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Cook
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 56 days ago
On-site Omaha, NE $21.4 – $24.9/hr Apply by Jul 31, 2026 Cooking ENTJESFJESTJISTJ OperationsHospitality
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This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Service at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The primary purpose of the Cook in this position is to prepare nutritious, high quality meals for service to the Veterans. The position has a sequence of steps that require attention to work operations, sanitation and safety; work assignments may require knowledge and judgement.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but not limited to: 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 purred 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.
- →Follows sanitary food handling procedures.
- →Disassembles and reassembles equipment for cleaning.
- →Cleans and sanitizes work areas, and performs deep cleaning tasks when needed.
- →Operates dish machine.
- →Performs other related duties.
- →Work Schedule: Varies Sunday - Saturday, 11:30am - 7:00pm, or 5:30am - 2:00pm, five (5) days per week, rotating.
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.
- ✓There is no education substitution for this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 2ea3007b-0b13-441e-ad5c-6eab51e002e8
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