Food Service Cook

Food Service Cook

Location: Laona, WI

Schedule: Full-time, onsite; 10:30 AM7:00 PM

Salary: $20$25 per hour

We are seeking an experienced Food Service Cook to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service at the Blackwell Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (JCCC) in Laona, WI. Your scope of work will focus on preparing and cooking meals in large quantities while maintaining applicable food-safety, sanitation, storage, and quality standards. This is a full-time opportunity in which we'll provide competitive pay, job stability, and security.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook a wide variety of hot and cold food using Government policies and recipes
• Produce soups, sauces, stocks, and other items from scratch without relying on packaged mixes
• Apply roasting, broiling, baking, frying, boiling, steaming, and stewing techniques
• Cut, slice, grind, and otherwise prepare meat, fish, poultry, fruits, and vegetables
• Adjust recipes according to fluctuating serving requirements
• Plan cooking processes to ensure meals are completed on schedule
• Present prepared food in an appetizing manner
• Prepare food in the quantities required to support Center meal service
• Calculate and adjust ingredient quantities according to the number of servings needed
• Coordinate multiple preparation and cooking steps
• Monitor the cooking process to support consistent food quality
• Complete assigned meal-production activities within established service schedules
• Handle and store food in a clean and sanitary environment
• Maintain required cooking, holding, refrigeration, freezer, and service temperatures
• Follow applicable state, local, and U.S. Public Health Service Food Code requirements
• Apply safe handling practices for time and temperature control for safety food
• Review food-handling and sanitation requirements to ensure proper procedures are followed
• Protect food and preparation areas from contamination, insects, rodents, and other sources of spoilage
• Store chemicals, soaps, and other potentially harmful materials separately from food
• Cover, label, and date open food containers as required
• Operate standard commercial kitchen equipment
• Clean and maintain cooking equipment in accordance with applicable procedures
• Wash and store utensils, pots, pans, and other cooking tools
• Maintain clean meal-preparation, cooking, storage, and service areas
• Report equipment, sanitation, food-storage, or safety concerns as required
• Control and monitor food and supply stock levels
• Store food and supplies according to applicable food-safety requirements
• Organize stored items to prevent contamination and support proper usage
• Monitor refrigeration and freezer conditions
• Support the safe receipt, storage, inventory, and issuance of food products
• Maintain assigned food-temperature monitoring logs
• Record cooking, holding, refrigeration, freezer, and service temperatures as required
• Complete other food-service records and logs assigned to the position
• Participate in the Center Behavioral Management System as required
• Model proper workplace appearance, professionalism, and behavior
• Promote standards of conduct expected and accepted in the workplace

Required Background

• Experience and technical knowledge necessary to perform the position's duties
• Knowledge of preparing and cooking food in large quantities
• Ability to prepare food using complex techniques and multiple preparation steps
• Ability to prepare soups, sauces, stocks, and other food from scratch
• Ability to adjust recipes according to fluctuating serving requirements
• Knowledge of food-safety, sanitation, handling, storage, and temperature requirements
• Ability to plan cooking processes and complete meals according to established schedules
• Ability to operate, clean, and maintain standard commercial kitchen equipment
• Ability to monitor food and supply stock levels
• Ability to prepare and maintain required temperature logs and food-service records
• Ability to comply with applicable state and local food-handling requirements
• Ability to meet the physical demands established for the position
• Ability to complete all required Job Corps, USDA, and food-service training

Location

• Laona, WI 54541

Travel

• Travel may be required

Work Hours

• Full-time, onsite; 10:30 AM7:00 PM

Telework

• Telework is not authorized

Clearance

• Must be a U.S. citizen or have an Alien Registration authorizing employment in the United States
• Must successfully complete the required background-investigation process
• Must meet applicable USDA personnel-security requirements
• Must not appear on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General exclusionary list

Client

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service

Employment Classification

• Employment Classification Eligibility Nonexempt