Culinary Operations Specialist

3 days ago


Canberra, ACT, Australia Australian Defence Force Full time
About Australian Defence Force

We are a leading defence organisation, dedicated to protecting Australia's interests and maintaining regional stability.

Job DescriptionCulinary Operations Specialist

The role of the Australian Army Catering Corp (AACC) is to provide specialist catering support to the Australian Army on operations, exercises, and within specified barrack locations. As a Culinary Operations Specialist, you will be responsible for preparing, cooking, and serving nutritional meals to sustain personnel as required across all operational environments and threat levels.

This includes the provision of technical advice for all aspects of nutritional sustainment of the force, including contracted catering service providers, procurement and management of rations and ancillaries, implementing and maintaining food safety, optimising feeding methodologies, augmenting the provision of amenities, and operating non-public monies accounts.

Your mission will be to provide deployable catering support to Australian Force Elements (FE) in order to provide the commander with a nutritionally sustained force.

As a Culinary Operations Specialist, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks, including:

  • Commanding a catering platoon
  • Providing technical catering and nutritional support advice to commanders and staff
  • Developing and implementing food safety and catering operational support plans
  • Operational logistics planning for major exercises, international engagements, and civil assistance or humanitarian aid missions

You will gain a thorough understanding of the Army's logistics procedures, and in later years, be employable across a broad range of roles and appointments such as operations officer, second in command, company commander, staff officer, or instructor.

Salary and Benefits

The estimated annual salary for this position is $80,000-$110,000 AUD, depending on experience and qualifications. As an ADF employee, you will also receive a comprehensive benefits package, including access to medical and dental care, paid leave, and superannuation.

Requirements and Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree is not required; however, it is highly desirable. Previous food safety or nutrition knowledge is not required. As an AACC Officer, you will complete a Graduate Certificate in Human Nutrition as part of your employment, giving you the necessary knowledge to excel in this role.



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