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OMB NO: 1625-0120

Expiration Date: 01/30/2025

Announcement #: 5782

Opening Date: 28 June 2024 Pay Plan/Series/Pay Band: NF-1101-03

Closing Date: Until Filled Work Schedule: Full Time

Position: Executive Chef Salary: $42,000-$77,000 annually +DOE

Who May Apply: All Sources Location: New London, CT

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DUTIES :

The Executive Chef oversees all culinary functions and is responsible for managing daily operations, including the development of menus, portion and inventory control, food quality, employee management and financial performance. As the Executive Chef, you will lead a team driven by culinary excellence. You ensure high standards are met by providing hands-on leadership, training, support, development, and management of the kitchen staff. You will drive menu design and kitchen creativity, design plating presentations for each dish, and ensure that all food meets the highest quality standards to create a memorable guest experience

Prepare gourmet food, fancy hors d’oeuvres and numerous other menu items as requested by clientele. Prepare and cook meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, soups, sauces, gravies, dressings, fruits, accompaniments and deserts by frying, baking roasting, broiling,

braising, steaming and boiling.

Plan and coordinate a variety of steps to ensure that all menu items are ready for serving at the proper time. Prepare menus items involving many steps, varied ingredients, special or difficult procedures and/or long preparation time. Oversee more than 350 catering contracts annually for upward of 275 guests per contract. Supervise the preparation of all foods served using various standard tests to determine that food is properly cooked and seasoned, assuring high nutritive value and good taste is achieved; responsible for prevention of waste/spoilage of food items. Supervise kitchen staff to include Cooks, Prep Cooks, and Food Service Worker, and Dishwashers. Instruct staff on proper procedures for cooking, seasoning, standardizing portions, garnishment and timeless.

Manage a budget in excess of 200k annually. Determine food cost of all items and special-order items. Evaluate cost control, sales and profitability of food operation. Provide monthly pricing updates necessary for menu planning and pricing.

Perform other related duties.

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:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Professional knowledge of the theories, principles, practices and techniques of cooking.

• Skilled in planning, coordinating, time sequences of steps needed to prepare food on time without overcooking or wasting.

• Ability to adjust recipes for the number of servings required is essential.

• Willingness to undergo TB and Hepatitis testing.

• Supervisory and leadership abilities

• Must possess ServSafe Food Handler’s certification.

  Preferred: (In addition to the minimum qualifications):

• Must possess a degree in Culinary Arts or 5 years’ high volume catering experience.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Knowledge of sanitation standards utilized in the food and beverage industry.

  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.

  · Paid Annual and Sick Leave

  · Holiday Pay

  · Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

  · Flexible/Dependent Spending Account

  · Pension Plan

  · 401k Savings Plan

  · Life Insurance

  · Short Term/Long Term Disability

  · Tuition Assistance

  · Paid Parental Leave

  OTHER ESSENTIAL INFORMATION :

  • Selectee will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer as the Standard method of payment for payroll and travel purposes.

  • Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless covered by an exemption under the Selective Service Law, in accordance with 5 U.S. Code 3378. Selectee will be required to provide a written statement regarding his registration status unless he is exempted by this statute.

  • Must satisfactorily complete a Federal Background check.

  HOW TO APPLY

  You MUST submit a resume or any other written format in English of your choice which 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 must 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.

  Additional Information on how you will be evaluated:

  Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social, committee, sports, internships). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and leadership experience that translates directly to paid employment. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

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  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 qualify 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 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-new, 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.

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