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Cook
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Service of the Pittsburgh Veteran Affairs Medical Center, University Drive, Pittsburgh, PA. 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.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties and responsibilities include: Independently prepares and cooks 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.
- →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, conforming to specific size requirements or weight specifications.
- →Prepares fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables, and bakes frozen potatoes, pre-made cookie dough, and muffin batters.
- →Prepares and heats convenience items, 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.
- →Plans cooking processes to produce meals on time and at the proper temperature, which may require coordination of cooking several items with different cooking times.
- →Makes a variety of desserts, such as cobblers, brownies, cookies, and pastries.
- →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.
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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