Food Service Worker

About the role

The Food Service Worker position at Bering Straits Professional Services (BSPS) in El Paso, TX, is contingent upon contract award. Applicants will be notified via email or phone regarding application status.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Washes, peels, scrapes and cuts vegetables and fruits.
• Prepares simple salads and toast.
• Cuts butter and slices cakes and pies.
• Makes coffee, tea and other beverages.
• Dishes out portions of food on trays or plates, and pours beverages.
• Prepares dining and serving areas by setting up counters, stands, and tables.
• Places food containers in serving area, fills salt and pepper shakers and place linen and silverware on tables.
• Scrapes, washes and sorts dishes, glassware and silverware.
• Cleans kitchen equipment, pots and pans, counters and tables.
• Sweeps and mops floors.
• Will be assigned duties with selected detainees.
• Under direction will measure, stir, cut, grind, chop, and season ingredients according to recipes.
• Delivers food carts to detention areas and return carts to kitchen.
• Prepares and maintains proper levels of box lunches.
• Draws required cooking utensils from kitchen storage areas.
• Loads and unloads delivery trucks as necessary.
• Work is completed in a priority established by supervision or facility need.
• All work will be completed with a high degree of professionalism, quality and craftsmanship.
• Lulls in workload are used to maintain a clean and orderly work area and to insure clerical tasks are up to date.
• Keeps up to date on departmental and facility safety standards and local codes and policies.

Qualifications

• Education Requirements: High School Diploma or GED equivalent. U.S. Citizen.
• Must be able to pass extensive background investigation and pre-employment medical testing.
• Must be able to speak, read and write in English.
• Not currently employed by federal agency or active duty military.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in large scale cooking preferred.
• Ability to speak, write and comprehend a second language.

Necessary Physical Requirements

• Physically capable of responding to emergencies, such as running with a fire extinguisher.
• Capable of understanding and applying written and verbal orders, rules and regulations.
• English literacy and ability to write/read reports in English.
• Meet physical/health requirements for duties.
• Absolutely must be able to follow Standard Codes of Conduct pertaining to interaction with the detainee population.

Additional Qualifying Factors

• To be considered for employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results.
• If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance levels required and must also be able to obtain access to military installations.

Shareholder Preference

• BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.