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-4, 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.
Duties listed are not limited to Food Preparation - Performs a full range of simple cooking which entails the preparation and cooking of meals that require little or no processing. - Follows menus, production sheets and recipes to prepare items in the quantity needed. - Performs full range of simple cooking by preparing and cooking items requiring little or no processing such as hot cereals, concentrated or dehydrated soups, sauces, and gravies. - Grills eggs, hamburgers, meat patties, pancakes, French toast; broils meats; makes cold sandwich fillings and assembles a variety of sandwiches. - Prepares fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables; bakes frozen potatoes, pre-made cookie dough, muffin batters. - Prepares and heats convenience items such as frozen hash browns, fish fillets, and chicken nuggets; prepares pureed foods and adjusts consistency with thickeners. - Washes, peels and cuts fruits and vegetables by hand or machine. Assembles and mixes salad ingredients and dessert items including gelatin molds and fruit crisps. - Washes, peels, chops, grinds, pares, cuts, slices, dices, purees, dredges, flours, breads items. - Weighs, measures, assembles ingredients for regular and modified diets. - Combines ingredients according to precisely written recipes to produce quality food items, minimizing preparation time and food waste. - Pans foods for bulk re thermalization according to recipe guidelines and production guidelines. - Covers, dates, and stores leftovers according to established local policies/procedures. - Operates a variety of kitchen equipment: oven, combi oven/steamer, grill, slicer, mixer, steam kettles, blender, food processor, scale; follows safety procedures regarding the operation of equipment. 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 ServSafe and can 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. - Cleans ovens, combi oven/steamer, slicer, mixer, steam kettles, grill daily. - Collects trash, sorts and prepares items for recycling. - Cleans floors, walls, shelves as assigned. - Performs deep cleaning tasks such as cleaning walk-in refrigerators and freezers. May operate powered floor cleaning or steam equipment for deep cleaning Food Storage - Rotates and stores perishable and non-perishable items according to service policies. Removes outdated or damaged goods from stock. - Labels all food items with contents and dates per labeling guidelines. - Weighs, measures, and assembles ingredients accurately and according to standardized recipes or requisitions. - Monitor and maintain proper spacing of food products from floor, ceiling and shelving to ensure adequate air flow and spacing of products for optimal food safety. - Monitor for signs of pest notifying the appropriate individual as determined by your local policy. - Maintain accurate food inventories. - Maintains strict security of all areas. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 5:00a.m-1:30p.m., 6:00a.m.-2:30p.m. 11:00a.p.-7:30p.m. and 2 of 3 weekends, Position Description Title/PD#: Cook/PD99819S
maryann.kalisjordan@va.gov (313) 917-7841
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