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Overview

Global Connections to Employment (GCE) is a nationwide team providing jobs for people with significant disabilities, including war-wounded veterans. Since its establishment in 1986, GCE has helped match team members to fulfilling careers, from custodial services to facilities maintenance and food services, plus other business lines in between. Working with customers from the U.S. military, commercial business and community partners – as well as federal, state and local governments – GCE is one of the country’s largest private employers of persons with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Accurately and efficiently prepare, portion, cook, and present a variety of food items for various meal periods to include breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special events.
• Interact appropriately with customers, government personnel, subcontractors, and GCE management, and team members.
• Meet eligibility requirements for work assignment on specified contracts.
• Pass organization screening requirements, including state or federal background screenings as appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must possess knowledge of basic operation of a kitchen.
• Understand oral and/or written instructions.
• Ability to read and quantify recipes, and menus.
• Must be able to pass organization screening requirements, including state or federal background screenings as appropriate.

Physical Requirements

• May travel to and from various locations and buildings throughout the year and in various weather conditions.
• Most work will take place indoors.
• May work with cleaning chemicals.
• Will be required to follow the Emergency Operations Work Assignment per customer requirements.

Schedules

• Schedules are subject to change.
• May require working early morning, mid-morning, afternoon, and/or evening hours as well as weekends and holidays.
• While performing this job's duties, the team member is regularly required to bend, crouch, walk, climb stairs and ladders, reach above head, sit (to drive), and lift up to 40 pounds.
• Will occasionally be required to lift or move up to 50 pounds.

To Apply

Interested applicants please visit https://gce.org/work-for-gce/careers/ and complete the on-line application. If you require additional assistance, please call Human Resources at 850-495-3512. Global Connections to Employment, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Drug Free Workplace Employer, DRUG TESTING REQUIRED.