Hybrid Cook Leader NL-06 at Department of the Army

Cook Leader NL-06

Department: Department of the Army

Location(s): West Point, New York

Salary Range: $23.55 - $27.46 Per Hour

Job Summary: This position is located at the West Point Golf Course. To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.) for professional and personal references on your resume.

Major Duties:

• Leads a staff of 3 or more NA-04 and NA-06 cooks in the preparation of a variety of menu items. Receives instructions from manager or supervisor on duty and passes assignments down to individual members of the group being led.
• Prepares a variety of foods and desserts according to menu requirements. Follows recipes to prepare menu items. Follows health and safety precautions to ensure safe preparation and storage of food items.
• Roasts a variety of meats. Grills, broils, steams, and deep fries foods. Apportions foods for family style servings as well as for plate service.
• Operates kitchen equipment designed to mix and cook food items. Assures that all equipment is cleaned, maintained, and available to employees.
• Takes inventory to determine ordering requirements. Sets up and serves food as necessary. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Ability to lead employees engaged in cooking duties. Demonstrated work experience in food preparation. Ability to perform Cook Leader duties independently (without more than normal supervision). This experience must be reflected on your resume to be considered eligible for this position. SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE: Ability to direct work activities of cooks during assigned shift. Ability to plan, coordinate, and time daily assignments for completion at mealtime, and adjust recipes for number of servings needed. Knowledge of food characteristics to judge freshness, color, consistency, taste, etc., and know when food is properly cooked. Ability to instruct lower-graded cooks on cooking procedures. Ability to operate and maintain kitchen equipment. Knowledge of safety and sanitary requirements. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies: knowledge, skills, abilities, additional screening criteria and other characteristics. HIGHLY PREFERRED CRITERIA: Posses at least one (1) year of experience cooking in a professional food service establishment. The experience must be reflected on your resume at the time of application to be considered a highly preferred candidate. Applicants meeting the Highly Preferred criteria will be referred first to the Selecting Official. All other applicants will be referred for consideration if the certificate (referral list) is returned with no selection.

How to Apply: You may submit your application package using one of the two methods identified below: 1. Electronically (preferred) at https://www.usajobs.gov/ and search for Vacancy Number (VIN): 12770398. Announcement closes at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 08/07/2025 to receive consideration. Click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Click this link to preview the application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12770398. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account, or your application will be incomplete. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that the application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center. 2. Manually: Please refer to the "Additional Information" section of this announcement for instructions.

Application Deadline: 2025-08-07