FOOD CONTROL SPECIALIST - 50573445

Requisition No: 850413 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: FOOD CONTROL SPECIALIST - 50573445

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 50573445 

Salary:  35,092.51 

Posting Closing Date: 04/13/2025 

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Requisition # 850413 

FOOD CONTROL SPECIALIST

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Ardie R. Copa’s State Veterans’ Nursing Home

Port Saint Lucie, Saint Lucie County, FL.

Non-Negotiable Annual Salary: $35,092.51 

Paid Bi-Weekly

 

The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs is an agency dedicated to serving those who served U.S.  We are seeking a motivated, dynamic individual to join our team.  Our skilled nursing facility boasts a loyal team of long-term employees and a fantastic work culture! 

 

Excellent retirement package and optional deferred compensation plan.  Health, vision, dental, ‎disability, and other supplemental insurance are available at reasonable premium rates.  Paid vacation and ‎sick leave. Nine (9) paid holidays and one (1) personal day.  Tuition waiver is available for State Universities and ‎Community Colleges (up to six (6) credits per semester).‎

 

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

 *Other Food Control Specialist positions, including OPS (Temporary) positions, may be filled in from this advertisement within six (6) months of the closing date. *

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience as a cook.
• Must be able and willing to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able and willing to work weekends and holidays. 
• Must be able and willing to work overtime.
• Successful completion of the employment screening process to include, but not limited to, a national background investigation and drug test.‎

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working in dietary at a long-term care facility.

 

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The 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.  

• Ensure that food is stored, prepared, distributed, and served under sanitary conditions.
• Ensure compliance with state and facility safety procedures in the operation of food production and cleaning of equipment.
• Ensure 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.
• Operate and maintain equipment used according to Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs (FDVA) procedures. 
• Record all temperatures in the temperature book (food and equipment). 
• Report any faulty equipment to the Supervisor.