Cook

Join our Nutrition and Food Services team at the Carl T. Hayden Veterans' Administration Medical Center as a Cook, preparing high-quality, nutritious meals for Veterans. This fast-paced role involves a variety of food prep tasks, attention to detail, and strong sanitation and safety practices. Make a meaningful impact by supporting the health and well-being of those who served. EDUCATION: This job does not have an education qualification requirement. RESPONSIBILITIES: Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Follows menus, production sheets and recipes to prepare items in the quantity needed.

Grills eggs, hamburgers, meat patties, pancakes, French toast; broils meats; makes cold sandwich fillings and assembles a variety of sandwiches.

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.

Combines ingredients according to precisely written recipes to produce quality food items, minimizing preparation time and food waste.

Follows sanitary food handling procedures; covers, labels and dates food items; utilize or discard ingredients by expiration date.

Weighs, measures, and assembles ingredients accurately and according to standardized recipes or requisitions.

Work Schedule: 5:30am- 2:00pm. Sunday through Saturday - 40 hours a week with a Rotating Schedule that may include weekends, holidays, days, evenings, and nights. Days off are determined by the needs of the service.

Position Description Title/PD#: Cook/PD99920S

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/06/2026.

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:

Dexterity and Safety Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading) Materials Technical Practices Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Without more than normal supervision Work Practices

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.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Subject to continuous standing, walking, frequent bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling. Lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 lbs. unassisted and occasionally lifts or moves objects weighing more than 40 lbs. with assistance of a lifting device or other workers. Manipulates cumbersome, heavy objects, such as washing stainless steel mixing bowls, pushing heavy carts on casters or operating heavy equipment. Possesses manual dexterity to operate equipment and to handle sharp knives and blades safely. Utilizes eye-hand coordination and the ability to concentrate and react quickly to serve food and operate equipment. SALARY: QuantitativeValue EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Other