OPS FOOD CONTROL SPECIALIST - 50509481 1

Requisition No: 856570 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: OPS FOOD CONTROL SPECIALIST - 50509481 1

 Pay Plan: Health Care Practice

Position Number: 50509481 

Salary: $15.38 hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 08/04/2025 

Total Compensation Estimator

Requisition 856570

OPS FOOD CONTROL SPECIALIST

Alexander “Sandy” Nininger State Veterans’ Nursing Home

Pembroke Pines, Broward County, FL.

Annual Salary: $15.38/Hourly

Paid Bi-weekly.

We are looking for compassionate and dedicated employees that align with our mission to help our residents live their lives to the fullest!

‎ Other vacant positions ‎‎(shifts), including OPS ‎‎(Temporary) positions may be filled from this ‎advertisement within six (6) ‎months of the closing date.

*Education and employment history must be verifiable. Please attach any credentials you claim (degrees, certifications, etc.) to your application.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have one (1) year of verifiable institutional cooking experience.
• Must be willing and able to work weekends and holidays, as scheduled.
• Must be willing and able to work overtime.
• Must have basic computer skills.
• Successful completion of the due diligence process to include, but not ‎limited to, a ‎Level II background check and drug test.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Incumbent will work under the supervision of the Food Service Director and the Food Service Administrator in the day-to-day food service operation at the State Veterans' Nursing Home.
• Ensures that food is stored, prepared, distributed, and served under sanitary conditions.
• Ensures compliance with state and facility safety procedures in the operation of food production and cleaning of equipment.
• Ensures that clean and sanitary conditions are maintained in all areas of the kitchen food preparation and serving lines; turn on and set temperature on grills, stoves, deep fryer, and broiler.
• Operates and maintains equipment used according to FDVA procedures.
• Responsible for estimating food requirements and for the preparation and cooking of all types of hot and cold food items according to the menu and approved recipes in Meal Tracker.
• Cut and de-bone ham, poultry, and fish. Slice meats according to menu needs and utilize leftover meat items.

This position is in the Other Personnel Services (Temporary) system.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.