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Cook

Employer
VA Health Care System
Location
Fargo, ND
Salary
$15.62 to $18.24 per hour

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Industry
Restaurant and Food Service
Role
Other
Job Type
Long-Term
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Summary

This position serves as a Cook within the Nutrition and Food Services of the Fargo VA Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota. You will be performing tasks in all areas of food service and food production, including advanced food preparation, dry and perishable food storage, food handling and food delivery.

 

Responsibilities

  • Preparing food by peeling, chopping, grinding, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging or breading;
  • Preparing convenience items, pureed foods and sandwich fillings;
  • Preparing breakfast items, including hot cereals;
  • Grilling items such as pancakes, French toast, eggs, hamburgers and steaks;
  • Weighing, measuring and assembling ingredients for regular or modified menu items;
  • Portioning food for distribution; and
  • Operating specialized equipment to cook food in large quantities and rapidly chilling and storing prepared items.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Occasional travel to our Community Based Out-Patient Clinics to perform duties as assigned. Occasional travel to attend required training.

Work Schedule

Main shifts will be 5:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday through Saturday. May be required to work other shifts as needed.

Conditions of Employment

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
  • Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • You may be required to serve a probationary period
  • May be required to serve a probationary period
  • Pre-employment physical may be required
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

 

Qualifications

The work is performed in kitchen areas which are well lighted but are often hot and noisy. There is exposure to steam, fumes, and odors from cooking and to extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigeration or freezing units. There is a danger of slipping on wet floors that have been recently mopped or where food has been spilled. Subject to possible cuts from knives and burns from steam, hot foods, stoves and hot grease or water.


Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.

You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

  • Dexterity and Safety
  • Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)
  • Materials
  • Special Aptitude - Food Service Work
  • Technical Practices
  • Without more than normal supervision
  • Work Practices

To learn more about this position, requirements and benefits, please click on 'apply'.

Company

At the Fargo VA Healthcare System, we strive to hire only the best! Working with and for America's veterans is a privilege, and we pride ourselves on the quality of care we provide. If you have what it takes, please consider applying for one of our available positions.

Company info
Location
Fargo
ND
58102
US

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