About the Position: The Cook Leader position is in the Nutrition Care Food Production and Services at William Beaumont located on Fort Bliss, El Paso Texas.

Duties

Examine food for quality and freshness before preparation. Coordinate with cooking performed at different work centers. Prepare meals using detailed cooking instructions. Plan meal services to ensure available quantities of food and equipment. Operate a variety of kitchen equipment using gas, electricity, steam or microwave heat sources. Operate and/or clean a wide variety of food service equipment.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the selectee to pass a pre-employment physical.
• This position is inclement weather essential. This means that you must be willing to make every attempt to report for duty on time and/or remain on duty during severe weather conditions.
• This position requires the incumbent to wear a uniform.
• This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations. Employee shifts are rotated on a regularly scheduled basis.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a ServeSafe certification.
• This position may requires a one year supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Cook Leader ~ without more than normal supervision. Work completed for the Cook Leader position under normal supervision includes demonstrated experience leading employees to follow instructions; demonstrating proper work methods in a kitchen environment; AND preparing a variety of menu items individually and in bulk quantities. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Physical Effort: Work involves frequent lifting or moving of objects weighing up to 30 pounds and constant standing andwalking. May occasionally be required to lift over 60 pounds (e.g., pans of meat, containers of milk). Working Conditions: Incumbent is subject to injuries from equipment used; and is exposed to cooking oils, grease and heat fromovens. There is danger of slipping on floors which are wet from daily mopping or where food or beverage hasbeen dropped.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83DA DHA EL PASO MKT-BEAUMONT AMC DO NOT USE El Paso, TX 79920 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk