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Cook
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 52 days ago
On-site Danville, IL $26.6 – $31.1/hr Apply by Aug 18, 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 Danville, IL. The person in this position prepares nutritious, high qualify meals for service to the Veterans. The person in this position organizes and coordinates the work of lower grade cooks at one or more work centers in a production kitchen in order to accomplish a variety of quantity cooking operations.
What You'll Do
- →Independently prepares all types of food for regular and modified diets.
- →Prepares, cooks, seasons, and portions food for all meals so that the completed food products are ready at the appropriate temperature and time and are visually appealing to customers.
- →Prepares menu items using special or difficult recipes that require numerous interrelated steps, many ingredients, and lengthy preparation time.
- →Calculates and determines serving portions from quantities of food issued to include meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables fruits, sauces, and gravies for regular and modified diets.
- →Coordinates the cooking of items prepared by other cooks at one or more work centers.
- →Grills eggs, meat patties, pancakes, French toast; broils meats; 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, and muffin batters Prepares and heats convenience items, and prepares pureed foods and adjusts consistency with thickeners.
- →Washes, peels, and cuts fruits and vegetables; assembles and mises salad ingredients and dessert items including gelatin molds and fruit crisps.
- →Makes a variety of desserts such as cobblers, brownies, cookies, and pastries.
- →Tests and evaluates new food products.
- →Develops and modifies standardized recipes.
- →Advises lower grade food service workers and cooks on tray assembly issues, dishwashing procedures, and quality control issues, such as plating techniques, tray arrangements, and practices to maintain temperatures and safety of food.
- →Performs other related duties Work Schedule: 6:00 am to 2:30 pm, rotating days/holidays/weekends Position Description Title/PD#: Cook/PD99817S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Physical Effort: Subject to continuous standing, walking, frequent bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
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
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