Cook-08 INT – 6742

Coast Guard Exchange; Buzzards Bay (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Coast Guard Exchange in Buzzards Bay, MA is seeking a Cook-08 INT to prepare and cook a variety of menu items, following standardized recipes and high food-safety standards. The role requires coordinating multiple cooking steps to ensure timely service across meals.

Responsibilities include maintaining inventories, sanitation, and operating a range of kitchen equipment. The position offers an intermittent schedule (0–19 hours/week) with a pay rate of $23.59/hour.

Qualifications

• Experience with a full range of food preparation principles, including developing new or recurrent recipes; cooking in large quantities; evaluating final food products; initiating corrective action.
• Experience in operation, breakdown, and cleaning of food service equipment for large quantity production; ability to organize and coordinate work of lower graded employees.
• Must be physically able to frequently lift up to 40 pounds and stand/walk for long periods.
• Must obtain a Food Handler's Certificate or complete food handler's training.
• Two or more years of experience as a cook in food preparation, presentation, and following recipes in grill/snack bar/restaurant/club environment (preferred).
• Experience organizing and coordinating the work of lower graded employees (preferred).

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.
• Plans, regulates, and schedules cooking procedures so numerous completed food products are ready at the same time.
• Cleans and maintains equipment and work areas; operates kitchen equipment; follows safety procedures.
• Remains compliant with sanitation procedures and proper food storage temperatures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

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Cook-08 INT – 6742

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 6742

OMB NO: 1625-0120

Expiration Date: 05/31/2029

Announcement: 674 2

Opening Date: 07 May 2026 Pay Plan/Series/Pay Band: NA-7404-08

Closing Date: Until Filled Work Schedule: Intermittent (0-19 hours/week)

Position: Cook-08 Salary: $23.59/hour

Who May Apply: All Sources Location: Buzzards Bay, MA

MWR Cape May Golf Course

DUTIES:

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. Prepares a variety of menu items using several different and complex methods of preparation. Tests and evaluates new food products. May coordinate the work of lower graded employees engaged in a variety of standard cooking operations.

Covers, dates, and stores leftovers per established procedures. Maintains accurate food inventories and rotates stock items to prevent spoilage. Follows established sanitation procedures when handling food. Ensures that foods are stored at the correct temperatures to prevent bacteria growth.

Cleans and maintains equipment and work areas. Operates a variety of kitchen equipment. Disassemble and assemble component parts and accessories for cleaning, and follow safety procedures regarding the operation of equipment to avoid personal injury or damage to the equipment. Clean and use a variety of cooking utensils required to measure, weigh, and process food items. Clean, store, and maintain all kitchen utensils and clean and maintain all equipment and work areas after each use practicing a "clean as you go" concept. Removes soiled dishes, glasses, and flatware from tables and carries to dishwashing area. Cleans tables of paper, other trash, or soiled linen, salt, pepper, sugar, glasses, and flatware; serves butter, salads, and deserts as instructed. Scrapes and pre-rinses dishes, glasses and flatware for washing. Separates food waste and trash. Loads dishes into dishwasher. Hand washes dishes. Stacks and stores clean dishes. Perform various other cleaning tasks (e.g., walls and ceilings, floors, work tables, and walk-in refrigerators) following an established cleaning schedule.

Performs other duties as listed below or may be assigned.

You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications below. Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Minimum:

1. Experience with a full range of food preparation principles, including the techniques and procedures necessary to develop new or recurrent recipes; cooking in large quantities; overcoming practical production problems; evaluating final food products, and initiating corrective action.

2. Experience in the operation, breakdown, and cleaning of food service equipment used in large quantity food production. Ability to organize and coordinate work of lower graded employees.

3. Must be physically able to frequently lift objects weighing up to 40 pounds. Must be able to continuously stand, walk, stoop, reach, push, pull and bend for long periods of time.

4. Must be able to obtain a Food Handler's Certificate and/or complete food handler's training.

Preferred (in addition to the minimum):

1. Two or more years of experience as a cook in food preparation, presentation, reading and following recipes gained in a grill, snack bar, restaurant, club or similar food activity.

2. Experience organizing and coordinating the work of lower graded employees.

USCG COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS:

By choosing to work for the Coast Guard Community Services Command, you will enjoy one of the best benefit packages available anywhere. Benefit offerings are subject to applicable worker categories (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), location, position, and length of time in service.

• Paid Annual and Sick Leave
• Holiday Pay
• Pension Plan
• 401k Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Tuition Assistance

OTHER ESSENTIAL INFORMATION:

• Residency Requirements: Non-U.S. nationals, who are authorized to work in the U.S. and applying for any DHS position, must have resided within the United States, or U.S. territories, for at least three of the last five years.
• Selectee will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer as the Standard method of payment for payroll and travel purposes.
• Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless covered by an exemption under the Selective Service Law, in accordance with 5 U.S. Code 3378. Selectee will be required to provide a written statement regarding his registration status unless he is exempted by this statute.
• Must satisfactorily complete a Federal Background check and all pre-employment requirements, which may include, but are not limited to, background checks, security clearances, drug testing, verification of employment history, and any other requirements applicable to this position. Additionally, you may be required to meet specific job-related qualifications or certifications as a condition of your employment.
• Applicants may not be employed in the chain of command of their relatives.
• This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All candidates will be considered without regard to any non-merit factor such as race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.

PRIVACY ACT NOTICE

Authority: The U.S. Coast Guard rates applicants under the authority of Title 5 of U.S. Code, Sections 301, 1104, 1302, 2103, 3301, 3304, Executive Order 9397, and Departmental Regulations.

Principal Purpose: To collect information needed to determine how well an applicant’s education and work experience qualifies them for the job they are applying for.

Routine Use: This information provided will be shared with the hiring manager and interview panel members. It may also be shared in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.

Disclosure: Voluntary, however failure to disclose the requested information may result in an applicant not receiving consideration for a position in which the information is needed.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to this collection unless it displays a current valid OMB control number and an expiration date. The control number for this collection is OMB 1625-0120,expiration 01/30/2025. The estimated average time to complete this application is 40 minutes. If you have any comments regarding the burden estimateyou can write to U.S. Coast Guard, Community Services Command, 510 Independence Parkway, Suite 500, Chesapeake, VA 23320.