Yorktown, VA · On-site
$20.82/hr
Cook-05 Salary: $20.82/hour Who May Apply: All Sources Location: Yorktown, VA MWR Em Club Mess ... By choosing to work for the Coast Guard Community Services Command, you will enjoy one of the best ...
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Yorktown, VA · On-site
$20.82/hr
Cook-05 Salary: $20.82/hour Who May Apply: All Sources Location: Yorktown, VA MWR Em Club Mess ... By choosing to work for the Coast Guard Community Services Command, you will enjoy one of the best ...
Norfolk, VA · On-site
$62K - $80K/yr
... cooking recipes and adhere to directions. * An effective leader who can effectively control his/her time management. * Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills. * US Coast Guard ...
Norfolk, VA · On-site
$62K - $80K/yr
... cooking recipes and adhere to directions. * An effective leader who can effectively control his/her time management. * Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills. * US Coast Guard ...
Norfolk, VA · On-site
$62K - $80K/yr
... cooking recipes and adhere to directions. * An effective leader who can effectively control his/her time management. * Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills. * US Coast Guard ...
Norfolk, VA · On-site
$62K - $80K/yr
... cooking recipes and adhere to directions. * An effective leader who can effectively control his/her time management. * Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills. * US Coast Guard ...
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A Coast Guard Cook, also known as a Food Service Specialist, is responsible for preparing meals for crew members aboard Coast Guard vessels and shore stations. They ensure that personnel receive nutritious and well-balanced meals, manage food supplies, and maintain kitchen equipment. Cooks follow military food preparation standards, adhere to sanitation regulations, and may also assist with budgeting and inventory. This role is essential for maintaining crew morale and operational efficiency.
Coast Guard Cooks are responsible for planning, preparing, and serving balanced meals for crew members onboard ships or at shore facilities. Their daily tasks include menu planning, managing food inventory and supplies, maintaining cleanliness and food safety in the galley, and sometimes training or supervising assistants. They often work closely with other crew members to accommodate dietary needs and support overall morale by providing nutritious, enjoyable meals. The role involves working a set schedule—often in shifts—and demands flexibility, as cooks may need to prepare meals during irregular hours or under challenging sea conditions.
A Coast Guard Cook must have strong culinary skills, knowledge of food safety protocols, and often a high school diploma or equivalent. Familiarity with commercial kitchen equipment, inventory management systems, and relevant food handler certifications is typically required. Attention to detail, adaptability, teamwork, and the ability to work well under pressure are key soft skills in this role. These abilities are vital to ensuring nutritious, safe, and timely meal preparation for Coast Guard personnel, especially in demanding maritime environments.
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$20.82/hr
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Re-posted 24 days ago
OMB NO: 1625-0120
Expiration Date: 01/30/2025
Announcement: 6725
Opening Date: 24 April 2026 Pay Plan/Series/Pay Band: NA-7404-05
Closing Date: Until Filled Work Schedule: Intermittent (0-19 hours/week)
Position: Cook-05 Salary: $20.82/hour
Who May Apply: All Sources Location: Yorktown, VA
MWR Em Club Mess
DUTIES:
Prepares and cooks a variety of menu items such as hamburgers, grilled sandwiches, eggs, quick meals, cold sandwiches and salads. Operates a variety of kitchen equipment which utilizes gas, electricity, steam, or microwave heat sources. Grills or frys steaks, chops, poultry, pancakes, bacon, sausage, etc., by watching while the items are cooking, turning as required and removing when done. Prepares and cooks fresh, frozen or canned vegetables and fruits for serving as directed. Prepares desserts, juices, and other items as directed by higher-grade cooks. Places cooked food in serving dishes, steam carts and food trucks Maintains rotation of food inventories to prevent spoilage. Maintains proper temperature for all foods during holding, transport, reheating, and serving to assure quality control and food safety. Covers, dates and properly stores all food items at the close of business or shift. Verifies and stores food supplies properly. May be required to assist with monthly and mid-monthly food and beverage products inventories.
