Summary You will serve as a FOOD SERVICE WORKER in the MIDSHIPMEN FOOD SERVICES DIVISION of NAVAL ACADEMY. Responsibilities You will follow oral instructions from immediate supervisor or work leader to complete work assignments. You will clean and maintain work areas in compliance with shop housekeeping rules. You will work as a member of a team to assist other trades personnel perform work assignments. You will keep work area clean and organized while performing tasks. You will operate equipment, instruments, and tools of the trade under the guidance of a journey level worker. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must 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 quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: Reliability and Dependability: The ability to be trusted to do or provide what is needed and the ability to provide the same results on successive trials; you have received better than average school grades or job appraisals. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=WG-7400 PHYSICAL EFFORT:The job requires physical lifting (regularly up to 30 lbs.), pushing, pulling, and carrying of gear and bulk subsistence of various weights, sizes, and shapes. Materials handling equipment is available for movement of heavy loads (over 50 lbs.) The Food Service Worker is normally standing and walking the majority of time on duty. Certain tasks require standing in one place for extended periods of time (e.g., 2-3 hours). WORKING CONDITIONS:The Food Service Worker is regularly exposed to the hazard of slippery floors, boiling liquids, sharp cutting blades, high voltage, and hot working surfaces. There is frequent exposure to extreme temperatures, from 0°F in cold boxes to 90°F+ working environment common during the summer months. Exposure to low temperatures is not prolonged. The work is performed indoors, except on occasion when special affairs require outside work such as taking trash and recyclable material out in all weather conditions, rain, snow, sleet, etc…, or outside movement from one work site to another. Hands and arms are frequently exposed to cleaning agents. Outer garment work clothing is provided except for steel toed shoes. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. A 40-hour work week is typical for this position. This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. This position is being recruited at the full performance level. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.