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Our client a multinational organization with offices in several continents is urgently looking to fill vacancies for their operation at Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean Highland.
| POSITION TITLE: | MWR COOK |
| DEPARTMENT | MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION |
| POSITION REPORT TO: | MWR CLUBS SUPERVISOR |
DESCRIPTION OF JOB TASK AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepares, cooks, seasons, and portions according to recipes and menus provided in English.
- Prepares meats, sauces, vegetables, utilizing several types of food preparation to include baking, roasting, broiling, sautéing, simmering, braising, and frying.
- Places cooked foods in serving dishes, steam tables and chaffers.
- Grills steaks, chops, poultry, pancakes, bacon, eggs, sausage, etc. by watching while items are cooking; turning as required; regulating temperature; and removing when done.
- Measures and weighs ingredients as required in the preparation of salads, desserts, tacos, pizzas, juices, fruits, or other items as directed by Lead Cook
- Makes beverages, toast, salad, and sandwiches.
- Opens and prepares canned and prepackaged vegetables and goods for serving.
- Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40lbs. exposed to extreme temperature due to heat from cooking and cold form reefers and chillers, steam, fumes, odors, danger of falling, burns and cuts.
- Observe and ensure the quality and amount of food is up to standard before presenting it to customers.
- Ensures proper portion control for food, condiments and supplies are accurate.
- Expected to adhere to fire, safety and sanitation standards.
- Always keeps work area clean and neat. At the end of shift cleans and sanitizes work area
- Maintains the highest standards of sanitation.
- Maintains temperature controls, labeling and dating consumable items.
- Strictly adheres to FIFO method when pulling or using stocks.
- Performs other related duties as required.
BASIC JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must speak, read, and understand English language.
- Must pass overseas medical screening and be in good health.
- Must have driver’s license.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS: SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS OR TRAINING
- Food Handler Certificate
- Adult First Aid, CPR and AED Training Certificate
- Star Service Training Certificate
- ServSafe
EDUCATION:
- High school graduate or related fields.
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of one (1) years’ experience which provided a general knowledge of food preparations and serving such as cooking in a grill, snack bar, restaurant, club hotel or similar food activity. Training in cooking at a technical, vocational, or similar recognized school may be substituted for experience.
Basic terms of the job offer.
- Assignment Duration: 12 months. Renewal subject to performance and project status.
- Base Monthly Salary: 48 hours per week minimum work requirement: $540.00 (based on 48 hr. work week requirement)
- Working schedule: 48 hours per week (8 hours per day/6 days a week)
- Payroll period: Monthly. Amount give take home.
- Overtime: Work more than 8 hours per day or work performed on a rest day and/or holiday,
will be paid as overtime at the base salary rate.
- Accommodations: Housing, transportation, meals in-country, and laundry facilities are provided
- Sick Leave: Employee will accrue 2.67 hours of sick leave for each full month of service, beginning with the completion of the first full month of Foreign Service employment.
- Annual leave Up to 21 days paid at the end of each 12-month contract.
- Travel will be provided by the employer to the employee’s home country.
- Project Holidays: 10 paid holidays. New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, President’s Day, Philippine Independence Day, USA Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
Other requirements
- Your Passport must be valid for at least 12 months, with at least 6 total blank visa pages remaining.
- Your driver’s license must be valid for at least 6 months (unless processing for a CDL-required position, which will require 12 months remaining).
- Updated covid vaccination certificate
- Medical exam report at a date to be advised.
Interested candidates are requested to apply ONLINE via the form below. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Salient Features
| Experience Required | 1 Year |