Summary You will serve as a COOK in the MIDSHIPMEN FOOD SERVICES DIVISION (MFSD) of NAVAL ACADEMY. Responsibilities You will collaborate with work leaders or supervisors to plan and schedule cooking and food preparation assignments. You will clean and sanitize specialized equipment (e.g. cook tanks, agitating kettles, pump fill stations, tipper ties, blast chillers, vacuum packers) to verify readiness for next use. You will complete forms documenting quantities of items used in recipes for cooking meals. You will plan entire meals so that completed food products are ready on time and at the correct temperature. You will combine ingredients in correct amounts in accordance with recipe directions. You will monitor compliance with safety, sanitation, and housekeeping rules to ensure quality food preparation. You will be assigned to work in various food service areas including galley, pantries, vegetable preparation, meat preparation, salad preparation, and food storage areas. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: The Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision to include: 1) Preparing and cooking a variety of menu items including regular, short order, special modified diet entrees and dessert items; 2) Implementing food service sanitation procedures during meal preparation; and 3) Use progressive cleaning of all gear and clean as you go techniques with equipment and structural spaces. I work under close supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements PHYSICAL EFFORT: The job requires physical lifting (regularly up to 30 lbs.), pushing, pulling, and carrying of gear and bulk subsistence of various weights, sizes, and shapes. Materials handling equipment is available for movement of heavy loads (over 50 lbs.) The Food Service Worker is normally standing and walking the majority of time on duty. Certain tasks require standing in one place for extended periods of time (e.g., 2-3 hours). WORKING CONDITIONS: The Cook is regularly exposed to the hazard of slippery floors, boiling liquids, sharp cutting blades, high voltage, and hot working surfaces. There is frequent exposure to extreme temperatures, from 0°F in cold boxes to 90°F+ working environment common during the summer months. Exposure to low temperatures is not prolonged. The work is performed indoors, except on occasion when special affairs require outside work such as taking trash and recyclable material out in all weather conditions, rain, snow, sleet, etc., or outside movement from one work site to another. Hands and arms are frequently exposed to cleaning agents. Outer garment work clothing is provided except for steel toed shoes. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. The job requires physical lifting (regularly up to 30 lbs.), pushing, pulling, and carrying of gear and bulk subsistence of various weights, sizes, and shapes. Materials handling equipment is available for movement of heavy loads (over 50 lbs.) The position is regularly exposed to the hazard of slippery floors, boiling liquids, sharp cutting blades, high voltage, and hot working surfaces. There is frequent exposure to extreme temperatures. Exposure to low temperatures is not prolonged.
