Cook

U.S. Department of the Navy; Newport (RI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading government entity is seeking a skilled cook for its Fleet and Family Readiness Program. The role involves preparation of a diverse menu for various dining events, ensuring food quality and safety standards, and training aspiring cooks. Ideal candidates demonstrate a strong background in large-scale food preparation and supervisory skills.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience preparing large quantities of food.
• Ability to manage menu planning and food orders.
• Basic math skills for computing recipe portions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook a variety of foods using complex recipes.
• Manage food storage, inventory, and sanitation regulations.
• Supervise lower graded cooks and ensure cleanliness in the kitchen.

Skills

Food Preparation

Time Management

Recipe Adjustment

Education

Experience in Industrial or Restaurant Cooking

Supervisory Experience

Job description

This position is located within Commander, Mid-Atlantic Region, Fleet and Family Readiness Program, Naval Station Newport, Newport RI.
The purpose of this position is to prepare and cook a variety of foods in quality, using standard or complex recipes to provide quality food.

Duties

Using a full range of quantity cooking procedures from common or frequently used to new or difficult recipes, prepares a variety of meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, sauces and gravies. On a daily basis, prepares four or more menu items for one meal, which involves planning and coordinating a variety of steps to ensure that all items are ready for serving at the same time. In addition, may prepare menu items using specials or difficult recipes involving many steps, ingredients or long preparation time in preparation of catered or special events.
Estimates consumption of food items and places orders for food and other operating supplies. Ensures proper receipt and storage of inventory. May be asked in conjunction with the manager to cost and price menus.
Responsible for the proper storage, refrigeration and labelling of food in accordance with sanitation regulations at all times. Responsible for ensuring the kitchen area, equipment and food preparation areas at cleaned and maintained in accordance with sanitation regulations at all times. Ensures trash is removed continually as needed. May direct the work of lower graded cooks and/or food service workers in the timely preparation and delivery of food and the proper cleanliness of the work area and equipment.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must pass all applicable records and background check.
• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.

Qualifications

Resumes must include information which demonstrates experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they relate to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs.

A qualified candidate possess the following:

This position has been identified as a developmental position for the purpose of providing employment opportunities to applicants not meeting all the required criteria at the full performance level. Training will be provided to those selectees, who will be eligible for promotion as they gain the skills for the position.
This position requires skill to plan, coordinate and time sequence step needed to prepared food on time without overcooking or waste. Must have the ability to adjust recipes for servings required; ability to recognize characteristics of food in deciding that raw materials are fresh, and judge food by color, consistency, temperature, odor and taste.
Demonstrated experience and/or training in the preparation of large quantities of food in an industrial or restaurant setting. Must possess at minimum, one year of leader/supervisory experience. Must possess basic reading, writing and math skills to read and interpret complex recipes and compute changes required to increase/decrease the number of portions.

About the company

The United States Department of the Navy is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Department of the Navy was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798, to provide a government organizational structure to the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps and, when directed by the President, the United States Coast Guard, as a service within the Department of the Navy, though each remain independent service branches.

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