This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Service at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina. The person in this position receives, stores, scales, organizes, distributes and take inventory of food and supplies in the kitchen and prepares nutritious, high quality meals for service to 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 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 Operates a variety of kitchen equipment and follows appropriate safety procedures Follows sanitary food handling procedures Cleans and sanitizes work areas, and performs deep cleaning tasks when needed Receives and stores all products delivered to the Service.
Stores all food and supplies according to food safety standards, including labeling/dating and rotating stock.
Inventories food and supplies and maintains running inventories, Requisitions items in accordance with menu requirements, diet census, oral/written instructions and computer reports Operates the computer to record and retrieve recipes, menu, order and inventory data and produce report Performs other related duties Work Schedule: Variable shifts between 0530 and 1830 including some weekends and holidays.
Position Description Title/PD#: Cook - Ingredient Control / 99356-S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
There is no education substitution for this position.
kea.lauchu@va.gov · 405-456-2140 X62140
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $24.42 – $28.49/hr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-14.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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