Job Details
**Announcement Number** mer103421-006 **Department** Food and Beverage **Location** Mississippi **Position Status** Flex, No Benefits **Salary** $9.97 - Hourly **SERIES & GRADE: NA-7404-04** **SALARY: $9.97 per hour (Step One) *Includes: Night differential / Sunday premium / Holiday pay / OT *as applicable**
**EMPLOYEMENT CATEGORY: FLEXIBLE 0-40 HOURS WEEKLY *NO BENEFITS (varying hours and shifts) INCLUDING DAYS, NIGHTS, WEEKENDS & HOLIDAYS**
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. Receives assignments in form of written and oral instruction from immediate supervisor who "spot checks" work to ensure it is being performed properly and is available to answer technical questions. Responsible for the proper use and cleaning of equipment, safety practices, personal hygiene, and conformance with sanitation requirements. Detailed instructions are provided on new or more difficult work. Work is evaluated in terms of quality of food cooked and adherence to instructions and time schedules. Performs other related duties as required.
**QUALIFICATIONS**
* Working knowledge of the methods and procedures relating to food preparation in small quantities and the skill to apply such information to cook a limited variety of prepared foods.
* Ability to read and understand written food service material such as food labels, standardized recipes, etc.
* Ability to perform basic arithmetic computations in multiplying ingredients for a recipe and calculating how many servings.
* Knowledge of the characteristics of various foods such as color, flavor, consistency, texture, and temperature and cooking time required.
* Skill in planning, coordinating and timing sequence of steps required to have all menu items ready for serving at specified time.
* Knowledge of sanitation principles.
**PHYSICAL DEMANDS**
Work requires continual standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing and pulling, and bending. Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40pounds unassisted, and occasionally lifts or move objects weighing over 40 pounds with the assistance of lifting devices or other workers.
**TRAVEL REQUIRED**
None.
**OTHER INFORMATION**
Some positions have special requirements. Selection may be tentative pending the completion of the satisfactory employment reference checks and receipt of proof of education (where applicable). Selectee may be required to complete a one (1) year probationary period. Participation in the Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer within the first 30 days of employment is required. We utilize E-Verify to confirm selectees eligibility to work in the United States. Salary is dependent on experience and/or education. For positions requiring travel more than twice per year, selectee will be required to obtain and maintain in good standing a Government-issued Travel Card for official government travel purposes.
**HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED**
All resumes will be reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement, and will be rated based on the information provided in the resume to determine the level of knowledge, skill, and ability, related to the job requirements. Using the qualifications of the position, a predetermined rating criterion of knowledge, skills, and abilities will be used for each resume. Best-qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews. It is the applicants responsibility to verify all the information in their resume and documents; Human Resources will not modify documents submitted by an applicant. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in the resume. Please ensure that your resume or application contains all the information requested in the vacancy announcement along with any supporting documents, or your application may not be considered. Where a first cut-off date is indicated, a selection may be made from the resumes/applications received as of the specified first cut-off date. Completed applications (resume, supporting documentation, etc.) must be received by 11:59pm Central Time on the cut-off/closing date unless specified different. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received will be reviewed.
**SPOUSAL PREFERENCE**
The time period of eligibility for spousal preference begins 30 days before the military member's reporting date at a new duty station outside of the current duty station's commuting area and applies without time restriction except that spouses seeking preference with less than six months time remaining in the area may be non-selected. Spousal Preference forms can be located online at . You MUST attach spouse preference application for each position you are applying for. Attach a copy of spouses PCS orders and copy of marriage license/certificate.
**WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT**
Please ensure that your application/resume contains all the information requested in the vacancy announcement. If your resume or application does not provide all the information requested on this form and in the job vacancy announcement, you may lose consideration for the job. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. If selected for an interview, applicants can expect to be contacted 1-3 weeks after their interview with a position offer or notification of non-selection. Due to the large volume of applications we receive, we regret we are not able to respond individually in writing to all applicants who are not selected for interviews for our positions.
**BENEFITS**
Flexible employees are not eligible to participate in the CNIC benefit programs, nor are they entitled to earn or use leave including military leave, court leave, sick or annual leave. A flex employee is one who serves in either a continuing or temporary (time limited) position, on a scheduled or unscheduled (as needed or intermittent) basis, up to 40 hours per week.
**HOW TO APPLY**
All interested applicants should submit their NAF Employment Application or resume to MWR Personnel Office or by mail, email, or fax to: Morale, Welfare and Recreation, 255 Rosenbaum Ave. Suite 234, Naval Air Station Meridian, MS 39309. Tel: (601) ###-####; fax: (601) ###-#### **OR** Apply in person Monday - Friday at NAS Meridian Pass & Tag Office, 7:00AM- 3:30PM *Self-service (Drop off application/resume, pick up NAF Employment Application, review job announcements). Applications or resumes may be emailed to ...@navy.mil. EMAILS MUST HAVE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER IN THE SUBJECT LINE-Failure to do so will result in your email being considered SPAM. **ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A NAF EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION or RESUME & FORM OF-306 (Declaration for Federal Employment).** To view all MWR NAS Meridian job vacancies, please visit .
**REQUIRED DOCUMENTS**
* NAF Employment Application or Resume
* Include name and contact information for at least three (3) professional references in your resume