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Job Location:
Iron Mountain, MI - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 24 - 29
Posted on:
3 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Service at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain MI. The person in this position prepares nutritious high qualify meals for service to the Veterans.
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 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 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.
- Disassembles and reassembles equipment for cleaning.
- Cleans and sanitizes work areas and performs deep cleaning tasks when needed.
- Operates industrial dish machine.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Rotating days and weekends 6:00 am- 2:30 pm (including holidays). Additional information may be provided during the interview process.
Position Description Title/PD#: Cook/PD99818S
Physical Requirements: Subject to continuous standing walking frequent bending reaching pushing and pulling. Lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 lbs. unassisted. Manipulates cumbersome and heavy objects such as washing stainless steel mixing bowls pushing heavy carts on caster or operating heavy equipment. Manual dexterity needed to safely operate equipment and to handle sharp knives and blades. Hand-eye coordination and ability to concentrate and react quickly to serve food and operate equipment.
Working Conditions: Performs work in areas of temperature extremes. Work is carried out in kitchen/dish room areas that are often hot uncomfortable and noisy. Environment includes exposure to extreme cold while working in walk-in refrigerators and freezers for extended periods of time to complete duties. Works with other cooks food service workers and supervisors. Exposed to stems cooking odors and noise from equipment and conversation. Subject to hazards of cuts bruises strains burns and falls in kitchen equipment. Strong cleaning and sanitizing solutions may be skin and respiratory irritants. Performs work in patient care settings where there may be exposure to contagious disease. May have contact with patients who demonstrate verbally and/or physically aggressive behavior. Required to wear proper hair covering and clean uniform. Wear disposable gloves when handling food for service and proper protective equipment when completing cleaning activities.
Conditions of employment
- 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification 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)
- 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.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 02/03/2026.
EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge skills and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Food Handling
- Restaurant Experience
- Food Preparation Experience
- Kitchen Experience
- Hotel Experience
- Taleo
- Cake Decorating
- Cooking
- Baking
- Sanitation
- Knife Skills
