MWR Cook

About the role

The position is in the Food and Beverage Division of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department in Navy Region Southwest. The primary purpose is to perform a full range of menu items and maintain cooking and serving equipment and areas in clean conditions.

Responsibilities

• Helps prepare and cook items like pancakes, sausage, eggs, hamburgers, and fresh or canned vegetables.
• Prepares hot cereals, broils meats, and makes cold sandwich fillings.
• Prepares convenience items such as frozen hash browns, fish fillets, and chicken nuggets.
• Makes pizza.
• Peels, chops, grinds, parries, cuts, slices, dices, purees, dredges, floures, and breads foods.
• Weighs, measures, and dispenses foods according to portion controls.
• Mixes ingredients according to recipes.
• Sets up and replenishes salad bars.
• Covers, dates, and stores leftovers according to established procedures.
• Cleans and maintains equipment and work areas.
• Maintains accurate food inventories and rotates stock items to prevent spoilage.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older and have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Must meet federal suitability requirements including successful completion of background investigation.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of food preparation methods and procedures.
• Ability to read and understand food service material.
• Basic arithmetic skills for ingredient calculations.
• Knowledge of food characteristics and cooking times.
• Planning, coordinating, and timing skills for menu items.
• Sanitation knowledge.

Education

This position is not in a positive education series. Additional information on the drug-free workplace policy and requirements can be found in the provided link.