Cook

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position is located at Travis Air Force Base, California. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. A relocation incentive may be authorized. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.

Duties

• •Prepare and cook a wide variety of foods in large quantities for regular and modified diet menus.
• •Plan and coordinate the preparation of entire meals involving quantity food production, where a number of items are cooked simultaneously and require varied cooking methods, timing requirements, multiple ingredients, and numerous interrelated steps.
• •Develop new and modify standardized recipes for quantity cooking and test and evaluates new food products.
• •Issue and store food items in accordance with inventory and sanitation requirements.
• •Provide instruction on food production principles and techniques on sanitation and safety practices and procedures on core cooking functions.
• •Utilize health safety and sanitation practices procedures rules and regulations to maintain a safe and clean work environment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Cook ~ without more than normal supervision.I have the ability to perform common duties such as plan the cooking of entire meals using a variety of cooking techniques; understand food labels, standard recipes, menus, food production sheets, metric conversion tables and work instructions. I can clean, maintain and use a variety of food service equipment. I have a thorough knowledge of food preparation principles; sanitation standards and cleaning methods. I work independently and overcome practical production problems, evaluate final food products, and initiate corrective action; have the skill to coach lower grade civilian/military cooks,and provide instruction in a clear and concise manner, and certify job skills for food. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Effort: Work requires continual standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling and bending. Frequently lifts and moves objects weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted. Occasionally lifts or moves objects weighing over 40 pounds with assistance of lifting devices or other workers. Working Conditions: Work is performed in kitchen areas that are well lighted but often hot and noisy. Employee is exposed to steam, vapors and odors from cooking and to extreme temperature changes when entering and exiting walk-in refrigeration and freezing units. There in danger of slipping on wet floors that have been recently mopped or where food has been spilled. Employee is subject to possible cuts from knives and to burns from steam, hot foods, stoves, and hot grease and water.