Food Service Worker

Navy Life PNW; Oak Harbor, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Navy Life PNW at NAS Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor, WA provides MWR programs with meals and related services for service members and families. This position focuses on safe food handling, recipe execution, and quality control in a busy kitchen environment.

The role requires knowledge of ingredients, portioning, sanitation, and the ability to work under guidance with clear communication in English among kitchen teammates.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of food handling techniques, personal hygiene standards, and safe work procedures.
• Knowledge of techniques for measuring ingredients and basic understanding of recipe construction.
• Knowledge of basic arithmetic to count servings and determine yield.
• Working knowledge of diet principles.
• Working knowledge of sanitation standards and procedures to prevent contamination.
• Skill to perform tasks involving several procedures.
• Skill to overcome production problems and ensure quality.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing, with strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and portion ingredients according to standardized recipes.
• Maintain proper sanitation and food handling practices to prevent contamination.
• Adjust recipes to accommodate equipment capacity and serving quantities.
• Communicate clearly with team to coordinate meal preparation and service.
• Ensure accuracy in measurements and portion sizes for consistent servings.

Skills

Food handling

Recipe scaling

Diet principles

Sanitation standards

Communication in English

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Multi-tasking

Job description

Support the Military's Quality of Life programs! The Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) department of Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) provides fitness, recreation, lodging and food and beverage programs for service members, their families, retired military and civilian employees. This position is located at the Kegler's Grill aboard Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor, WA. Employee may contribute to special events for the Naval Air Station both on and off premise.

Resumes must include information which demonstrates experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they relate to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs.

A qualified candidate possesses the following:

• Knowledge and understanding of food handling techniques, personal hygiene standards, and safe work procedures.
• Knowledge of techniques for measuring ingredients and basic understanding of recipe construction.
• Knowledge of basic arithmetic in order to count the number of table sand serving bowls required to determine the number of servings a container will yield.
• Working knowledge of diet principles.
• Working knowledge of sanitation standards and procedures to prevent contamination, such as the need to clean equipment previously used for raw food before further use and the need to use a chemical sanitizer or maintain proper water temperature when cleaning dishes.
• Skill to perform tasks involving several procedures.
• Skill to overcome practical production problems, evaluate final food products, and initiate corrective action when an item does not meet established quality standards.
• Skill to develop standardized recipes for quantity cooking; able to expand and modify recipes according to the capacity of the equipment in the kitchen as well and in response to adjustments in the number of servings required.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing, and possess strong interpersonal communication skill.