Food Service Technical Instructor

Food Service Technical Instructor to join our Army Maintenance Assistance and Instruction Team (MAIT). You will provide a planned and coordinated program, course, curriculum, subject or routine instruction in professional, technical, administrative, or other fields designed to improve individual and organization performance and assist in achieving the agency?s mission in Army training for unit readiness. Courses may be instructor based, computer-based, simulator based, interactive, or non-interactive. The instructor uses a computer to organize and draft a curriculum that breaks a complex subject into blocks or units of instruction, creates graphics, and integrates them into supply focused curriculum. Development of classroom techniques that reflect professionalism and good management practices for food service operations. Developing, coordinating and monitoring budget requirements for food service equipment and expendable supplies for both garrison and field requirements, logistics automation, and deployment management procedures. Prepare and deliver briefings, point papers, reports, fact sheets, and submit products to the COR which will ensure assigned command received information. Maintain verification systems to identify deficiencies and shortcomings by examining units, food service operations, logistics automation, and deployment activities to ensure compliance with applicable Army Regulations, field manuals, technical publications, USARPAC policies and CASCOM and TRADOC Regulations. All personnel performing under this contract shall meet the minimum requirements outlined below.

Duties & Responsibilities

Be proficient in Army Food Service Operations and possess the ability to mentor Food Service Personnel with the coordination and supervision of the Food Service Program for their 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
• Train and oversee Class I supply distribution operations and ration break personnel in the acquisition, receipt, storage, shipment, and accountability for subsistence, water, ice, religious operational rations, and health and comfort packs
• Evaluate garrison and field feeding operations to ensure food service personnel comply with food service regulations relative to food preparation, service, accountability and sanitation

Teaching tailored technical courses in accordance with the approved curriculum to maintain proficiency and to evaluate and develop new instructional techniques/courses.

Incorporation of new curriculum in the teaching process

Development and maintenance of classroom techniques that reflect professionalism and good discipline.

Development of alternative teaching techniques and scenarios to maintain high motivation and interest in the subject areas.

While acting as the testing officer, conduct an analysis of test and provide revisions, as necessary.

Provide a comprehensive assessment of training and shall define training requirements to include:

• • An analysis of the Systems, Applications and Products skills
  • Identification of Terminal Learning Objectives (TLO)
  • Development of outcome metrics
  • Development of test materials and hands-on evaluation for logistics training

Informs Program Manager or Assistant Program Manager on logistical matters and results of field assessments.