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Posted: January 9, 2026 (5 days ago)

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MWR Cook

Commander, Navy Installations

Department of the Navy

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$20.44 - $20.44

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves cooking simple meals and preparing food for on-base facilities and events at a naval installation in California.

You'll handle tasks like making breakfast items, grilling meats, and setting up buffets while keeping everything clean and organized.

It's a good fit for someone with basic cooking experience who enjoys working in a team environment and pays attention to details like recipes and food safety.

Key Requirements

  • Working knowledge of food preparation methods for small quantities
  • Ability to read and follow recipes, labels, and instructions
  • Skill in basic math for measuring ingredients and calculating servings
  • Understanding of food characteristics like texture, flavor, and cooking times
  • Knowledge of sanitation and hygiene principles
  • Ability to perform simple cooking tasks with minimal processing
  • Experience in cleaning equipment, maintaining inventories, and storing food properly

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Food and Beverage Department for Naval Base Point Loma.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide skills and experience preparing food for in house facilities and catering events.

Working knowledge of the methods and procedures relating to food preparation in small quantities, and the skill to apply such information to cook a limited variety of prepared foods.

Ability to read and understand written food service material such as food labels, standardized recipes, etc.

Ability to perform basic arithmetic computations in multiplying ingredients for a recipe and calculating how many servings.

Knowledge of the characteristics of various foods such as color, flavor, consistency, texture, and temperature and cooking time required.

Skill in planning, coordinating and timing sequence of steps required to have all menu items ready for serving at specified time. Knowledge of sanitation principles. Major Duties:

Performs a full range of simple cooking tasks by preparing and cooking items requiring little or no processing such as pancakes, sausage, eggs, hamburgers, and fresh or canned vegetables.

Prepares all forms of hot cereals; broils meats; prepares and cooks concentrated or dehydrated soups, sauces, and gravies; and makes cold sandwich fillings.

Prepares convenience items such as frozen hash browns, fish fillets, and chicken nuggets. May prepare and bake pizza.

Prepares foods by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring, and breading. Weighs, measures, and dispenses foods in accordance with portion controls.

Mixes ingredients according to precisely written recipes. Sets up and replenishes salad bar. Covers, dates, and stores leftovers according to established procedures.

Cleans and maintains equipment and work areas. Maintains accurate food inventories and rotates stock items to prevent spoilage. Performs other related duties as required.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/10/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-12863681