Cook

**Duties**:
The purpose of this position is to perform a wide variety of simple cooking tasks.

The primary duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

- Performs a full range of cooking tasks: preparing and cooking items that required little/no processing, prepares hot cereals, broils meats, cooks soups, sauces and gravies, makes cold sandwich filling.
- Prepares other items such as: frozen hash browns, fish fillets and chicken nuggets.
- Prepares food by chopping, peeling, paring, grinding, slicing, dicing, pureeing and breading; weights and measures ingredients and portions food as appropriate.
- May be required to operate a cash register and collect money, make change and serve bottled/canned beer.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
- This position requires the incumbent to satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical.
- This position requires the incumbent to perform shift work for days, nights, weekends and holidays.
- This position requires the incumbent to complete assigned training, to include Food Handlers certification, within specified time from date hire or assignment to position.
- This position requires the incumbent to meet minimum age requirement for serving alcoholic beverages.

**Qualifications**:
**The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is US Citizens and legal US residents in Germany. Recruitment limited only to the local commuting area of Spangdahlem.**Legal U.S. residents must possess a social security number or green card and must be:

- A US citizen, or
- A citizen of NATO country, other than the host country (Germany)

In accordance with the NATO Status of Forces Agreement with Germany, citizens of the host country and citizens of a non-NATO country are not eligible for US NAF Employment.

These individuals may be eligible for employment under the Local National (LN) program; you may contact the LN Team at 06565-61-6080 or DSN 452-6080 for more information on eligibility requirements. Must be able to provide documentation proving residence status overseas.
- Business Based Action
- Family Member Preference
- Military Spouse Preference
- Outside Applicant Veteran
- Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran
- Transition Hiring Preference

**Qualifying Experience**:

- Must have experience in food preparation and presentation gained in a grill, snack bar, restaurant, club or similar food activity.
- Must have knowledge of cleaning and operating food service equipment.
- Must have experience in seasoning food and cooking to completion.

**Education**:
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution in order to qualify.

**Additional information**:

- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- All Federal NAF employees are required by PL 104-134 to have salary payments made by electronic funds transfer/direct deposit.
- Probationary period may be required.
- Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement for up to 60/90 days after the closing date. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs not authorized based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.
- LQA is not authorized.
- Post Allowance is authorized for Regular Full Time employment category. This position does not qualify for Post Alloance.
- This is a Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position carrying out Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) activities for the Air Force and Space Force.
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**How You Will Be Evaluated**:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
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- Required Documents

As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
- Resume

Your resume may be submitted in any format and **must** support identified the general or specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.