Cook (CYS) NA-06
United States Army Installation Management Command
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Cook NA-04
United States Army Installation Management Command
Department of the Army
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a cook at a military facility in Kansas, where you'll prepare simple meals like eggs, burgers, and soups using basic recipes and kitchen tools.
It's ideal for someone with entry-level cooking experience in a busy setting like a cafeteria or restaurant, who is reliable, keeps things clean, and can handle fast-paced work.
No advanced skills are needed, just a focus on safety and neatness.
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 food preparation techniques like peeling, chopping, measuring, and mixing ingredients
- Ability to operate, clean, and maintain kitchen equipment safely
- Understanding of sanitation procedures for handling, storing, and dating food to prevent spoilage
- Follow established cleaning schedules for work areas and equipment
Full Job Description
This position is located at the Fort Leavenworth Strike Zone. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies throughout the program.
Management has the right to assign staff to locations as missions requires.
To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.) for professional and personal references on your resume.
Incentives and Bonuses Incentives will not be paid. 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: a. Neatness and good grooming. b. Dependability. c. Ability to work under pressure. Major Duties:
- Performs a full range of simple cooking by preparing and cooking items such as pancakes, sausage, eggs, hamburgers, fresh or canned vegetables, hot cereals, concentrated soups, sauces and gravies.
- Prepares food by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring, or breading, weighing, measuring, and assembling, and mixing ingredients according to precisely written recipes.
- Operates a variety of kitchen equipment using gas, electricity, steam or microwave heat sources. Disassembles, cleans and assembles component parts and accessories, following safety procedures to avoid personal injury and damage to the equipment.
- Cleans, stores, and maintains all equipment and work areas after each use. Cleans other work areas and equipment, such as worktables, floors, walk-in refrigerators, etc., on an established cleaning schedule.
- Covers, dates, and stores leftovers according to established procedures. Follows established sanitation procedures when handling food. Ensures that foods are stored at the correct temperatures to prevent bacteria growth.
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