MWR Cook

Navy Region Southwest Fleet and Family Readiness (FFR); Coronado (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Navy Region Southwest Fleet and Family Readiness (FFR) is seeking a Cook for the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department at NASNI O Club, Naval Base Coronado. The role covers full range of basic cooking tasks and maintaining clean equipment and areas to support menu items.

Responsibilities include preparing breakfast items, hot cereals, sandwiches, and savory dishes, while ensuring portion controls and sanitation standards are met. Location is on base in Coronado, CA.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of methods and procedures for cooking small quantities.
• Ability to read and understand food labels and standardized recipes.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic for scaling ingredients.
• Knowledge of sanitation principles.
• Ability to plan and time sequence to have all items ready on time.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook items such as pancakes, eggs, hamburgers, and vegetables.
• Broil meats, prepare soups, sauces, and gravies.
• Prepare convenience items (hash browns, fish fillets, nuggets) and pizza as needed.
• Peel, chop, dice, and portion foods according to recipes.
• Measure ingredients and replenish salad bar; rotate stock and store leftovers.
• Maintain cleanliness of equipment and work areas; perform related duties.

Skills

Food prep basics

Recipe interpretation

Reading labels

Basic math

Sanitation knowledge

Time management

Job description

Summary This position is in the Food and Beverage Division of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department in the Navy Region Southwest. The Primary purpose of this position is to perform a full range of menu items; maintains cooking and serving equipment and areas in a clean and ordinary conditions. Located at

I-Bar NASNI O Club, Naval Base Coronado.

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.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.
• Must meet federal suitability requirements including successful completion of background investigation.

Qualifications

• 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.

Education: This position is not in a positive education series.

Additional information

Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace free of illegal drugs. According to the Executive Order, all Federal employees are required to remain drug free throughout their employment. Commander, Navy Installations Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated, and use of or intoxication by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.

Non-U.S. citizens with fewer than three years of recent residential history in the U.S. may be determined ineligible for employment.

Some positions have special requirements. Selectee may be required to complete a one (1) year probationary period. Participation in Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer within the first 30 days of employment is required.

In accordance with the Real ID Act of 2005, if a candidate or new hire requires access to a military installation and does not have a REAL ID, identity will need to be established. Identity is established by presenting either one (1) Acceptable Credential or by presenting an acceptable combination of Source Identify Documents. Acceptable Credentials are listed in List A and Acceptable Source Identity Documents are listed in Lists B and C in the link below (page 3). https://www.oni.navy.mil/Portals/12/Vistors/Base%20Access%20Form.pdf?ver=2017-08-28-065204-693

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.