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This position is located at the Harpers Ferry Job Corp Center located in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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The Cook prepares a variety of hot and cold menu items for Center students, staff and special event groups that vary in size. The Cook is also responsible for handling, storing food in a clean and sanitary environment and for the control of stock of food and supplies.
For information about the duties of this position, please contact Shawn Miller at (304) 724-3421, shawn.miller@usda.gov.Responsibilities
- Adjusts standardized recipes for the number of servings required in large quantity cooking.
- Maintains the proper temperature for all foods during holding, transport, reheating, and serving to assure quality control of food safety.
- Performs yield testing for selected food items to determine the serving weight or volume after preparation and gather other test data to assist decision-making for purchasing and menu pricing.
- Operates specialized equipment to cook food in large quantities and to rapidly chill and store prepared items. Reviews and ensures that stock levels support daily and monthly menus.
- Maintains rotation of food inventories to prevent spoilage.
- Provides assistance in ordering food according to daily and weekly menu requirements.
- Keeps appropriate records and receipts for items ordered and received.
- Cook will frequently prepare entire meals which requires the cooking of several items with different cooking times and characteristics.
- May instruct varying numbers of Work Based Learning (WBL) Culinary Arts students during assigned shift, as well as students assigned for kitchen police (KP) duties.
- Cook is responsible for monitoring food preparation skills and providing oral instruction to WBL students.
- Responsible for communicating achieved tasks by email, oral communication, informal evaluations and incident reports.
Travel Required
Not required
Supervisory status
No
Promotion Potential
None
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/590152500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.