Food Preparation Center Coordinator
Hanson, KYFull-time$16.98/hrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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The Food Preparation Center Coordinator supervises meal preparation and service at the Joseph “Eddie” Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center, a 156-bed long-term care facility. The role supports residents by ensuring meals follow planned menus and diet changes, food is available, and scheduled cleaning duties are completed. The position is full-time and based in Hanson, Kentucky.
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11/12/2026 (11:59 PM ET)
2605922
Food Preparation Center Coordinator
Pay Grade11
Salary
$16.98 Hourly
Locality Premium - $6.33 per hour
Shift Premium for Second and Third shift – 15%
Weekend Premium – 25%
Holiday Premium – 25%
Employment Type
EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 40.0 HR/WK
Click here for more details on state employment. (https://personnel.ky.gov/Pages/Careers.aspx)
Hiring Agency
General Government Cabinet | Department of Veterans Affairs
Location
926 Veterans Drive
Hanson, KY 42413 USA
Description
The Joseph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center is a 156-bed long term care facility located in beautiful Hanson, Kentucky that is committed to serving Kentucky’s Veterans by fostering independence, preserving dignity and providing compassionate care.
We are currently seeking Food Preparation Center Coordinators to care for our Veterans. Join our team if you want to give back to those who have given so much for our Country.
Make a lasting impression on our Veterans assisting them by:
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Supervise the preparation and serving of meals.
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Review menus and production sheets to ensure food is available.
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Prepare and serve meals in accordance with planned menus.
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Inspect menus, trays, and diet changes for accuracy.
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Ensure scheduled cleaning duties are completed.
The ideal candidate will work within a team-centered environment to meet our commitment to serving Kentucky’s Veterans by fostering independence, preserving dignity, and providing compassionate care.
This agency is prohibited from hiring employees with convictions identified in 906 KAR 1:190. A fingerprint- supported national background check will be conducted prior to an offer of employment.
This position, in Hopkins county has an approved Locality Premium of $6.33 in compliance with 101 KAR 2:034 Section 9(1).
This job classification is approved for the following shift premiums, in compliance with 101 KAR 2:034 Section 9(2), which are applied to the base salary:
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Second & Third shift: 15%
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Weekend: 25%
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Holidays: 25%
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION:High school graduate.
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS:Four years of sub professional or professional experience in a food service operation.
Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE:NONE
Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION:NONE
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.):NONE
Working Conditions
Typical working conditions for a specific position may be listed on the individual position description.
Probationary Period
This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.
If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Shirl Welborn [email protected] ([email protected] ?Subject=2605922 - Food Preparation Center Coordinator) or 270-322-3566.
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D
How this job compares
Set against the 2,512 open Food Preparation jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$16.98/hr
- US median$17–20/hr1,315 hourly ranges
This rate, $16.98/hr, is 12% below the US median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the middle half of Food Preparation hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 62 open Food Preparation jobs in Kentucky and 2,512 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience — more than three in four Food Preparation postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 86 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 104 of the 2,512 open Food Preparation jobs (4%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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