NANA Regional Corp
AIP is looking for a Food Service Worker to work in Brownsville, TX. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!
Responsibilities
Serves as a kitchen worker in a large industrial detention center kitchen performing or assisting with the following duties under supervision:
Preparation and presentation of meals: measuring, mixing, slicing, chopping, etc.
Using prepared ingredients and following repetitive steps, prepares certain routine menu items, e.g., sandwiches
Plating accurately measured portions in accordance with dietician certified menus
Delivery and serving meals to detainees in housing units
Packs sack lunches and deliver to processing hold rooms and transportation
Plates, wraps, and serves staff meals
Drives box truck for delivery of meals to housing units
Receives food orders, unloads trucks, and stocks food stores for dry, cold, and freezer
Either manually or with use of mechanical machines, washes dishes (e.g., plates, bowls, cups, flatware) and food prep items (e.g., pots, pans, trays, baking sheets, serving and cooking utensils)
Cleaning dining and kitchen areas floors, tables, chairs
Cleaning grease traps and hoods
Cleaning storage areas
Cleans other facility areas as directed by AIP management
Other duties as needed
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Must speak, read, and write fluent English
Possess ability to read and follow instructions and recipes in English
Possesses dexterity and use of motor skills to execute required kitchen tasks
Ability to work with a diverse population, speaking numerous languages with and from different cultures and from various countries around the world
Core Competencies:
Commitment to Excellence - Identifies what needs to be accomplished and takes action to achieve a standard of excellence beyond job expectations
Corporate Values - Understands, embraces, and integrates AKIMA corporate values into everyday duties and responsibilities
Customer Service - Identifies and responds to current and future needs by providing excellent service to internal and external customers
Safety and Security - Promotes a safe work environment for co-workers and customers
Teamwork - Resourceful team player that builds, strengthens, and maintains collaborative relationships with others inside or outside the organization
Qualifications
Minimum one-year experience as a Food Service Worker or related position in a commercial or industrial kitchen
A high school diploma or GED is required
Possess a State of Texas Food Handlers Permit
Ability to become First Aid, CPR and AED certified with initial training and maintain certification
US citizen or a person lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence and have resided in the U.S. for at least the last five years
Possess a high school diploma or equivalent (GED)
Pass a criminal background and consumer credit check (no criminal record)
Obtain and maintain a DHS/ICE government clearance
Pass all pre-employment and random drug tests
Pass a medical examination and meet health requirements
At least 18 years of age
Possess current/valid Texas food handlers permit
Knowledge of day-to-day operation of an industrial kitchen
Capability of following and understanding written and verbal orders, policies and regulations
Incumbent shall be literate and able to interpret printed rules and regulations, recipes, and detailed instructions
Incumbent must exercise good judgment, alertness, an even temperament, and render satisfactory performance through his/her responsibilities
Ability to maintain poise and self control during situations that involve mental stress, such as fires, explosions, disturbances and building evacuations
Maintain a professional personal appearance and calm demeanor
Possess a high degree of integrity, accountability and ability to adhere to the American Correctional Association and DHS ICE standards
Demonstrate an ability to work with a diverse population of people, including people of different cultures, with different values and lifestyles; with a cross cultural perspective
Maintain current/physical residence in the continental United States
Essential Job Functions and Physical Demands:
The position is required to work most hours in an indoor detention facility environment, standing and walking most of the time, while maintaining a degree of physical fitness to respond quickly to changes in work demands, emerging situations and emergencies. The position is frequently required to work in extreme weather conditions to accomplish food service delivery outdoors including cold, heat, heavy rain, and winds. At a minimum, the Food Service Worker must be able to perform the following physical activities with or without a reasonable accommodation.:
Stand for 4 or more hours between breaks
Walk, talk, hear, taste, smell, and feel
Use fine motor skills (ability to make movements using the small muscles in hands and wrists)
Use manual dexterity in food preparation
Use close vision, distance vision, and color vision
Reach with hands and arms
Work safely on uneven and/or slippery surfaces
Occasionally climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
Provide CPR and first aid to others
Job ID
2025-18630
Work Type
On-Site
Company Description
Work Where it Matters
Akima Infrastructure Protection (AIP), an Akima company, is not just another federal management operations contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.
At AIP, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.
For our shareholders
, AIP provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.
For our government customers
, AIP delivers the trained personnel, equipment, and processes to safeguard federal assets and provides protective services and detention management operations for critical mission requirements.
