Summary

This position is located in Gainesville - Florida (Malcom Randall Department of Veterans 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-6 is to prepare nutritious - high quality meals for service to the Veterans - and requires attention to work operations - sanitation and safety; work assignments - advanced culinary knowledge and judgment.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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 eligible applicants 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.

Duties

• Include but not limited to: Independently prepares all types of food for regular and modified diets
• Prepares - cooks - seasons - and portions food for all meals ensuring completed food products are ready at the appropriate temperature and time and are visually appealing to customers
• Prepares menu items using special or difficult recipes that require numerous interrelated steps - many ingredients - and lengthy preparation time
• Follows menus - production sheets and recipes to prepare items in the quantity needed
• Calculate and determine serving portions from quantities of food issued to include meats - poultry - seafood - vegetables - fruits - sauces - and gravies for regular and modified diets
• Coordinates the cooking of items prepared by other cooks at one or more work centers
• Prepares complex recipes with multiple steps and lengthy preparation times
• Washes - peels - chops - grinds - pares - cuts - slices - dices - purees - dredges - flours - breads items
• Weighs - measures - assembles ingredients for regular and modified diets
• Work Schedule: 5:00am-1:30pm
• 6:00am-2:30pm
• 9:30am-5:30pm -11:00am-7:30pm
• rotating weekend & holidays
• Position Description Title/PD#: Cook/PD99818S Physical Requirements: Is subject to continuous standing - walking - frequent bending - reaching - pushing - and pulling
• Lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 pounds 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.