Cook (CYS) NA-06
United States Army Installation Management Command
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Cook (DODEA) NA-06
Department of Defense Education Activity
Department of Defense
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a cook in a school lunch program at a military base in Fort Knox, Kentucky, where you'll prepare healthy meals for students following strict government guidelines.
It involves using kitchen tools to chop, cook, and serve foods like meats, veggies, and baked goods based on set recipes.
A good fit would be someone with basic cooking experience who works well in a team and pays attention to food safety rules.
Key Requirements
- At least 6 months of hands-on work experience in cooking or food preparation
- Skill in operating professional kitchen appliances and equipment
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
- Follow standard recipes, menus, and portion sizes per USDA CACFP and Army policies
- Perform tasks like cleaning, peeling, slicing, dicing, grilling, frying, baking, and mixing ingredients
- Prepare complex foods such as meats, poultry, seafood, stews, casseroles, gravies, sauces, and baked goods
Full Job Description
This position is located at Fort Knox DoDEA Family Member School Lunch Program. Incentives and Bonuses Incentives will not be paid. Army NAF pay setting rules apply to this vacancy.
Resumes must be two pages (or less). Resumes should clearly demonstrate the applicant's relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities as they pertain to this position.
A qualified candidate must possess the following: 1.
A minimum of 6 months of work experience directly related to the duties described above, that included skill in working with professional kitchen appliances and equipment. 2.
Be able to communicate (verbal and written) in English. Major Duties:
- Works under the written and verbal direction of the supervisor, who provides guidance on scope of work, and application/interpretation of procedures and regulations.
- Serves as a Cook in a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) cafeteria IAW all applicable regulations and standards.
- Follows standard recipes and menus IAW USDA CACFP and Army policies (i.e., portion sizes, meal patterns, and "seconds" requirements)
- Performs a variety of food preparation and cooking tasks such as cleaning, paring, peeling, slicing, dicing; grilling, frying, baking broiling, pouring liquids and mixing ingredients.
- Prepares and cooks a variety of more complicated/time consuming foods such as meats poultry, seafood, vegetables, stews, casseroles, gravies, sauces, and baked goods following standard recipes.
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