MWR Cook: Fresh, Fast Base Dining

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

Job summary

The Navy Region Southwest's Morale, Welfare and Recreation department is seeking a Food Service Worker in its Food and Beverage Division in El Centro, CA. The position covers a full range of menu items and maintains cooking and serving areas.

Duties include preparing pancakes, eggs, burgers, cereals; soups, gravies; salad bar; portioning; and keeping areas clean. Applicants must meet federal requirements including E-Verify and background checks.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of methods and procedures relating to cooking in small quantities and the skill to apply such information.
• Ability to read and understand written food service material such as food labels, standardized recipes.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic computations for multiplying ingredients and servings.

Responsibilities

• 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 vegetables.
• Prepares all forms of hot cereals; broils meats; prepares soups, sauces, gravies; and makes cold sandwich fillings.
• Prepares convenience items such as frozen hash browns, fish fillets, and chicken nuggets; may bake pizza.
• Prepares foods by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring, and breading.
• Weighs, measures, and dispenses foods according to portion controls.
• Mixes ingredients according to recipes; sets up and replenishes salad bar.
• Covers, dates, and stores leftovers according to procedures.
• Cleans and maintains equipment and work areas; rotates stock to prevent spoilage.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Food preparation

Reading recipes

Arithmetic for recipes

Sanitation knowledge

Job description

The Navy Region Southwest's Morale, Welfare and Recreation department is seeking a Food Service Worker in its Food and Beverage Division in El Centro, CA. The position covers a full range of menu items and maintains cooking and serving areas.

Duties include preparing pancakes, eggs, burgers, cereals; soups, gravies; salad bar; portioning; and keeping areas clean. Applicants must meet federal requirements including E-Verify and background checks.