Cook/Cook Helper

at Riley Food Service in Fort Riley, Kansas, United States

Job Description

Responsibilities include a significant amount of the following duties, which are typical but not all-inclusive:

1. Sweeping and mopping floors (routine and emergency)
2. Clean and sanitize food contact and nonfood contact surfaces
3. Washing, cleaning, peeling, slicing, or otherwise preparing fruits and vegetables for salads, desserts, and general cooking
4. Remove garbage and trash to disposal areas
5. Clean refrigeration units
6. Procuring subsistence items from the storeroom or refrigerator as requested
7. Serving food to patrons
8. Tasks requiring prolonged standing and/or walking
9. Prepare menu items in small or large quantities in accordance with the production schedule and Army recipe cards
10. Prepare in small or large quantities, by various cooking methods (baking, roasting, deep fat frying, grilling, etc), meats, poultry, and fish
11. Season and cook various cuts of meat, poultry, and fish
12. Broil, steam, or fry vegetables
13. Make gravies, soups, sauces, rolls, meat pies, fricassees, casseroles, and stews
14. Lifting and/or carrying up to fifty (50) lbs without assistance
15. Must be able to push seventy (70) pounds on wheels
16. Perform other additional duties as required by supervisor/management

Other requirements may come up that cooks/cook helpers may have to accomplish.  As long as the task does not cause bodily harm or a flagrant violation of safety guidelines, the cook or cook helper will complete the task.