Cook

Summary

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 recruitment incentive may be authorized. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

• •Prepare and cook a variety of menu items, including regular and therapeutic diet entrees.
• •Perform roasting, broiling, baking, frying, grilling, boiling, steaming, and stewing meats.
• •Independently prepare soups, stocks, broths, gravies and sauces without the use of package mixes.
• •Clean and maintain equipment and work areas in sanitary conditions by sweeping and mopping floors; washing and sanitizing refrigerators, freezers, work surfaces, tables and utensils; and cleaning kettles, ranges, ovens, and other equipment.
• •Operate various mixers, steamers, steam kettles, ovens and other electrical and/or mechanical equipment.
• •Cook foods to proper temperatures and maintain proper food temperatures during holding, transport, re-heating, and serving to assure quality control and food safety.

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 basic knowledge of food preparation principles; sanitation standards and cleaning methods. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Effort: Work requires cooks to stand continually, walk, stoop, reach, push, pull, bend, and lift up to 50 lbs. Working Conditions: Work requires daily exposure possible cuts from knives and burns from steam, hot foods, stoves, and hot grease and water. Concrete and tile floors are tiring to walk on and freshly scrubbed floors present danger of slipping. Burns from ovens and hot pans are a hazard. Injuries may result from use of powered equipment. Exposed to steam, fumes, and odors from cooking and to extreme temperature changes when entering and exiting walk-in refrigerators and freezers. Exposure to soiling of hands by cooking oils or grease, some splashing of water, noise of equipment, cold of refrigerators and freezers, and heat of stoves and ovens. Is subject to danger of serious burns and to cuts or other injuries in using powered equipment. Is subject to danger of falling on floors that have been freshly mopped or where food has been spilled.