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Cook
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 86 days ago
On-site Reno, NV $25.1 – $29.2/hr Apply by Jul 20, 2026 Cooking ENTJESFJESTJISTJ OperationsHospitality
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This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Service of a VA Medical Center. Nutrition and Food Services is responsible for providing meals and nutritional care to Veteran patients at the Medical Center. The primary purpose of the Cook, WG 6, 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 judgment.
What You'll Do
- →MAJOR DUTIES: Food Preparation Works independently to prepare and cook a variety of items including regular and therapeutic diet (diabetic, low sodium, low protein, gluten free, etc.) entrees and dessert items.
- →Follows menus, production sheets and recipes to prepare items in the quantity needed.
- →Cooks hot cereals, concentrated or dehydrated soups, sauces, gravies.
- →Grills eggs, hamburgers, meat patties, pancakes, French toast; makes cold sandwich fillings and assembles a variety of sandwiches.
- →Uses a variety of methods to prepare meats, fish, and poultry including broiling, roasting, baking, frying, boiling, steaming, stewing, braising, and grilling Slices meat items by hand confirming to specific size requirements or weight specifications.
- →Prepares fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables; bakes frozen potatoes, pre-made cookie dough, muffin batters.
- →Prepares and heats convenience items; prepares pureed foods and adjusts consistency with thickeners.
- →Washes, peels and cuts fruits and vegetables by hand or machine.
- →Assembles and mixes salad ingredients and dessert items including gelatin molds and fruit crisps.
- →Plans cooking processes to produce complete meals on time and at the proper temperature which may require coordination of cooking several items with different cooking times.
- →Attractively presents and garnishes food.
- →Makes a variety of desserts such as cobblers, brownies, cookies and pastries.
- →Washes, peels, chops, grinds, pares, cuts, slices, dices, purees, dredges, flours, breads items.
- →Weighs, measures, assembles ingredients for regular and modified diets.
Personality Fit
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