Summary This position serves as a Cook within the Nutrition and Food Services of the American Lake VA Medical Center, Tacoma, WA. The primary purpose of the Cook, WG-4, is to prepare nutritious, high quality meals for service to the Veterans. Responsibilities Major duties and responsibilities include: Weighs, measures, and assembles ingredients for regular and modified diets Cleans and sanitizes work areas, and performs deep cleaning tasks when needed Makes precise measurements and weights in preparing recipes and portioning food Prepares and heats convenience items such as frozen hash browns, fish fillets, and chicken nuggets Uses simple arithmetic, such as multiplying and dividing ingredients in a recipe when preparing food items for the correct serving amounts Performs a full range of simple cooking by preparing and cooking items that require little or no processing Prepares fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables Follow menus, production sheets and recipes to prepare items in the quan...