Cook Supervisor (Cook Foreman)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Bruceton Mills (WV); On-site; USD 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System in the United States is seeking a Corrections food service supervisor responsible for overseeing inmate workers across cooks, bakers, and dining roles.

Role includes ongoing training in food safety and sanitation, as well as supervising receiving, storing, and issuing of items. Security duties and inmate accountability are part of daily operations.

Qualifications

• Supervise 25-30 inmate workers in cooks/bakers/dining roles.
• Provide ongoing training on food production, presentation, and sanitation.
• Oversee receiving, storing, and issuing food and non-food items.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and instruct inmate workers across food service duties.
• Conduct continual training to update knowledge on production and sanitation.
• Ensure security operations including key, knife/blade, and inmate accountability; conduct searches.

Skills

Inmate supervision

Security procedures

Training & instruction

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

Key Responsibilities

Primary responsibility is to provide supervision and instruction to 25-30 inmate workers who are assigned the duties of cooks, butchers, bakers, dining and dish workers, vegetable preparation workers, and pot and pan washers. Provides continual training to the inmate workers in order to update their knowledge in all phases of production, presentation, and sanitation of food items. Oversees the receiving, storing, and issue of all food and non-food items.

Responsible for security operations such as key control, yeast control, knife and blade control, inmate accountability and conducts routine contraband searches throughout the work area. Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System, Department of Justice.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $37.08 - $43.23/hr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-18.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.