Summary
This position is located in the N923 Division of the Fleet Readiness (FR) Department, Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka. The incumbent of this position performs duties independently in the food preparation area or the front counter in accordance with prescribed practices and general directions.

Duties

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• Prepares and cooks a variety of menu items including regular and special entrees and dessert items.
• Works alone or with a higher grade cook to roast, broil, bake, fry, boil, steam, and stew meats, fish, and poultry.
• Prepares soups, stocks, broths, gravies, sauces, and puddings without the use of packaged mixes.
• Makes a variety of dessert items such as baked Alaska, crepes, and mousses.
• Adjusts standardized recipes for the number of servings required in large quantity cooking.
• Maintains proper temperature for all foods during holding, transport, reheating, and serving to assure quality control and food safety.
• Prepares cold food platters; mixes and prepares cold sauces, meat glazes, molded aspics, and salad dressings.
• Carves vegetables and fruits as garnishes for food platters and dishes.
• Maintains rotation of food inventories to prevent spoilage.
• May assist management in purchasing and menu pricing decisions by performing yield tests for selected foods, in ordering items in accordance with daily and weekly menu requirements, and preparing food production worksheets from computerized recipe files.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Required to lift or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds on a frequent basis (utensils or containers of food) as well as stand and walk constantly; on occasion lifts items over 50 pounds, e.g.; pans of meat.
• Exposed to warm and noisy kitchens, steam, fumes and cooking odors. Danger of falling on freshly mopped floors, burns from steam or hot foods, cuts from knives, shocks from electrical machines, and extremes in temperatures.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of food preparation principles and a practical understanding of the physical changes that occur during the processing and cooking of food.
• Working knowledge of the planning process involved in cooking an entire meal including different preparation methods for various food items, the necessary time for cooking these different items, and how to schedule and coordinate preparation to produce a properly cooked meal on time.
• Ability to evaluate a variety of raw and cooked food items to ascertain their freshness.
• Knowledge of standard formulas used in yield testing. Knowledge of principles of food spoilage, food borne illness, and food safety.
• Practical knowledge of methods and procedures necessary for ordering, issuing, and storing food items in accordance with inventory and sanitation requirements.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

• Some positions have special requirements. Selection may be tentative pending the completion of the satisfactory employment reference checks and receipt of proof of education (where applicable).
• Participation in the Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer is required.
• The Department of the Navy (DON) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, reprisal, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor. The DON provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodation(s) should email their request to to ensure proper consideration is given.
• Employees (and family members) who require medical or dental care in the overseas location will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only.
• Non-US Citizen or Non-US Bona Fide Resident Alien (Non-Green Card Holder) applicants who are SOFA sponsored must provide a completed police record check with at least seven (7) years of history from the embassy/consulate of their country of citizenship upon receipt of a formal job offer.
• All candidates must reside within the commuting area.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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