Cook, A04/Flex

U.S. Marine Corps•San Diego, CA

About The Position

The Cook performs a full range of simple cooking tasks, preparing and cooking items that require little or no processing, including pancakes, sausage, eggs, hamburgers, vegetables, hot cereals, broiled meats, soups, sauces, gravies, sandwich fillings, and convenience foods. The Cook may also prepare and bake pizza. The position involves preparing foods through tasks such as peeling, chopping, grinding, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring, and breading. The Cook weighs and measures food according to portion controls, follows written recipes, sets up and replenishes the salad bar, and stores leftovers according to procedures. The Cook also cleans and maintains equipment and work areas and maintains food inventories, rotating stock to prevent spoilage. The Cook provides courteous customer service, assists customers, communicates positively, and takes action to resolve problems or refers them to a supervisor or appropriate contact. The position requires adherence to safety regulations, sanitation requirements, workplace hazard reporting, and established equal employment opportunity and anti-harassment principles. Work is assigned through written and oral instructions, with spot checks and more detailed instructions for new or difficult tasks. The work is performed in kitchens that are often warm and noisy, with exposure to steam, fumes, odors, falling hazards, burns, cuts, and temperature extremes when entering walk-in refrigerators. The work requires continual standing and walking and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Objects up to 45 pounds are lifted and carried independently; heavier objects are handled with assistance.

Requirements

Working knowledge of food preparation methods and procedures for small quantities and the ability to apply them to a limited variety of prepared foods.
Ability to read and understand food-service materials, including food labels and standardized recipes.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including multiplying recipe ingredients and calculating servings.
Knowledge of food characteristics, including color, flavor, consistency, texture, temperature, cooking time, and sanitation principles.
Skill in planning, coordinating, and timing cooking steps to have menu items ready at the specified time.
Ability to stand and walk continually and frequently stoop, reach, push, pull, and bend.
Ability to lift and carry objects up to 45 pounds independently and objects over 45 pounds with assistance.
Ability to perform the work in warm, noisy kitchens with exposure to steam, fumes, odors, falling hazards, burns, cuts, and temperature extremes.
Successful completion of a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) is required for employment.
Submit a resume of no more than two pages; education or certification certificates, if applicable, and a DD214 Member Copy for applicants with prior military service.

Responsibilities

Prepare and cook simple foods requiring little or no processing, including breakfast foods, hamburgers, vegetables, cereals, meats, soups, sauces, gravies, sandwich fillings, and convenience foods; may prepare and bake pizza.
Prepare foods by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring, and breading.
Weigh, measure, and dispense foods according to portion controls and mix ingredients according to written recipes.
Plan, coordinate, and time cooking steps so menu items are ready for serving at the specified time.
Set up and replenish the salad bar.
Cover, date, and store leftovers according to established procedures.
Clean and maintain cooking equipment and work areas; use equipment properly and follow safety, personal hygiene, and sanitation requirements.
Maintain accurate food inventories and rotate stock to prevent spoilage.
Provide courteous, friendly customer service, assist customers, and act promptly to solve problems or seek assistance from a supervisor or appropriate contact.
Promptly report workplace hazards, injuries, occupational illnesses, and property damage to the immediate supervisor.
Support equal employment opportunity principles and the prevention of sexual harassment.
Perform other related duties as required.