Food Service Technician

Overview

As a Warrant Officer Food Service Technician, you are responsible for supervising and administering all food service activities from personnel to planning and preparation, storage, distribution and accounting. You know proper nutritional needs and serve as a staff advisor to a general officer. You may also serve as a school instructor.

Job duties

• Coordinate and supervise the Food Service Program for installations, commands or organizations, to include: • Dissemination of information
• Managing personnel
• Determining technical training requirements
• Developing and conducting training for officers, enlisted and civilian personnel
• Developing management plans for food service
• Developing, coordinating and monitoring budget requirements for food service equipment and expendable supplies for both garrison and field requirements
• Plan, train and carry out changes in nutritional awareness programs, modification of menus and implementation of low-calorie menus
• Coordinate with Troop Issue Subsistence Activities (TISA) and Class I points to ensure availability of appropriate subsistence for both garrison and field feeding operations, to ensure timely resupply, and to ensure reconfiguration of field rations into nutritionally acceptable menus
• Evaluate field feeding requirements and develop milestone plans to support major field exercises
• Review and monitor requisitions for Class I, III and IX supplies to support food service operations, and coordinate all food service for field training

Training

Training details are confirmed with an Army National Guard recruiter.

Civilian career relevance

The technical and leadership experience developed in this role may support related civilian career pathways.