HEAD COOK
Fulton County
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Cook NA-04
United States Army Installation Management Command
Department of the Army
Location
Georgia
Salary
$19.76 - $23.05
per hour
Type
Closes
March 2, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a cook in a military dining facility at Fort Gordon, Georgia, where you'll prepare simple meals like eggs, burgers, and salads using basic kitchen methods.
It's ideal for someone with hands-on experience in food prep from places like cafeterias or restaurants, who stays clean, reliable, and calm during busy times.
No advanced skills are needed, just a focus on safe and efficient cooking.
Key Requirements
- Work experience preparing and cooking simple foods and short orders in a cafeteria, restaurant, or mess
- Neatness and good grooming
- Dependability
- Ability to work under pressure
- Knowledge of basic food preparation techniques like peeling, chopping, slicing, and breading
- Skill in operating kitchen equipment such as gas, electric, steam, or microwave appliances
- Adherence to sanitation procedures, including proper food storage temperatures to prevent bacteria growth
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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