Lead Cook

Purpose

The purpose of this position is to perform cooking, food service and instructional duties at the Grays Landing Dining Facility.

Responsibilities

• Independently prepares all types of meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, fruits, sauces and gravies for menus.
• Prepares, cooks, seasons, and portions food for all meals following standardized recipes at different levels of difficulty, makes modifications to recipes for ingredient quantities, number of servings, and size of the equipment available.
• Plans, regulates and schedules cooking procedures so numerous completed food products are ready at the same time.
• Prepares and presents food in a visually appealing manner.
• Prepares menu items using special or difficult recipes requiring numerous interrelated steps, many ingredients, and lengthy preparation time.
• Tests and evaluates new food products.
• Oversees and prepares food items for private parties and special functions.
• Ensures completion of menus for each meal period when due.
• Oversees and organizes the work of lower graded employees and analyzes and corrects production problems.
• Primary in training new cooks and guiding Food Service Workers in completing daily tasks.
• Determines and submits daily inventory needs to the Manager and assists in completing monthly inventory.
• Maintains cleanliness of the kitchen as directed by the Manager.
• Capable of opening and closing the facility, subject to extreme hot and cold working conditions.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.
• Hours of work will vary as required by the needs of the program to include split days off, evenings, weekends, and holidays. May be required to work early, late, and on weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

All resumes will be reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement, and will be rated based on the information provided in the resume to determine the level of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to the job requirements. Using the qualifications of the position, a predetermined rating criterion of KSAs will be used for each resume. Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager.

The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.

The following documents are required at the time of application:

• Résumé
• If claiming Department of Defense (DOD) Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) Business Based Action (BBA) priority consideration: provide a copy of the notice of separation
• If claiming Military Spouse Preference: provide a copy of the sponsor's Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders and a marriage certificate at the time of application
• If claiming Veteran's Preference: provide a copy of your DD-214, Member-4 page and any supporting documentation (SF-15, V.A. disability letter, proof of service, etc.)