Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

Duties

You will prepare a variety of foods according to menu requirements. You will follow recipes to prepare a variety of foods. You will apportion food for family style servings and plate service. You will roast, grill, broil, steam and fry a variety of foods by mechanical or conventional systems. You will prepare vegetable and cold food platters.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed Tier 1 background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent to work shift schedules that include early mornings, late nights, week-ends, and holidays.
• This is a weather essential position, and the incumbent must report to work and/or remain in their position in bad weather, natural disasters, or other crisis.
• This position requires the incumbent to be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds unassisted, and lift and carry items weighing over 50 pounds with assistance.
• This position requires the incumbent to wear safety gear/personal protective gear.
• This position requires the incumbent to wear a uniform.
• This position requires passing a pre-employment physical examination and periodic physical examinations.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315. While probationary, the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic 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) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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 Cook without more than normal supervision performing common Cooking duties to include: (1) Preparing and/or cooking a variety of menu items such as soups, stews, casseroles, gravies, sauces, hot cereals, syrups, meatloaf, meatballs, hamburgers and croquettes; (2) Following and/or adjusting recipes to cook food; and (3) Operating and/or cleaning kitchen equipment. Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. To meet the basic eligibility, you must receive at least two points on the screen-out element indicated above and must have an average of two points on all the job elements listed below. Your application will be further evaluated to determine if you meet the best qualified cut-off for referral to the selecting official. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision Screen OutAbility to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc.Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and EquipmentDexterity and SafetyKnowledge of MaterialsTechnical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean and in order) PHYSICAL EFFORT: The work involves continual standing and walking, frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. The employee must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds unassisted, and occasionally lift and carry items weighing over 50 pounds with the assistance of other workers or lifting devices. WORKING CONDITIONS: The employee frequently works in disagreeable heat. Concrete and tile floors are tiring to walk on and freshly scrubbed floors offer the danger of slipping. Burns from ovens and hot pans are a hazard. Injuries may result from use of powered equipment. The employee is exposed to extremes in temperatures when entering walk-in refrigerators from warm kitchen and proofing rooms. The work is also performed in kitchen areas, which are well lighted but are often hot and noisy. The employee is exposed to steam, fumes, and odors from cooking and baking and to burns and cuts. The employee is required to work at any Cadet Mess facility including Cadet Mess at West Point and at training camps. The employee is required to wear protective shoes, appropriate hearing protection, and gloves or other safety and food handling items required by food handling guides.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address GK-W6X1AA US ARMY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND-404TH AFSB DO NOT MAIL West Point, NY 10996 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk