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Veterans Health Administration · Posted 56 days ago
On-site Iron Mountain, MI $21.8 – $25.5/hr Apply by Jul 29, 2026 Cooking ESFJESFPESTPISFP Hospitality
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This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Service at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Iron Mountain, MI. The purpose of this position is to prepare nutritious high-quality meals for service to the Veterans.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties and responsibilities include: Prepares and cooks meals that require little or no processing, such as hot cereals, concentrated or dehydrated soups, sauces, and gravies.
- →Follows menus, production sheets, and recipes to proper items in the quantity needed.
- →Grills eggs, meat patties, pancakes, French toast; broils meats; makes cold sandwich fillings and assembles a variety of sandwiches.
- →Prepares fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables; bakes frozen potatoes, pre-made cookie dough, and muffin batters.
- →Prepares and heats convenience items such as frozen hash browns, fish fillets, and chicken nuggets.
- →Prepares pureed foods and adjusts consistency with thickeners.
- →Washes, peels, and cuts fruits and vegetables; assembles and mixes salad ingredients and dessert items, including gelatin molds and fruit crisps.
- →Weighs, measures, and assembles ingredients for regular and modified diets.
- →Operates a variety of kitchen equipment and follows appropriate safety procedures.
- →Portion foods for distribution and meal service.
- →Follows sanitary food handling procedures.
- →Disassembles and reassembles equipment for cleaning.
- →Cleans and sanitizes work areas; and performs deep cleaning tasks when needed.
- →Cover, date, and store leftovers according to established procedures.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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