MWR Cook
About The Position
This position is in the Food and Beverage Division of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department in Navy Region Southwest. Its primary purpose is to prepare a range of menu items and maintain cooking and serving equipment and work areas in clean, orderly condition. The position is located at Take 5 on the Greens, Naval Base Coronado. The cook prepares a limited variety of foods, including simple menu items, convenience foods, cereals, soups, sauces, gravies, sandwich fillings, and, potentially, pizza. Food preparation includes weighing, measuring, portioning, mixing ingredients from written recipes, and preparing ingredients through methods such as chopping, slicing, and breading. The cook also sets up and replenishes the salad bar, stores leftovers, maintains food inventories, rotates stock, and cleans equipment and work areas.
Requirements
- Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check and resolve any discrepancies as a condition of employment.
- Must meet federal suitability requirements, including successful completion of a background investigation.
- Working knowledge of methods and procedures for preparing food in small quantities and the skill to apply that knowledge to cooking a limited variety of prepared foods.
- Ability to read and understand food-service materials such as food labels and standardized recipes.
- Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including multiplying recipe ingredients and calculating serving quantities.
- Knowledge of food characteristics such as color, flavor, consistency, texture, temperature, and required cooking times.
- Skill in planning, coordinating, and timing cooking steps so menu items are ready to serve at the specified time.
- Knowledge of sanitation principles.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and cook simple foods requiring little or no processing, including pancakes, sausage, eggs, hamburgers, and fresh or canned vegetables.
- Prepare hot cereals, broil meats, prepare concentrated or dehydrated soups, sauces, and gravies, and make cold sandwich fillings.
- Prepare convenience items such as frozen hash browns, fish fillets, and chicken nuggets; 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.
- Mix ingredients according to written recipes.
- Set up and replenish the salad bar.
- Cover, date, and store leftovers according to established procedures.
- Clean and maintain equipment and work areas.
- Maintain accurate food inventories and rotate stock to prevent spoilage.
- Perform other related duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
