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Cook Supervisor

Veterans Health Administration

Department of Veterans Affairs

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Salary

$33.67 - $39.27

per hour

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Job Description

Summary

This job is for a cook supervisor at a VA hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where you'll lead a team in preparing meals, including special diets for veterans, while managing schedules, budgets, and kitchen operations.

It's ideal for someone with hands-on cooking experience and leadership skills who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment to support healthcare needs.

The role involves various shifts, including weekends and holidays, and requires physical stamina for standing and lifting.

Key Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience in food production, planning, directing, and monitoring kitchen operations
  • Ability to lead or supervise a team, including developing performance requirements, work schedules, and leave management
  • Knowledge of preparing specialized diets such as diabetic, low sodium, low protein, and gluten-free meals
  • Proficiency in safely operating kitchen equipment like ovens, grills, slicers, mixers, steam kettles, blenders, food processors, and scales
  • Strong manual dexterity, eye-hand coordination, and physical ability to stand continuously, lift up to 40 lbs unassisted, and handle heavy objects
  • Adherence to technical practices, work practices, dexterity, safety, and ability to interpret instructions
  • Experience using resources within budget constraints and notifying supervisors of adjustments needed

Full Job Description

The New Mexico VA Healthcare Network is seeking a Cook Supervisor in Nutrition and Food Service. The role oversees all aspects of food production, including planning, directing, and monitoring.

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 eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Ability to Lead or Supervise Dexterity and Safety Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading) Materials Technical Practices Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment 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.

Major Duties:

Include but are not limited to: Use resources within the allocated budget. Notify supervisors of needed schedule or resource adjustments.

Develop performance requirements and work schedules per policies. Plan and manage leave schedules. Monitor employees' work and offer guidance as needed.

Independently prepare and cook various meals, including specialized diets (diabetic, low sodium, low protein, gluten-free, etc.).

Operate kitchen equipment safely, including oven, grill, slicer, mixer, steam kettles, blender, food processor, and scale.

Work Schedule: Full Time, Various shifts & tours of duty to include weekends and holidays. Schedule is determined by Service Manager.

Position Description Title/PD#: Cook Supervisor/PD99820S Physical Requirements: ???????Subject to continuous standing, walking, frequent bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.

Lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 lbs. 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.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CBSX-12930392-26-CR