hot or cold, uncomfortable, and noisy. Environment includes exposure to extreme cold while working in walk-in refrigerators and freezers for extended periods of time. Is subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. May frequently lift or move food containers and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing over 50 pounds with the assistance of lifting devices or other workers. Assignments involve manipulation of cumbersome, heavy food and supply containers and delivery pallets. Significant physical effort may be necessary to unload, store and deliver heavy supplies and to push storage racks and pallet jacks. Working Conditions: The work is performed in a food service setting with extreme temperatures and noise. There is exposure to steam, cooking odors, and extremes of temperature as when entering walk-in refrigeration and freezer units. There is potential for accidents/injuries including cuts, bruises, sprains, and falls. Subject to strong cleaning and sanitizing solutions which may be skin and respiratory irritants. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates

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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The city of Dayton, known as the birthplace of flight, is located in the beautiful rolling hills of Southwestern Ohio and is within an hour drive of Cincinnati and Columbus. The Dayton metropolitan has five universities', affordable real estate, excellent school systems, museums, theater, seasonal recreational opportunities, and is the home of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The Dayton VA Medical Center is a tertiary care facility that provides acute, nursing home, mental health hospice/palliative, and domiciliary care in an affiliated teaching and research environment. For more information about the Dayton a