<p>This position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in Loma Linda. The primary purpose of this position is to perform, lead and train employees in food service operations including food handling, preparation, storage and delivery, directing Wage Grade personnel working in the food service and food production units. Work Leader must have a thorough understanding of the types of food served all diets including modified diets and combination of these diets.</p> <p>Lead/training duties and responsibilities include:</p> <ul> <li>Leads the activities of the production and service areas </li><li>Provides on-the-job, formal and informal training to lower graded food service works and documents training </li><li>Reviews daily work assignments and makes adjustments accordingly </li><li>Communicates instructions and information to employees concerning work to be accomplished </li><li>Relays any problems and/or events to supervisors and managers </li><li>Trains food service staff in safe food handling practices </li><li>Utilizes approved training programs and various training media </li><li>Completes safety and sanitation inspection checks </li><li>Ensures food production and service areas are properly set up </li><li>Performs final check of trays for proper temperature and accuracy as indicated on tray ticket </li><li>Observes work performance of employees and provides feedback to supervisors </li><li>Participates in performance improvement programs and documents quality improvement data </li><li>Performs other related duties as assigned. </li></ul> <p>Food service duties and responsibilities include:</p> <ul> <li>Sets up tray line station with correct supplies and food items </li><li>Serves food, cafeteria style </li><li>Breaks down and cleans assigned station </li><li>Sets up dining room tables for service </li><li>Prepares individual and bulk nourishments and supplemental foods/beverages </li><li>Determines the quantities of ingredients needed </li><li>Makes conversions between the metric system to standard system </li><li>Performs heavy duty cleaning tasks throughout food service areas </li><li>Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation areas </li><li>Performs other related duties as assigned. </li></ul> <p>Work Schedule: Varied 8-hour tours 5a-7:30p; may include weekends/holidays</p> <p>Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker Leader/99919-S</p> <p>Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized</p>