Food Service Worker

Department of the Air Force

Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota Intermittent $18 – $21 Closes Jul 12, 2026

Summary

About the position: This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and will be assigned to the Bandit Lanes on Ellsworth AFB. This is a flexible work schedule with no minimum guaranteed hours; however, you may work up to 40 hours.

Duties

  • 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.
  • Also 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.
  • If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12960710.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Required Documents

  • Required documents may vary based on the eligibility you are claiming (i.e., applying as a Military Spouse Preference.
  • MSP, applying as a veteran, applying as a current federal employees, applying as a displaced employee, etc.,).
  • The below document(s) are required and MUST be submitted with your application by the closing date of this job announcement: Resume.
  • Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support identified the general or specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
  • Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include:
  • DD-214/ Statement of Service.
  • Diploma/ GED Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) Other (2) PCS Orders Professional Certification Proof of Marriage Status Resume Separation Notice (RIF).
  • SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript.
  • As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and supporting documents which prove your claimed eligibility.
  • If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
  • Documents submitted as part of the application package to include supplemental documents may be shared beyond the Human Resources.
  • Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you.
  • You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application.
  • You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

About this role

The FOOD SERVICE WORKER position and is based in Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. About the position: This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and will be assigned to the Bandit Lanes on Ellsworth AFB.

Day to day, the work involves 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. The full list of duties, conditions, and required documents appears in the official announcement linked on this page.

Who should apply

Review the announcement's Qualifications section closely, since it defines exactly what federal food and retail service experience this FOOD SERVICE WORKER position requires. Match your federal resume directly to the announcement's wording so a reviewer can confirm each requirement in writing. For this FOOD SERVICE WORKER position in Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, confirm you meet each requirement before applying.

How competitive it is

Competitiveness for this FOOD SERVICE WORKER role depends mainly on how closely applicants match the stated qualifications. Based in Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, it competes within that local market, which can mean lighter competition than major metropolitan postings.

This overview is general guidance from Job Army to help you understand the role. Always read the official announcement for exact duties, qualifications, and requirements before applying.

Job Details

Department Department of the Air Force
Job Type Intermittent
Location Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
Salary $18 – $21
Pay Period Per Hour
Closing Date Jul 12, 2026
Posted Jun 27, 2026
Source ID 26-4DFSWB302057
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