Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $24.82 - $28.94
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Weekend Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Life insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
Paid holidays
Employee assistance program
federal holidays
Job Description
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Sierra Nevada Health Care System, located in Reno, Nevada, is dedicated to providing comprehensive health care services to veterans in the region. As a federal agency, it upholds the mission of ensuring that America's veterans receive the care and support they deserve with a dedicated team of health professionals and support staff. Nutrition and Food Services plays a crucial role within this system by delivering nutritious meals and specialized dietary care tailored to the unique health needs of veteran patients. This department operates in a dynamic healthcare environment that emphasizes high standards of food... Show More
Job Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Subject to a background/suitability investigation
- May serve a probationary period
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- A complete application package including resume and transcripts
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Job Qualifications
- Ability to perform as a cook without more than normal supervision
- Experience in a quantity food service healthcare environment
- Independently preparing and cooking a variety of items including regular and therapeutic diet entrees and dessert items
- Planning cooking processes to produce meals on time and at the proper temperature
- Portioning and serving food into standard service sizes
- Roasting, broiling, baking, frying, boiling, steaming, and stewing meats, fish, and poultry
- Preparing soups, stocks, broths, gravies, sauces, and puddings without the use of packaged mixes
- Adjusting standardized recipes for the number of servings required in large quantity cooking
- Slicing meat items by hand conforming to a specific size requirement or weight specification
- Maintaining proper temperature for all foods during holding, transport, reheating, and serving to assure quality control and food safety
- There is no educational substitution
Job Duties
- Works independently to prepare and cook a variety of items including regular and therapeutic diet entrees and dessert items
- Follows menus, production sheets and recipes to prepare items in the quantity needed
- Cooks hot cereals, concentrated or dehydrated soups, sauces, gravies
- Grills eggs, hamburgers, meat patties, pancakes, French toast
- 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, muffin batters
- Prepares and heats convenience items
- 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
- Plans cooking processes to produce complete meals on time and at the proper temperature which may require coordination of cooking several items with different cooking times
- Attractively presents and garnishes food
- Makes a variety of desserts such as cobblers, brownies, cookies and pastries
- 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 recipes to produce quality food items, minimizing preparation time and food waste
- Pans foods for bulk rethermalization 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, combine oven/steamer, grill, slicer, mixer, steam kettles, blender, food processor, scale
- follows safety procedures regarding the operation of equipment
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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