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Air Force Global Strike Command
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COOK
Air Force Global Strike Command
Department of the Air Force
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a cook at a bowling center on an Air Force base in South Dakota, where you'll prepare simple meals like burgers, eggs, and sandwiches using basic cooking methods.
It's a flexible part-time role with no guaranteed hours, up to 40 per week, and open to the public including veterans and military spouses.
A good fit would be someone with basic kitchen experience who enjoys hands-on food prep and can follow instructions in a casual, fast-paced setting.
Key Requirements
- Experience in food preparation and presentation from settings like grills, snack bars, or restaurants
- Knowledge of methods for cooking simple items such as pancakes, eggs, hamburgers, and vegetables
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions accurately
- Skills in operating, cleaning, and maintaining food service equipment
- Understanding of food characteristics, seasoning, and determining doneness
- Basic arithmetic skills for measuring ingredients and portioning food
- Ability to work safely and handle tasks like peeling, chopping, and storing leftovers
Full Job Description
About the position: This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and will be assigned to the Bandit Lanes on Ellsworth AFB.
This is a flexible work schedule with no minimum guaranteed hours; however may work up to 40 hours Who May Apply: Open to everyone.
Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities.
An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 02/08/2026 Business Based Action, Military Spouse Preference, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Qualifying Experience: Must have experience in, and knowledge of, methods and procedures relating to food preparation and presentation gained in a grill, snack bar, restaurant, club or similar food activity.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions, work safely, and do simple arithmetic.
Knowledge of operating and cleaning food service equipment, characteristics of various foods, and the ability to season food and decide when foods are done is required. Major Duties:
Performs a full range of simple cooking tasks by preparing and cooking items that require little or no processing such as pancakes, sausage, eggs, hamburgers and fresh or canned vegetables.
Prepares hot cereals, broiled meats; prepares and cooks concentrated or dehydrated soups, sauces, and gravies: makes cold sandwich fillings.
Prepares convenience items such as frozen hash browns, fish fillets and chicken nuggets. Some cooks at this level prepare and bake pizza.
Prepares food by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring or breading; weighs, measures and assembles ingredients for regular menu items.
Sets up and replenishes salad bar; portions foods for distribution and meal service; covers, dates and stores leftovers according to established procedures. Washes and cleans kitchen equipment.
If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12871602
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