Cook 2 - Olympia
State of Washington
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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 Texas Roadhouse restaurant on Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, where you'll prepare simple meals, handle basic food prep, and keep the kitchen clean and safe.
It's ideal for someone with entry-level cooking experience in a busy food service setting who stays calm under pressure and values neatness.
No advanced skills are needed, just reliable hands-on experience with everyday kitchen tasks.
Key Requirements
- Work experience preparing simple foods and short orders in a cafeteria, restaurant, or mess
- Ability to perform basic food prep tasks like peeling, chopping, cutting, grinding, and pureeing
- Skill in operating and cleaning standard kitchen equipment using gas, electricity, steam, or microwave
- Knowledge of sanitation procedures and maintaining a clean workspace
- Ensuring food is cooked and stored at proper temperatures to prevent bacteria
- Demonstrated neatness, good grooming, and dependability
- Ability to work under pressure
Full Job Description
This position is located at Texas Roadhouse Restaurant Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.
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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.2.
Demonstration of the following work behavior is desirable: Neatness and good grooming Dependability Ability to work under pressure NOTE: The above minimum qualifications must be described within the duties of previous work experience listed on the applicant's resume and/or supporting documents.
A copy of all documents must be submitted at the time of application. Major Duties:
- Performs a full range of simple cooking of items that require little to no processing and prepping foods by peeling, chopping, cutting, grinding, pureeing, dredging and etc.
- Operates and cleans a variety of different standard kitchen equipment that use multiple types of heat sources such as gas, electricity, steam and/or microwave.
- Maintains a clean workspace and follows established sanitation procedures when handling food.
- Ensures foods are properly cooked and stored at the correct temperatures to prevent the growth of bacteria.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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