Cook (Bowling Center)

Air Combat Command•Fort Eustis, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a flexible Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) position at the Ft Eustis Bowling Center on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Flexible positions have no guaranteed hours and may work 0–40 hours per week. The position may require work on holidays, nights, weekends, and on-call. The Cook prepares and cooks simple menu items, including breakfast foods, hamburgers, vegetables, hot cereals, broiled meats, soups, sauces, gravies, sandwich fillings, and convenience foods. Some cooks at this level prepare and bake pizza. The role also includes preparing ingredients, following recipes, setting up and replenishing the salad bar, portioning and storing food, cleaning kitchen equipment, receiving and storing vendor orders, and operating a cash register when the Cashier-Checker is absent. Simple bar functions may occasionally be required. Applicants must have relevant food-preparation experience and meet physical, training, background-investigation, and other conditions of employment. A pre-employment physical and Food Handler’s certification or training are required. Education cannot substitute for the required experience.

Requirements

Experience and knowledge of food preparation and presentation methods and procedures, gained in a grill, snack bar, restaurant, club, or similar food activity.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions, work safely, and perform simple arithmetic.
Knowledge of operating and cleaning food-service equipment and of the characteristics of various foods.
Ability to season food and determine when foods are done.
Ability to frequently lift objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
Ability to continuously stand, walk, stoop, reach, push, pull, and bend for long periods.
Meet state minimum age requirements to perform bar functions.
Satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical.
Obtain a Food Handler’s Certificate and/or complete food-handler training within the specified time.
Successfully complete and receive favorable adjudication of the applicable background investigation.
Complete assigned training, including Food Handlers certification, within the specified time from hire or assignment.
Provide proof of claimed eligibility or preference by the application closing date, if applicable.

Responsibilities

Prepare and cook simple food items, including pancakes, sausage, eggs, hamburgers, vegetables, hot cereals, broiled meats, soups, sauces, gravies, sandwich fillings, and convenience foods.
Prepare and bake pizza when required.
Prepare food ingredients by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring, or breading.
Weigh, measure, and assemble ingredients for regular menu items; mix ingredients according to written recipes.
Set up and replenish the salad bar, portion foods for distribution and meal service, and cover, date, and store leftovers according to established procedures.
Wash and clean kitchen equipment.
Receive and verify vendor orders and store items in appropriate locations.
Operate a cash register when the Cashier-Checker is absent.
Perform simple bar functions, such as pulling draft beer and mixing simple drinks, when required.
Perform other related duties as assigned.