Food Technician

Job Type
Full-time

Description

Pueo is seeking a Food Technician to join our unique team of multidisciplined experts to provide technical food science support to the DEVCOM Soldier Center Combat Feeding Division, in Natick, MA. The DEVCOM SC mission is to optimize and modernize Soldier/squad performance and increase combat readiness and lethality in order to ensure dominance in multi-domain operations. 

You will be part of a team providing support services to DEVCOM SC, to include but not limited to Aerial Delivery Division (ADD), Engineering Systems Division (ESD), Combat Feeding Division (CFD), PM-SCIE, and PM FSS. The services include conducting studies, investigations, analyses, assessments, tests, and/or evaluations of military equipment (i.e., personnel and cargo aerial delivery equipment) and systems as required by the DEVCOM SC and driven by Warfighters requirements.

The Food Technician will be responsible for the following, but not limited to:

• Apply knowledge of good food service practices and nutrition analysis to meet customer demands for new and updated recipes as well as contribute to the improvement and maintenance of the extensive AFRS recipe database.
• Support AFRS recipe update and new recipe development initiatives and assure that sufficient personnel are available to meet ongoing customer needs/requests. 
• Work with the Armed Forces Recipe Service (AFRS), developing, updating and testing standardized recipes, addressing categories of recipes as specified by the services, for use across all Services. 
• Work includes researching recipes, preparing test sheets, conducting nutrient analysis with Genesis SQL, lab trials, writing completed recipes, reviewing recipes developed by teammates (both editorially and via lab validation) and photographing recipes. 
• Contribute to writing and editing Guideline Cards as well as contribute to developing culinary trainings and toolkits that will be featured on the military nutrition environment website where AFRS and Go for Green® content is posted. 
• Continue to establish best practices for capturing photos of all recipes as they are developed or revised. Ensure all recipes are photographed and the photos properly filed and posted.
• Maintain all test data, recipe documents, guideline cards, trainings and other project materials in the AFRS shared environment (MS Teams/SharePoint). 
• Utilize knowledge of nutritionally sound recipe and menu development. 

This position is 100% on-site and does require some CONUS travel to customer sites, as directed by the customer.

Requirements

Minimum Required Qualification:  

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• An associate’s degree in culinary arts, food and Nutrition or Culinary Nutrition related field, and 4 years of professional experience in food technology, recipe development, or food science. 
• Ability to obtain and maintain a ServSafe Food Safety or a Sanitation certification within 90 days from start date.
• Experience in recipe/menu development with emphasis on easy to execute nutritionally sound foods.
• Strong writing and communications skills. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of software, in particular, Excel and Word.
• Willingness and ability to travel. 

Desired Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, nutrition, culinary nutrition or related field, and 2 years of professional experience in food technology, recipe development, or food science.  
• Current/Valid ServSafe Food Safety and Sanitation certification. 
• Experience with Military commodities, Armed Forces Recipe Service (AFRS), or Go for Green content is a plus.
• Experience in food service in a restaurant or bakery, or institutional setting and/or product development or recipe development/testing setting preferred. 
• Experience with nutrient analysis using ESHA Genesis nutritional software or similar preferred.
• Experience with food photography is optional but desired.  

Salary Range Estimate: 

Min $47,308– Max $76,032. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Pueo’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Pueo provides a variety of benefits to employees.

Pueo Overview: 

Pueo is a National Security cyber company built to inspect, defend, harden, and continuously authorize the networks our customers depend on. We deliver mission-grade cybersecurity across defense, intelligence, homeland security, federal enterprise, and critical infrastructure. Our work connects mission-risk inspection, defensive cyber operations, continuous authorization, security engineering, and mission delivery through one accountable team.

Pueo EEO Statement: 

Pueo is an equal employment opportunity employer and affirmative action employer. All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or protected veteran status. Pueo takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance diversity and inclusion of individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.