This position is located with the Division of Administration and Management, Nutrition Services Branch with the Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup, NM. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a full range of cooking procedures and provide quality food service to patients, families, guest and staff through food preparation, service and sanitation. Position is under the supervision of the Cook Supervisor.

Duties

Prepares and cooks food from scratch, serves foods for complex and special diets based on menus, production sheets, kardex information and physician/ dietitian request. Plans, coordinates, and proportions ingredients in recipes. Reads and utilized standardized recipes. Follows measuring and preparation instructions. Makes judgment about recipes modification to net changes in number servings required. Adjust amounts and proportions, as needed. Performs food preparation and cooking tasks for all types of hot and cold menu items, using appropriate quantity cooking methods. Completes preparation duties for the following day. Assist cook leader or shift leader to coordinate and monitor work of lower grade employees. Uses established policies and procedures, maintains a sanitary, safe working environment for employees and food production. Routinely applies principles of proper storage of foods and supplies using First-in, First-out, including labeling and dating all products

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Candidates for this position will be evaluated under the Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations. Under this system, how applicants gained their skill and knowledge or the length of time they have spent in a line of work are not as important as the fact that they have the required ability or potential to do the job. In this system, the job element method is used to match what applicants can do against what the work calls for. The knowledge, skills, and abilities of applicants are compared with the knowledge, skills, and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. If applicants have the ability to do the work, they are considered eligible for the job. Each of the job elements are addressed on the online questionnaire. This job has screen-out element(s) which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. Physical Efforts: Is able to frequently lift and/or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted, and greater than 40 pounds assisted. Is able to work on ladders. Is subject to continuous standing, walking; and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending, twisting and sitting. Performs heavy duty cleaning tasks using powered cleaning equipment, as appropriate. Working Conditions: Is regularly exposed to noise variations, hot liquids, sharp cutting blades, hot and cold working surfaces, extreme temperature changes, humidity, potentially hazardous chemicals, slippery floors, and enclosed areas. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

No education requirements.

Contacts

• Address Gallup Service Unit 516 E Nizhoni Blvd P O Box 1337 Gallup, NM 87301 US
• Name: Navajo Area IHS Human Resources
• Email: [email protected]