MWR Cook

This position is located in the Food and Beverage Division of the Moral Welfare and Recreation Department at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. 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.

• 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.