Job Description

• 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

• 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

• Laona, WI 54541

• Travel may be required

• Full-time, onsite; 10:30 AM–7:00 PM

• Telework is not authorized

• 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

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

• Employment Classification Eligibility — Nonexempt