Kitchen Operations Manager Job in Thule, Greenland

Vacancy No. 25-6XFSWC837317 Department United States Space Force
Salary $26.00 to $26.00 Grade 3 to 3
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 5/9/2025 Close Date 5/23/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Thule, Greenland


Summary

About the position:
This position is located at the Top of the World Club in Pituffik Space Base, Greenland.

Position requires working irregular schedules, to include weekends, holidays, and all shifts.

This is a crafts and trades position. Must be physically able to frequently lift objects weighing up to 40 pounds, and occasionally over 40 pounds.

Must be able to continuously stand, walk, stoop, reach, push, pull and bend for long periods of time.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

Please see the "Who May Apply" section under the Qualifications section.

Duties

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • As a Kitchen Operations Manager in a small to medium size kitchen, responsible for the planning and managing of all food activities provided by the Consolidated Club.
  • Assists club manager in the economic and efficient operation of the club's food service program. Requisitions all food and supply products through prime vendors and other commercial sources.
  • Establishes, reviews and evaluates menu planning, food service, purchase of supplies and kitchen equipment.
  • Establishes checklists and adheres to written Operating Instructions to ensure that security, food safety, sanitation, cleanliness, equipment maintenance, as well as maximum employee safety is maintained at all times.
  • Determines the requirements for upcoming special functions, parties. and recurring dining functions and ensures that adequate food stocks and other materials are on hand.
  • Using culinary skills, performs as a working cook in the day-to-day operation of the kitchen and all aspects of meal preparation.
  • Instructs subordinates on proper techniques and methods of cooking and checks food during and after preparation for conformance with standards of quality.
  • Plans all menus for regular meals, fine dining and parties. Ensures current menu cost cards on all menu food items and the utilization of standardized recipes.
  • Assesses food service-related financial data and recommends actions to maintain financial solvency.
  • Responsible for the security and accuracy of monthly inventories of supplies and foods.
  • Complete routine walk through inspections taking any necessary actions and meets all objectives for sanitation and environment requirements.
  • Responsible for work force management, recruitment, and staff training.
  • Responsible for time and attendance for all kitchen staff using the club time management system (SETS) as well as sets schedules and ensures that all shifts are adequately staffed to handle daily food service requirements.
  • Responsible for initial and subsequent Food Handler's training for all employees working in the kitchen.
  • Approves and disapproves food service and cook staff sick leave, annual leave or any other type of absences from work.
  • Directs and reviews the work of subordinates and evaluates their work performance.
  • Ensures proper military and civilian protocol is practiced.
  • Responsible for mid-term and annual employee reviews for all kitchen staff.
  • Responsible for maintaining kitchen staff 971 employee folders, payroll records, and documents exceptional work standards and/or disciplinary actions.
  • Prepare budgets, and maintains food costs, and reports.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • This position requires a satisfactory pre-employment drug test.
  • This position has physical lifting requirement which requires the incumbent to complete a favorable pre-employment physical.
  • This position requires the incumbent to be able to obtain, maintain, and provide evidence of current immunizations this includes annual influenza vaccinations and be free of all communicable diseases.
  • This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
  • This position requires the incumbent to complete assigned training, to include Food Handlers certification, within specified time from date hire or assignment to position.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 05/23/2025

The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is for US Citizens. Legal US residents must possess a social security number and be citizens of a NATO country. Must be able to provide documentation proving residence status overseas.

  • Business Based Action
  • Military Spouse Preference
  • Outside Applicant Veteran
  • Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran
  • Transition Hiring Preference
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Qualifying Experience:
Progressively responsible experience which provides a general knowledge of food service management principles and practices. Experience may have been gained in an operations, administrative or managerial position, which included the responsibility of various phases of the operation.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to general experience, the incumbent must have experience in a restaurant or snack bar facility which provides the basis of knowledge of food service management, procedures, and rules and in-depth knowledge of the operation of at least one function of a food service operation. This experience must include responsibility or supervision over at least one of the various phases of a food operation.

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.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

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.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from hiring preferences and priority consideration eligible.
  • Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is 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.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume and supporting document will be evaluated against the qualifications of the position.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination has been made that you have inflated your responses to meet the position's qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

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.

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.

Required Documents

Required documents may vary based on the eligibility you are claiming (i.e., applying as a Military Spouse Preference - MSP, applying as a veteran, applying as a current federal employees, applying as a displaced employee, etc.,). The below document(s) are required and MUST be submitted with your application by the closing date of this job announcement:

  • Immunizations
  • 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.

Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include:

  • Cover Letter
  • DD-214/ Statement of Service
  • Diploma/ GED
  • Disability Letter (VA)
  • License
  • AF 2545 Notification of Personnel Action
  • Immunizations
  • PCS Orders
  • Professional Certification
  • Proof of Marriage Status
  • Resume
  • Separation Notice (RIF)
  • SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
  • Transcript


As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and supporting documents which prove your claimed eligibility. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package to include supplemental documents may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

How to Apply

To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/23/2025 to receive consideration.

To begin, 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.

Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.

You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. 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 and designate the document type when submitting your application. Failure to complete this portion will result in an incomplete application package and you will not be further considered for this vacancy.

It is your responsibility to ensure your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date.

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Agency contact information

Peterson NAF HR Office
Address
Pituffik Community Services Flight
21 FSS/FSCN
135 Dover St., Bldg 350, Suite 1110
Peterson SFB, CO 80914-5000
US

Next steps

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