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Posted: March 27, 2026 (0 days ago)

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Food Service Worker

Air Education and Training Command

Department of the Air Force

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Location

Salary

$18.04 - $18.04

per hour

Closes

SES Pay Grade

Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working in a cafeteria at a military base in New Mexico, where you'll prepare and serve food, set up dining areas, clean kitchens and equipment, and handle tasks like making sandwiches or unloading deliveries.

It's a flexible role with no guaranteed hours, often requiring evenings, weekends, or holidays, and involves physical work like lifting up to 40 pounds and standing for long periods.

A good fit would be someone reliable and detail-oriented with basic food service experience, who lives nearby and can handle manual labor in a fast-paced environment.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to follow simple oral instructions and sequence multi-step tasks
  • Knowledge of sanitation standards for handling, serving food, and cleaning
  • Skilled in using hand tools for cleaning and operating simple machines like dishwashers
  • Physically able to lift up to 40 pounds and stand, walk, stoop, push, pull, and bend for extended periods
  • Flexible availability for evenings, weekends, holidays, and variable hours
  • Reside within 100-mile radius of Holloman AFB, New Mexico
  • US citizen or legal US resident eligible for preference categories (e.g., veterans, military spouses)

Full Job Description

About the position: This position is Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) and will be assigned to Club Holloman at Holloman AFB, NM. This is a Flexible position (0 guaranteed hours per week).

Incumbent must be able to work other than normal duty hours which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. Must be able to physically lift objects weighing up to 40 pounds.

Incumbent will frequently stand, walk, stoop, push, pull, and bend for long periods of time.

The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is US Citizens and legal US residents within a 100-mile radius of Holloman AFB, New Mexico.

Recruitment limited only to the local commuting area of Holloman AFB. USAJobs profile address must reflect an address within a 100-mile radius of Holloman AFB, New Mexico.

Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities.

An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 04/10/2026 Business Based Action, Military Spouse Preference, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Qualifying Experience: Must be able to follow simple oral instructions, use hand tools for cleaning, and operate simple machines.

Must be skilled in doing tasks with several steps and use judgement in sequencing tasks. Must have knowledge of sanitation standards in handling and serving food, and cleaning equipment and work area.

Must be physically able to frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds.

Must be able to continuously stand and walk, and frequently stoop, reach, push, pull and bend for long periods of time. Major Duties:

The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of manual tasks in food preparation and food service areas.

The primary duties of this position will include, but are not limited to: Sets up cafeteria lines, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food items including meats, vegetables, salads, desserts, bread, butter and beverages.

Serves food cafeteria style. Breaks down and cleans area when meals are complete. Sets up dining room tables for service, places food and beverages on tables, and replenishes items as necessary.

Sets up and operates dishwashers, performs preventive maintenance and cleaning. Scrapes, soaks, scours and scrubs bowls, pots and pans.

Performs heavy duty cleaning tasks such as ceilings, exhaust hoods, under and behind kitchen equipment, washes floors and walls, walk-in refrigerators and freezers, sanitizes garbage cans.

May unload food from delivery trucks. Collects and transfers trash from work area to disposal area.

Assembles and tosses fresh fruit or green salads in quantity using prepared dressings, serves into standard serving sizes. Makes cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients.

Makes coffee, tea and other beverages. Performs other related duties as assigned.

If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12922877

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/27/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/28/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-5CFSWC248569