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Cook
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
On-site Tomah, WI $23.1 – $27/hr Apply by Jun 15, 2026 Cooking ENTJESFJESTJISTJ OperationsHospitality
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This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Service of a Veteran Affairs 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
- →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.
- →Food Safety/Sanitation Follows sanitary food handling procedures; covers, labels and dates food items; utilize or discard ingredients by expiration date.
- →Disassembles and assembles component parts and accessories for cleaning.
- →Cleans, stores and maintains all kitchen utensils, equipment and work areas practicing a "clean as you go" concept.
- →Cleans and sanitizes assigned work areas: worktables, sinks, blast chillers, racks, carts.
- →Achieves certification in food safety such as ServSafe and is able to apply knowledge of food safety, food temperatures, etc.
- →Operates dish machine; checks detergent level and water temperature before washing and sanitizing cook's equipment.
- →Checks equipment to make sure it is free of food residue and soap.
- →Food Storage Receives, rotates and stores perishable and non-perishable items according to service policies.
- →Removes outdated or damaged goods from stock.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Pre-employment physical required 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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9158f08d-6bf7-4e7a-a8b5-3f7d03f3f322
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