Food Service Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Tampa, FL, seeks a seasoned Food Service Lead to manage daily dining facility operations, including meal planning, inventories, and vendor orders, ensuring safe and healthy food preparation for staff.

You will develop daily menus aligned with the five food groups, oversee U.S. and DoD contractors, train mess personnel, and collaborate with base staff. Willingness to travel up to 90% and hold a Secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the food service industry.
• 2+ years of experience in food service management.
• Experience in front-line or technical food service, cost control and budgets, and schedule production.
• Experience working with U.S. and DoD regulations and safety standards.
• Knowledge of AF food and health regulations such as AFMAN 48-147_IP, AFMAN 34-240, TB MED 577, or Tri-Service Food Code.
• Ability to travel up to 90% of the time to austere locations in South Asia.
• Secret clearance.
• HS diploma or GED.
• ServSAFE certification or completion of a cook apprenticeship program such as ACFEF Apprenticeship program

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day dining facility operations including meal planning, inventories, and vendor orders.
• Develop daily healthy items menu featuring five food groups.
• Oversee contractors and provide training to mess personnel.
• Facilitate daily interactions with base staff and create status updates.
• Track food service requirements and make recommendations to program leadership.
• Develop innovative solutions to complex problems.

Skills

Food service experience

Food service management

Cost control

Budgeting

Staff training

Travel readiness

Secret clearance

U.S./DoD regulations

ServSafe certification

Education

HS diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Number: R0250667 Food Service Lead

The Opportunity

Maintain responsibility for managing day-to-day dining facility operations, inclusive of meal planning, performing inventories, and ordering food from various vendors to ensure 100% safe and healthy food preparation and delivery for staff members. Develop daily healthy items menu for each meal featuring the five food groups. Oversee local national and sub-contractors, provide training and assistance to mess personnel. Facilitate daily interactions with base staff, create status updates, track food service requirements, and make experience-based recommendations for improvement to program leadership. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems.

You Have

• 5+ years of experience in the food service industry
• 2+ years of experience in food service management
• Experience in front-line or technical food service, cost control and budgets, and schedule production
• Experience working with a broad team of U.S. and Local National contractors, suppliers, and subcontractors in an austere environment, including quality control measures and safety standards
• Knowledge of U.S. and DoD Air Force food and health regulations such as AFMAN 48-147_IP, AFMAN 34-240, TB MED 577, or Tri-Service Food Code
• Ability to work independently and interact effectively with all food service stakeholders
• Ability to travel up to 90% of the time to austere locations in South Asia, including deployments of up to 6 months
• Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED
• SERVSAFE certification or completion of a cook apprenticeship program such as ACFEF Apprenticeship program

Nice If You Have

• 2+ years of experience with OCONUS project management
• Experience with the integration of multicultural environments and regulations through teamwork and social interactions
• Ability to de-conflict and manage competing requirements
• Ability to develop daily healthy items menu for each meal featuring the five food groups
• Ability to gather, consolidate, and organize strategic requirements
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively to all stakeholders ranging from contractors to client senior management
• Bachelor's degree
• ServSafe Allergen Certification

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

• health
• life
• disability
• financial
• retirement benefits
• paid leave
• professional development
• tuition assistance
• work-life programs
• dependent care
• recognition awards program

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.