Cook-- INT

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6659

13 February 2026

Until Filled

Intermittent (0-19 hours/week)

Cook-05 – Salary: $20.85/hour

MWR Ketchikan Crows Nest, Ketchikan, AK

• Prepares and cooks a variety of menu items such as hamburgers, grilled sandwiches, eggs, quick meals, cold sandwiches and salads.
• Operates a variety of kitchen equipment that uses gas, electricity, steam, or microwave heat sources.
• Grills or fries steaks, chops, poultry, pancakes, bacon, sausage, etc., by watching while the items are cooking, turning as required and removing when done.
• Prepares and cooks fresh, frozen or canned vegetables and fruits for serving as directed.
• Prepares desserts, juices, and other items as directed by higher‑grade cooks.
• Places cooked food in serving dishes, steam carts and food trucks.
• Maintains rotation of food inventories to prevent spoilage.
• Maintains proper temperature for all foods during holding, transport, reheating, and serving to assure quality control and food safety.
• Covers, dates and properly stores all food items at the close of business or shift.
• May assist with monthly and mid‑monthly food and beverage product inventories.
• Maintains assigned area in a neat and orderly manner in compliance with fire, safety, sanitation and security regulations.
• Cleans and maintains equipment and work areas, disassembling and assembling component parts and accessories for cleaning.
• Practices a "clean as you go" concept, cleaning utensils and equipment after each use.
• Removes soiled dishes, glasses and flatware from tables; carries to dishwashing area; cleans tables of paper, trash, linen, salt, pepper, sugar, glasses; serves butter, salads, desserts as instructed.
• Scrapes and pre‑rinses dishes, glasses and flatware for washing.
• Separates food waste and trash.
• Loads dishes into dishwasher; hand washes dishes; stacks and stores clean dishes.
• Handles bar‑related duties such as filling ice bins, replacing empty beer kegs, stocking beer coolers; helps set up service bars and portable bars.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Experience in methods and procedures relating to food preparation, presentation, reading and following recipes.
• Experience following oral and written instructions and performing simple arithmetic.
• Must be physically able to frequently lift objects weighing up to 40 pounds; must be able to continuously stand, walk, stoop, reach, push, pull and bend for long periods of time.
• Must be able to obtain a Food Handler's Certificate and/or complete food handler's training.

• One year or more of experience as a cook in food preparation, presentation, reading and following recipes gained in a grill, snack bar, restaurant, club or similar food activity.

• Paid Annual and Sick Leave
• Holiday Pay
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible/Dependent Spending Account
• Pension Plan
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave

• Residency Requirements:
  Non‑U.S. nationals, who are authorized to work in the U.S. and applying for any DHS position, must have resided within the United States, or U.S. territories, for at least three of the last five years.
• Selectee will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer as the standard method of payment for payroll and travel purposes.
• Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless covered by an exemption under the Selective Service Law, in accordance with 5 U.S. Code 3378. Selectee will be required to provide a written statement regarding his registration status unless he is exempted by this statute.
• Must satisfactorily complete a Federal Background check and all pre‑employment requirements, which may include, but are not limited to, background checks, security clearances, drug testing, verification of employment history, and any other requirements applicable to this position.
• Applicants may not be employed in the chain of command of their relatives.
• This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.…