Department of Veterans Affairs

Food Service Worker Supervisor

Dayton, Ohio Full time

Food Service Worker Supervisor

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Dayton, Ohio

Salary Range: $31.96 - $37.28 Per Hour

Job Summary: The Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is recruiting for a Food Service Worker Supervisor. The Food Service Worker Supervisor will function with in Nutrition and Food Services. The primary purpose of the position is procuring essential items, manages budgets, and ensures compliance with contracts. Responsibilities include inventory control, enforcing HACCP guidelines, supervising staff, and maintaining government vehicles.

Major Duties:

  • The Food Service Worker Supervisor duties include, but are not limited to: Responsible for efficient overall sanitation throughout all food production service areas. Conducts daily huddles and completes assignment schedules as required. Requisitions all supplies needed for the different areas in food service. Records, reports, processes, and keeps track of budgetary transactions such as credit, receipt, transfer, allotment, withdrawal, obligation, or outlay of funds Supervises the food service activities to ensure proper work methods are utilized. Reviews fund requests from staff for completeness and adequacy. Monitors and ensures that the proper procedures are communicated and carried out. Oversees work performance of employees, discusses work performance and issues, and provides guidance. Instructs subordinates on difficult work operations. Provides instruction in correct sanitation and cleaning procedures, such as how to mop a floor, how to clean stainless steel, etc. Carries out the responsibilities of the position within general instructions, standard procedures and established policies. Changes work plans, work assignments and work methods as necessary to reduce or control costs and accomplish the work. Maintains inventory of food service supplies and equipment. Makes recommendations for the purchase of small equipment and supplies to ensure that the appropriate materials are available. Provides individual and/or group instruction for employees in the correct care and maintenance of food service equipment. Tracks expenditures and compares with budgeted, projected, and on-hand inventories Possesses knowledge on the correct foods to be served on modified diets. Estimates food and beverages use/consumption to anticipate amounts to be purchased. Utilizes various accounting systems, applications and filing systems for tracking and resolving discrepancies Ensures that all food supply items required are available for providing meal service. Ensures employees adhere to safety policies and procedures when performing manual work involving lifting, carrying, transporting and delivering food or other items. Validates transactions and researches data to resolve inconsistencies. Conducts all quality assurance monitors and sanitation reviews in accordance with established procedures. Recognizes typical health and safety hazards for yourself and other workers around you. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0600 to 1430 Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker Supervisor/PD931190 Physical Requirements: Incumbent must be able to continuously walk and stand. Stooping, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling movements and moderate lifting are frequent. May frequently lift or move food containers and equipment weighing up to 40 pounds, unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing over 40 pounds with the assistance of lifting devices or other workers. Ability to concentrate and be alert is necessary. Work is subject to pressure in completing assignments in accordance with a close time schedule. Work Environment: Incumbents must be able to tolerate extremes of temperature, as when working in dish rooms, walk-in refrigerators and freezers, and noise. Work is carried out in food service areas, which are often hot and uncomfortable. There is exposure to steam, heat, and cooking odors. Potential for accidents/injuries including cuts, bruises, sprains, burns, scalds, and falls. Strong cleaning and sanitizing solutions, which may be skin and respiratory irritants, may be used.

Qualifications: 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 you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Lead or Supervise (Screen-Out) Work Practices Technical Practices Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading) Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Materials Dexterity and Safety Budget Administration Control Funds Computer Skills Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 03/09/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12895695. 1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial application submission is updated and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume will be reviewed for consideration. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-09