Maintains assigned area in a neat and orderly manner and in compliance with fire, safety, sanitation and security regulations. Cleans and maintains equipment and work areas. Disassemble and assemble component parts and accessories for cleaning, and follow safety procedures regarding the operation of equipment to avoid personal injury or damage to the equipment. Clean and use a variety of cooking utensils required to measure, weigh, and process food items. Clean, store, and maintain all kitchen utensils and clean and maintain all equipment and work areas after each use practicing a "clean as you go" concept. Removes soiled dishes, glasses, and flatware from tables and carries to dishwashing area. Cleans tables of paper, other trash, or soiled linen, salt, pepper, sugar, glasses, and flatware; serves butter, salads, and deserts as instructed. Scrapes and pre-rinses dishes, glasses and flatware for washing. Separates food waste and trash. Loads dishes into dishwasher. Hand washes dishes. Stacks and stores clean dishes. Perform various other cleaning tasks (e.g., walls and ceilings, floors, work tables, and walk-in refrigerators) following an established cleaning schedule.
May carry out bar related duties such as filling ice bins, replacing empty beer kegs, stocking beer coolers. Helps set up service bars and portable bars.
Other duties as assigned.
You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications below. Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education. Please see additional information on how your application is evaluated.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Minimum:
1. Experience in methods and procedures relating to food preparation, presentation, reading and following recipes.
2. Experience following oral and written instructions and performing simple arithmetic.
3. Must be physically able to frequently lift objects weighing up to 40 pounds. Must be able to continuously stand, walk, stoop, reach, push, pull and bend for long periods of time.
4. Must be able to obtain a Food Handler's Certificate and/or complete food handler's training.
Preferred (in addition to the minimum):
USCG COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS:
By choosing to work for the Coast Guard Community Services Command, you will enjoy one of the best benefit packages available anywhere. Benefit offerings are subject to applicable worker categories (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), location, position, and length of time in service.
OTHER ESSENTIAL INFORMATION:
HOW TO APPLY
Additional Information on how you will be evaluated:
Your resume or application must clearly demonstrate the required experience and/or education. Experience includes both paid and unpaid work, such as volunteer service through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, community, student, social, committee, sports, or internships). Volunteer work can help develop essential skills, competencies, and leadership experience that may translate directly to paid employment. Your resume is the primary tool used to assess your qualifications. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to provide clear, specific, and detailed descriptions of your experience.
You MUST submit a resume or any other written format in English of your choice. It is recommended the resume clearly identifies: (1) The announcement number, title and pay band of the job you are applying for, and, (2) Information such as full name; mailing address; country of citizenship (U.S. Citizenship required OR valid authorization to work in the US); highest Federal grade or NAF pay band held with job series, title, and dates held (if applicable); a statement requiring proof of veterans’ preference by means of DD 214; education; and relevant work experience including start/end dates, supervisor’s name and phone number, salary and title, series and grade if experience was with a non-appropriated fund instrumentality of the Federal government. You should also include a copy of your most recent performance appraisal if you are a current Federal or NAF employee. Applications may not be sent in franked Government envelopes; applications filed in this fashion will not receive consideration. If information is not complete, you may be excluded from consideration. The first application and/or resume submitted for a specific requisition will be considered the only submission. Any duplicate submissions to the same requisition will not be considered. The application date will be used in determining these factors.
Outside Candidates: To apply, please visit our website at https://shopcgx.com and click on “Careers” at bottom of the page. Internal Candidates: Sign into ADP Workforce now. Click on Myself/Talent/Career Center. Search by location or Job Title for:
Cook-05 INT – 6725
Yorktown, VA, US
Equal Employment Opportunity: All candidates will be considered without regard to any non-merit factor such as race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE
Authority: The U.S. Coast Guard rates applicants under the authority of Title 5 of U.S. Code, Sections 301, 1104, 1302, 2103, 3301, 3304, Executive Order 9397, and Departmental Regulations.
Principal Purpose: To collect information needed to determine how well an applicant’s education and work experience qualifies them for the job they are applying for.
Routine Use: This information provided will be shared with the hiring manager and interview panel members. It may also be shared in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.
Disclosure: Voluntary, however, failure to disclose the requested information may result in an applicant not receiving consideration for a position in which the information is needed.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to this information unless it displays a current valid OMB control number and an expiration date. The control number for this collection is OMB 1625-0120, expiration 01/30/2025. The estimated average time to complete this application is 40 minutes. If you have any comments regarding the burden estimate you can write to U.S. Coast Guard, Community Services Command, 510 Independence Parkway, Suite 500, Chesapeake, VA 23320.