As an AIP employee
, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).
Responsibilities
Serves as a kitchen worker in a large industrial detention center kitchen performing or assisting with the following duties under supervision:
Preparation and presentation of meals: measuring, mixing, slicing, chopping, etc.
Using prepared ingredients and following repetitive steps, prepares certain routine menu items, e.g., sandwiches
Plating accurately measured portions in accordance with dietician certified menus
Delivery and serving meals to detainees in housing units
Packs sack lunches and deliver to processing hold rooms and transportation
Plates, wraps, and serves staff meals
Drives box truck for delivery of meals to housing units
Receives food orders, unloads trucks, and stocks food stores for dry, cold, and freezer
Either manually or with use of mechanical machines, washes dishes (e.g., plates, bowls, cups, flatware) and food prep items (e.g., pots, pans, trays, baking sheets, serving and cooking utensils)
Cleaning dining and kitchen areas floors, tables, chairs
Cleaning grease traps and hoods
Cleaning storage areas
Cleans other facility areas as directed by AIP management
Other duties as needed
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Must speak, read, and write fluent English
Possess ability to read and follow instructions and recipes in English
Possesses dexterity and use of motor skills to execute required kitchen tasks
Ability to work with a diverse population, speaking numerous languages with and from different cultures and from various countries around the world
Core Competencies:
Commitment to Excellence - Identifies what needs to be accomplished and takes action to achieve a standard of excellence beyond job expectations
Corporate Values - Understands, embraces, and integrates AKIMA corporate values into everyday duties and responsibilities
Customer Service - Identifies and responds to current and future needs by providing excellent service to internal and external customers
Safety and Security - Promotes a safe work environment for co-workers and customers
Teamwork - Resourceful team player that builds, strengthens, and maintains collaborative relationships with others inside or outside the organization
Qualifications
Minimum one-year experience as a Food Service Worker or related position in a commercial or industrial kitchen
A high school diploma or GED is required
Possess a State of Texas Food Handlers Permit
Ability to become First Aid, CPR and AED certified with initial training and maintain certification
US citizen or a person lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence and have resided in the U.S. for at least the last five years
Possess a high school diploma or equivalent (GED)
Pass a criminal background and consumer credit check (no criminal record)
Obtain and maintain a DHS/ICE government clearance
Pass all pre-employment and random drug tests
Pass a medical examination and meet health requirements
At least 18 years of age
Possess current/valid Texas food handlers permit
Knowledge of day-to-day operation of an industrial kitchen
Capability of following and understanding written and verbal orders, policies and regulations
Incumbent shall be literate and able to interpret printed rules and regulations, recipes, and detailed instructions
Incumbent must exercise good judgment, alertness, an even temperament, and render satisfactory performance through his/her responsibilities
Ability to maintain poise and self control during situations that involve mental stress, such as fires, explosions, disturbances and building evacuations
Maintain a professional personal appearance and calm demeanor
Possess a high degree of integrity, accountability and ability to adhere to the American Correctional Association and DHS ICE standards
Demonstrate an ability to work with a diverse population of people, including people of different cultures, with different values and lifestyles; with a cross cultural perspective
Maintain current/physical residence in the continental United States
Essential Job Functions and Physical Demands:
The position is required to work most hours in an indoor detention facility environment, standing and walking most of the time, while maintaining a degree of physical fitness to respond quickly to changes in work demands, emerging situations and emergencies. The position is frequently required to work in extreme weather conditions to accomplish food service delivery outdoors including cold, heat, heavy rain, and winds. At a minimum, the Food Service Worker must be able to perform the following physical activities with or without a reasonable accommodation.:
Stand for 4 or more hours between breaks
Walk, talk, hear, taste, smell, and feel
Use fine motor skills (ability to make movements using the small muscles in hands and wrists)
Use manual dexterity in food preparation
Use close vision, distance vision, and color vision
Reach with hands and arms
Work safely on uneven and/or slippery surfaces
Occasionally climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
Provide CPR and first aid to others
Job ID
2025-18630
Work Type
On-Site
Company Description
Work Where it Matters
Akima Infrastructure Protection (AIP), an Akima company, is not just another federal management operations contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.
At AIP, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.
For our shareholders
, AIP provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.
For our government customers
, AIP delivers the trained personnel, equipment, and processes to safeguard federal assets and provides protective services and detention management operations for critical mission requirements.
As an AIP employee
, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).