Food Service Worker

**Summary**: **About the position**:This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and is located at the Galaxy Club, RAF Mildenhall, UK. - Must satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical. Position continuously stands, walks. Frequently stoops, reach, push, pull, lift and move objects weighing up to 40 pounds. **STANDING REGISTER ANNOUNCEMENT: Applications will be reviewed, and referrals made every 7 days throughout the open period. May close sooner than date advertised if all vacancies become filled.** **This job is open to**: **The public**: - U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. **Clarification from the agency**: Please see the "Who May Apply" section under the Qualifications section. **Duties**: Performs a variety of manual tasks in food preparation and food service areas. - 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. Serves food cafeteria style. Breaks down and cleans area when meals are complete. Sets up dining 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. Makes coffee, tea and other beverages. - Performs other related duties as assigned. **Requirements**: **Conditions of employment**: - This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results. - This position has physical lifting requirement which requires the incumbent to complete a favorable pre-employment physical. - This position is open to applicants on PCS orders to the UK (military or civilian) or hold a current UK Work Visa. - This position requires the incumbent to be available for shift work. - Must be able to obtain Food Handler's Certificate and/or complete food handler's training. **Qualifications**: **The area of consideration for this vacancy announcement**: - Citizens, permanent residents, and legal residents of the United States (US) who reside within the local commuting area (60-mile radius) of RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), or will do so within the next 30 days. - Permanent and legal residents of the US must be citizens of a NATO country, unless authorized to reside in the UK as a dependent of an employee who serves in support of the US Visiting Forces. - Eligible applicants must possess a US-issued social security number and be able to provide documentation proving residency status in the UK. - Business Based Action - Family Member Preference - Military Spouse Preference - Outside Applicant Veteran - Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran - Transition Hiring Preference **Qualifying Experience**: - Must be able to follow simple oral instructions, be able to use hand tools for cleaning, and operate simple machines. - Must be skilled in doing tasks with several steps and must use judgement in sequencing tasks. - Must have knowledge of sanitation standards in handling and serving food, and for cleaning equipment and work area. - Must be physically able to frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds. Must be able to continuously stand and walk, and frequently stoop, reach, push, pull and bend for long periods of time. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of suitability and fitness for the position. **Education**: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution in order to qualify. **Additional information**: - Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. - U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Nationals who have resided in the U.S. or U.S. Territory for three (3) or more consecutive years immediately preceding the start of Federal affiliation. - All Federal NAF employees are required by PL 104-134 to have salary payments made by electronic funds transfer/direct deposit. - Probationary period may be required. - Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement for up to 90 days after the closing date. Multiple positions may also be filled from this job opportunity announcement. This vacancy may close sooner than the date advertised if all positions become filled. - Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized b