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Posted: January 7, 2026 (8 days ago)

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Cook

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command

Department of the Air Force

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Location

Salary

$19.76 - $19.76

per hour

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves preparing simple meals like pancakes, burgers, and sandwiches in a club setting at an Air Force Reserve Base in Indiana.

It's a flexible role with no guaranteed hours or benefits, requiring availability for irregular shifts including weekends and holidays.

A good fit would be someone with basic cooking experience from restaurants or similar places who can follow instructions and work safely in a fast-paced environment.

Key Requirements

  • Experience in food preparation and presentation from settings like grills, snack bars, or restaurants
  • Knowledge of methods for cooking simple items with little processing
  • Ability to follow oral and written instructions accurately
  • Skills in operating, cleaning, and maintaining food service equipment
  • Understanding of food characteristics, seasoning, and doneness to ensure quality
  • Basic arithmetic skills for measuring ingredients and portioning food
  • Ability to work irregular schedules, including weekends, holidays, and all shifts

Full Job Description

This position will be assigned to the Club on Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. The purpose of this position is to perform a wide variety of simple cooking tasks.

This is a Flexible category position with no guaranteed hrs. May work up to 40 hrs./wk. Scheduled as needed. This position is not eligible for benefits.

Position requires working irregular schedules, to include weekends, holidays, and all shifts. 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, 02/09/2026 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.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: 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, and covers, dates and stores leftovers according to established procedures.

Washes and cleans kitchen equipment. Mix ingredients according written recipes that produce quality products, minimize preparation time, and avoid food material waste.

Performs other related duties as assigned If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12861826

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/7/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-9JFSV087805SR