Cook Supervisor NS-06
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Cook NA-04
United States Army Installation Management Command
Department of the Army
Job Description
Summary
This job involves cooking simple meals like pancakes, eggs, hamburgers, and salads in a military cafeteria or mess hall at Fort Gordon, Georgia.
The role requires preparing food from basic ingredients, operating kitchen equipment, and maintaining cleanliness to ensure safe food handling.
It's a good fit for someone with entry-level cooking experience who is reliable, works well under pressure, and takes pride in neatness and hygiene.
Key Requirements
- Work experience preparing and cooking simple foods and short orders in a cafeteria, restaurant, or mess
- Neatness and good grooming
- Dependability and ability to work under pressure
- Knowledge of basic food preparation techniques like peeling, chopping, slicing, and breading
- Ability to operate kitchen equipment using gas, electricity, steam, or microwave sources
- Familiarity with sanitation procedures and proper food storage to prevent bacteria growth
- Submission of DA Form 3434 or SF-50 for NAF/APF employee preference if applicable
Full Job Description
This position is located within the Fort Gordon Business Operations Division.
Note: If claiming Current/Former NAF or APF Employee preference, you are required to submit a copy of your personnel action (DA Form 3434 or SF-50) with your supporting documents to be eligible for this preference.
Resumes must be two pages (or less). Resumes should clearly demonstrate the applicant's relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities as they pertain to this position.
A qualified candidate must possess the following: Work experience in preparing foods and cooking simple foods and short orders in a cafeteria, restaurant, or mess.
Demonstration of the following work behavior is desirable: 1. Neatness and good grooming. 2. Dependability. 3. Ability to work under pressure. Major Duties:
- Performs a full range of simple cooking by preparing and cooking items that require little or no processing, such as pancakes, sausage, eggs, hamburgers, fresh or canned vegetables, cold sandwich filling and may set up and replenishes salad bar.
- Prepares food by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring, or breading.
- Operates a variety of kitchen equipment using gas, electricity, steam or microwave sources.
- Uses and cleans a variety of cooking utensils to measure, weigh, and process food items.
- Follows established sanitation procedures when handling food, ensuring foods are stored at the correct temperatures to prevent bacteria growth.
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