This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Service of the VA Medical Center in Reno, NV. The Food Services Specialist is responsible for culinary technical standards by ensuring that efficient, safe, and high-quality food services are provided to the Veteran, both inpatient and outpatient.
***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to: Serves as the technical and quality expert of culinary standards; Analyzes and performs quality improvement tasks for menus and food service arrangements; Oversees and continually improves food service operations ; Identifies and resolves difficult issues and challenges in a complex environment; Applies advanced culinary techniques which minimize the use of restricted nutrients to develop refined and patient pleasing flavors, textures and presentations; Plans future advancement in food services, new techniques, procurement and production needs; Identifies culinary and food service developmental and training needs of employees; Develops culinary performance, technical standards, and quality improvement initiatives for food service operations; Ensures compliance with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points principles, Joint Commission Standards and food safety principles; Provides budgetary input on food service operations and culinary program advancements; Serves as Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for food service, food distribution, and purchase and maintenance of equipment contracts and oversees subsistence/supply ordering; Conducts studies and investigations to include problem analysis and development of logical/documented recommendations on corrective actions; and Performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Varies Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
VHANationalRecruitmentCenter@va.gov · (844)456-5208
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $74972 – $97469/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-29.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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