Cook

Air Force Global Strike Command (DAF); Montana; On-site; USD 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Force Global Strike Command (DAF) is seeking a flexible Cook at Malmstrom AFB, MT. This Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position has 0 guaranteed hours and may work up to 40 hours per week.

Duties include preparing a variety of simple meals, following recipes, and maintaining kitchen safety. You must be able to lift up to 40 pounds, stand for long periods, and obtain a Food Handler’s Certificate.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in methods and procedures relating to food preparation and presentation.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions, work safely, and do simple arithmetic.
• Must be physically able to frequently lift objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Must be able to continuously stand, walk, stoop, reach, push, pull and bend for long periods of time.
• Must be able to obtain a Food Handler’s Certificate and/or complete food handler’s training.
• Successful completion and favorable adjudication of applicable background investigation (Tier 1) is required.

Responsibilities

• Performs a full range of simple cooking tasks by preparing and cooking items that require little or no processing such as pancakes, sausage, eggs, hamburgers and vegetables.
• Prepares hot cereals, broiled meats, soups, sauces and gravies; makes sandwich fillings.
• Prepares convenience items such as frozen hash browns, fish fillets and chicken nuggets; some cooks bake pizza.
• Prepares food by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring or breading; weighs ingredients and portions foods.
• Mixes ingredients according to recipes to produce quality products and minimize waste.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Food preparation

Safety compliance

Manual dexterity

Job description

Summary

About the position: This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and will be assigned to the Grizzly Bend.

This is a flexible position. You are guaranteed 0 hours, but may work up to 40 hours per week.

Physical Effort: Continual standing, walking, & frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, & bending.Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 pounds, and occasionally lifts or moves objects weighing over 40 pounds w assistance.
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Summary

About the position: This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and will be assigned to the Grizzly Bend.

This is a flexible position. You are guaranteed 0 hours, but may work up to 40 hours per week.

Physical Effort: Continual standing, walking, & frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, & bending.Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 pounds, and occasionally lifts or moves objects weighing over 40 pounds w assistance.
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Overview

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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Malmstrom AFB, MT
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Salary

: $19.96 – $23.29 per hour Pay starts at $19.96 and will increase with time in grade

NA 4

Promotion potential

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None

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Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule

Intermittent – This is a flexible position. No guaranteed hours – may work 0-40 hours per week.

Travel Required

Not required

Appointment type

Permanent

Occupations and job series

• 7404 Cooking

Supervisory status

No

Federal service type

This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union

No

Drug test

No

Security clearance

Not Required

Position sensitivity and risk

• Suitability/Fitness

Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

• Suitability/Fitness

Announcement number

26-5JFSW542428

Control number

890954400

This job is open to

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U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency

Please see the “Who May Apply” section under the Qualifications section.

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Duties

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• Performs a full range of simple cooking tasks by preparing and cooking items that require little or no processing such as pancakes, sausage, eggs, hamburgers and fresh or canned vegetables.
• Prepares hot cereals, broiled meats; prepares and cooks concentrated or dehydrated soups, sauces, and gravies; makes cold sandwich fillings.
• Prepares convenience items such as frozen hash browns, fish fillets and chicken nuggets. Some cooks at this level prepare and bake pizza.
• Prepares food by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring or breading; weighs, measures and assembles ingredients for regular menu items; sets up and replenishes salad bar; portions foods for distribution and meal service, and covers, dates and stores leftovers according to established procedures. Washes and cleans kitchen equipment.
• Mix ingredients according written recipes that produce quality products, minimize preparation time, and avoid food material waste.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
• Must be able to obtain a Food Handler’s Certificate and/or complete food handler’s training.
• Must be able to satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical.
• This position is subject to working an uncommon tour of duty to include nights, weekends, holidays and special events.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant’s eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 11/06/2026

Business Based Action, Military Spouse Preference, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Qualifying Experience:

• Must have experience in and knowledge of methods and procedures relating to food preparation and presentation gained in a grill, snack bar, restaurant, club or similar food activity.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions, work safely, and do simple arithmetic. Knowledge of operating and cleaning food service equipment, characteristics of various foods, and the ability to season food and decide when foods are done is required.
• Must be physically able to frequently lift objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Must be able to continuously stand, walk, stoop, reach, push, pull and bend for long periods of time.
• Must be able to satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical.
• Must be able to obtain a Food Handler’s Certificate and/or complete food handler’s training.
• Successful completion and favorable adjudication of applicable background investigation (Tier 1 Level) is required.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position DOES NOT allow for education substitution.

Additional information

• Individual must fully meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position.
• U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Nationals who have resided in the U.S. Territory for three (3) or more consecutive years immediately preceding the start of Federal affiliation or a signed memorandum indicating the installation’s decision on the 3-year residency requirement..
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct deposit is required.
• Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
• A probationary period may be required.
• Pre-employment requirements must be satisfactorily met prior to Entrance on Duty (EOD).
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs IS NOT authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government’s interest.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this job opportunity announcement. And additional selections may also be made from this job opportunity announcement.
• Selection(s) are subject to restrictions resulting from hiring preferences and priority consideration eligible.
• This is a Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position carrying out Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) activities for the Air Force and Space Force.
• Applicants must be able to provide a REAL ID or present a combination of source identity documents authorized to facilitate access to the installation. Please contact the servicing HR Office with any questions.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume and supporting document will be evaluated against the qualifications of the position.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed at this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination has been made that you have inflated your responses to meet the position’s qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

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.

Required documents

Required Documents

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Required documents may vary based on the eligibility you are claiming (i.e., applying as a Military Spouse Preference – MSP, applying as a veteran, applying as a current federal employees, applying as a displaced employee, etc.). The below document(s) are required and MUST be submitted with your application by the closing date of this job announcement:

• Resume

Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support identified the general or specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.

Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include:

• Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service
• Diploma/ GED
• Disability Letter (VA)
• License
• Other (1)
• Other (2)
• PCS Orders
• Professional Certification
• Proof of Marriage Status
• Resume
• Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and supporting documents which prove your claimed eligibility. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package to include supplemental documents may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person’s personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

Agency contact information

Malmstrom NAF HR Office

[e-mail]

Malmstrom Community Services Flight

341 FSS/FSCN

7215 Goddard Drive, Bldg 1191 Room 105

Malmstrom AFB, MT 59402-5000

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Next steps

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Times may vary during the hiring process, as your application status updates/changes you will be notified with a notification letter via email.

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