Second Cook (Steward Assistant) Immediate Opening

Job Purpose/Summary: The second cook assists in the preparation of meals each day for the crew.

Essential and Major Duties:

• Supports the preparation and cooking of breakfast, assists with the preparation of lunch and dinner under guide of Steward
• Prepares salads, vegetables, fruits, and deserts; bakes bread and cookies
• Receives and properly stores all grocery supplies
• Inventories and rotates stock (including verification of expiration dates) of all food items in freezers, refrigerators, and dry storage areas

Other Functions:

• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of Galley and dining areas
• Control of vessel linen - storage, vendor cleaning, and issuance to crew
• Other maintenance and housekeeping tasks as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Must hold the following Merchant Mariner Credentials:
  • Ordinary Seaman
  • Wiper
  • Steward's Department Food Handler
• Must hold a ServSafe certification
• Must hold a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
• Must be willing to live 7 days a week in a remote environment with limited access to medical supplies and medical personnel
• Maintain licenses and qualifications as required by regulation, both current and future
• Maintain good health in compliance with USCG NVIC 04-08 including US Coast Guard vision and hearing requirements
• Must have written and verbal command of the English language

Preferred Qualifications:

• Has at least 1 or more years of culinary background and experience

Physical Requirements:

Will be required to pass the Physical Standard as published in USCG NVIC 04-08. May be required to stand, sit, crouch or lay prone for long periods of time. Will work as necessary in confined or watertight spaces. May have to navigate tripping hazards, uneven and rolling decks, and climb both stairs and ladders. May be required to push, pull, lift, or hoist equipment up to or in excess of 127-157 pounds.

Work Environment:

As expected in the Great Lakes region, incumbent employee will be exposed to seasonal weather including below freezing in the winter to high and humid temperatures in the summer. Incumbent employee may also be exposed to loud sounds and be required to wear and use hearing protection as required. Certain cargo ships may contain salt, silica, coal, and other hazardous dusts that may be inhaled and require the use of a respirator.

Equipment:

Utilizes ovens, grills, and cleaning equipment. May be required to use work-type PFD/life jackets, SCBA/respirators, hard hats and eye protection.

Emergency Functions:

In emergency scenarios, may be required to perform emergency duties to save crew and ship. Responsible to be physically fit enough to perform the following non-extensive list of self-evacuation: use of escape trunks, indoor emergency panels, launch life rafts, close fire doors, firefighting, life safety, including donning self-survival equipment, fall protection, scuba, survival suit, and life jacket as the situation requires. May be required to abandon ship, jump overboard, swim, and row a craft.