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The ideal candidate possesses experience in basic food and beverage preparation and service with excellent customer service and communication skills. This position starts at a salary of $17.74 (WG-02) and at a salary rate of $18.58 (WG-03), with promotion potential to $20.45 (WG-04). Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center (MWEOC) team within FEMA.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on those who want to help protect American interests and secure our Nation. DHS Components work collectively to prevent terrorism; secure borders and our transportation systems; protect the President and other dignitaries; enforce and administer immigration laws; safeguard cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters. We achieve these vital missions through a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.
When disaster strikes, America looks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce. Please visit www.fema.gov for additional information.
In this position, you will serve as a Food Service Worker providing food and beverage preparation and service. Typical assignments include:
Preparing simple foods and beverages following portioning guidelines.
Ensuring that proper holding temperatures are maintained on all ready-to-serve hot and cold foods, adhering to all appropriate food safety practices, rules and guidelines, including utilizing the temperature danger zone to keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold.
Following established Standard Operating Procedures according to established recipes, including maintaining time and temperature logs for their assigned areas.
Ensuring proper storage of food and supplies including rotation of inventory (FIFO Method); ensuring that food is covered, dated and stored properly using industry standard and work unit practices, and is easily accessible; determining appropriate storage areas, and ensures that food is promptly carried to the appropriate storage location.
Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.
All MWEOC staff have emergency assignments and are considered deployed in place. Exercises and activations are planned and unplanned, and may require long hours, nights, weekends and holidays.
All MWEOC employees are: (1) required to use a government-issued electronic device (to include cellular phones); (2) subject to recall during emergency situations; and (3) required to perform work in locations both above and below ground.
Conditions of Employment
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
You must successfully pass a background investigation.
Selective Service registration required.
You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Please review "Other Information" section for additional key requirements.
To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for a TOP Secret clearance as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs (please visit: Mythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies for additional information). For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs please visit OPM Investigations.
Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below.
Qualifications
The qualification requirements listed below must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standard. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.
Working Conditions: The work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often causes uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity. The work area is well lighted and vented, but is usually noisy from food service activities, and there is danger of slipping on floors where food or beverages have been dropped. The incumbent is regularly exposed to hot liquids, sharp cutting blades, hot surfaces, and extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigeration and and/or freezer units. Temperatures range from -10 to 80 degrees on a daily basis. Also exposed to extreme weather during Food Cart Operations in the winter months.
Physical Effort: Will be required to perform heavy lifting and moving and hard work such as scouring and scrubbing large utensils, pots and pans. Moving and unloading heavy carts and pallets. Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 pounds to load and unload Food Service Delivery vehicles. Standing or walking for long periods of time.
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| Food Service Worker | https://www.usajobs.gov/job/712769900 |