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Summary
This position is located at the West Point Club.
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Uses full range of quantity cooking and baking procedures from the common/frequently used to the new or complex recipes. Uses special/difficult recipes involving many steps, ingredients, or long preparation time e.g. creole shrimp, spaghetti sauce.
Prepares a variety of meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, sauces, gravies, and baked goods (including cakes, cookies, pies, buns, biscuits and rolls), by following standardized recipes at different levels of difficulty.
Assignments may include preparing a number of menu items for one meal (usually 4 or more). Makes modifications to recipes for ingredient quantities, number or servings, and size of equipment available.
Directs and provides technical guidance, as required, to lower graded personnel. Monitors preparation of menu items by lower grade cooks and reviews menus and standardized recipes to ensure food items are made correctly.
Examines all food for quality and freshness before preparation. Cleans utensils and equipment after use, observes established safety procedures, and keeps the work area clean and tidy. Performs other duties as assigned.
Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required.
Meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position.
A one year probationary period may be required.
Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
A pre-employment medical examination is required as physical effort includes frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling bending, standing and walking. Required to lift or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
Must be available to work a varying and/or rotating schedule to include nights, weekends and holidays.
Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 4 hours initial food sanitation and safety training is required within 30 days of employment and a minimum of 4 hours refresher training annually.
Qualifications
1. Skill to plan, coordinate and time the sequences of steps needed to have menu items ready for serving at mealtime without overcooking or waste.
2. Knowledge of related procedures to work in large quantities.
3. Incumbent applies skills necessary to overcome practical production problems, evaluate final food products, and initiate corrective action when an item does not meet established quality standards.
4. Ability to adjust recipes according to the number of servings needed e.g. when recipe shows four pounds of rice are needed for 50 servings, incumbent knows to prepares 16 pounds of rice for 200 servings.
5. Employee is skilled in the use of bakery tools and equipment, including powered machines.
6. Knowledge of the characteristic of various raw and cooked foods In order to determine when raw materials are fresh and to judge the final product by it's color, consistency, temperature, odor and taste.
7. Skill to provide technical guidance to lower graded personnel.
8. Applies knowledge of special and modified diets.9. Broad knowledge of sanitation regulations and proper food protection procedures.
The above knowledge, skills, or abilities must be reflected on your resume to be considered eligible for this position. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies: knowledge, skills, abilities, additional screening criteria and other characteristics.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
Note: Candidates with Special Qualifying Skills and Experience may be brought in higher than the Step 1 rate of pay, determined by the Hiring Manager.
Area of Consideration:
The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is for US Citizens and Non-Citizens residing within a 30 mile radius of West Point, NY. (Military Spouse Preference (MSP) and Involuntarily Separated Military Preference (ISMP) eligible candidates are included in the area of consideration.)
Initial Cut-Off Date:
Monday, January 23, 2023 (Applications must be received by 11:59 PM EST).
Applications received by the Initial Cut-Off Date will be reviewed and possibly referred to the Selecting Official PRIOR to the Closing Date of this Vacancy Announcement. Subsequent referrals to the Hiring Manager will occur every two weeks thereafter based on management's need to fill positions.
Manual Applications:
West Point is not receiving manual applications at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are interested in a manual application, please send your request to the email listed below with the Vacancy Number and the position's title. An application will be emailed to you. The completed application and supporting documentation can be emailed back.
NOTE:Applications will not be reviewed for completeness and any incomplete applications will result in an ineligible rating. We appreciate your understanding during this difficult time.
You may submit your application package using one of the two methods identified below:
Electronically (preferred) at https://www.usajobs.gov/ and search for Vacancy Number (VIN): 11764517. Announcement closes at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the closing date listed on this announcement.
Manually: Please refer to the "Additional Information" section of this announcement for instructions.
You may submit your application package using one of the two methods identified below:
Electronically (preferred) at https://www.usajobs.gov/ and search for Vacancy Number (VIN): 11764517. Announcement closes at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the closing date listed on this announcement.
Manually: Please refer to the "Additional Information" section of this announcement for instructions.
