COOK - MCGUIRE

Pudgy's Sports Bar, located on McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey, is a distinguished establishment within the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) activities operated by the Air Force and Space Force. As a Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) entity, it provides vital services to the military community, offering a welcoming environment where service members and their families can relax, socialize, and enjoy quality food and entertainment. Recognized for its commitment to supporting the wellbeing and morale of military personnel, Pudgy's Sports Bar plays a significant role in enhancing community engagement on the base.\n\nThe role available is for a Cook position within Pudgy's Sports Bar. This position focuses on performing a broad range of simple cooking tasks that support the overall kitchen operations and ensure that customers receive freshly prepared meals in a timely manner. The cook will be responsible for preparing food items that require minimal processing, including staples such as pancakes, sausages, eggs, hamburgers, and fresh or canned vegetables. Additional responsibilities involve preparing hot cereals, broiled meats, concentrated or dehydrated soups, sauces, gravies, and assembling cold sandwich fillings. The cook will also handle convenience items like frozen hash browns, fish fillets, and chicken nuggets, as well as baking pizzas as part of their duties.\n\nFood preparation at this level entails preparing ingredients by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring, or breading, alongside weighing, measuring, and assembling ingredients according to set menu standards. The cook plays a vital role in setting up and replenishing the salad bar, portioning foods for meal distribution, and properly covering, dating, and storing leftovers following established procedures to maintain food safety and quality. Keeping the kitchen equipment clean and well-maintained is another key aspect of the job, which requires knowledge of operating and cleaning various food service devices.\n\nCandidates for this cook position must have a solid understanding of food preparation methods and procedures, the ability to follow oral and written instructions accurately, and perform basic arithmetic necessary for measuring ingredients and managing portions. A strong emphasis is placed on working safely and efficiently in a busy kitchen environment, along with the ability to season food correctly according to standard recipes and determine when foods are adequately cooked. The physical demands are significant, as the role requires the ability to frequently lift objects up to 40 pounds and stand, walk, stoop, reach, push, pull, and bend for extended periods.\n\nApplicants should be aware that this position requires a background investigation, successful completion of food handler certification training within a specified timeframe after hire, and a favorable pre-employment physical to meet the lifting and physical requirements. This opportunity is open to all candidates, including those qualifying under various preference categories such as Business Based Action, Military Spouse Preference, Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference. The role does not accommodate experience substitution with education, but foreign education may be accepted if equivalency to U.S. standards is demonstrated. Commitment to upholding the ideals of the American republic, the rule of law, and the U.S. Constitution is highly valued in candidates applying for this government affiliated position.