Job opening: Food Services Specialist
Salary: $72 553 - 94 317 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Sep 18 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: This position is located with the Army Sustainment Command, Army Field Support Brigade - CONUS West, LSE, Fort Riley KS.
Duties
Serves as a Food Service Specialist responsible for Army Food Management Information System (AFMIS) administration.
Serves as the primary technical authority for quality assurance requirements, policies, and procedures.
Acts as a Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) and Alternate Contracting Officer Representative (ACOR) for Food Service contracts.
Monitors DFAC accounts, inventory status, headcounts and cash meal payment turn-ins.
Uses AFMIS for program review and compiles food program performance reports.
Conducts analysis of data within AFMIS for program requirements (DFAC headcount, subsistence account status, menu compliance).
Plans, coordinates, and evaluates a comprehensive quality assurance program.
Develops and conducts quality assurance training.
Plans, directs, organizes, coordinates for equipment replacement, vendor repair of equipment.
Maintains records on all food service equipment for replacement.
Evaluates requirements for new equipment and modernization of dining facilities, food trucks and kiosks/bistros.
Develops policies and instruction, conducts analysis for new food service equipment.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- A National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) Background Investigation is required.
- This position requires the incumbent drive a motor vehicle. An appropriate, valid driver's license is required and must be maintained for the position.
- Position may require evening, weekend, and/or holiday hours.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance and/or background investigation.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled which includes: coordinating logistical support for food service operations, advising directors and commanders on food program and operations, researching and processing food service equipment purchases, updating food program and subsistence supply automated systems, and inspecting contractor work performance to ensure standards are met. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position (or equalivent) in the federal service (GS-09).
OR
Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Food Service, Hospitality Management, and Culinary Management.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Food ServiceManages ResourcesPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
- Address GK-W0DA79 US ARMY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Riley, KS 66442
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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