Correctional Food Service Lead — Safe, Efficient Dining

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Talladega (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System in Talladega, Alabama, is seeking a Corrections food service professional to oversee mass meal preparation and dining operations. The role requires managing cooks, ensuring safety and sanitation, and delivering meals that meet dietary and security standards within budget constraints.

The position emphasizes planning special diet services (regular, medical, religious) and maintaining rigorous health and safety practices across all food service tasks in a

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.
• Graduate education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
• OR Experience: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.
• Specialized experience must involve preparing and serving food in mass quantities for large groups of people.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve food in mass quantities for large groups of people.
• Supervise food preparation, ensuring palatability, proper temperature, and budgetary compliance.
• Supervise dining room operations and monitor timing and preparation of foods.
• Plan and develop specialized activities of the food service program for regular, medical and religious diets; establish safety and sanitary procedures.

Skills

Mass food preparation supervision

Food safety & sanitation

Budget adherence

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 years graduate education leading to such degree or LL.M.

Job description

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System in Talladega, Alabama, is seeking a Corrections food service professional to oversee mass meal preparation and dining operations. The role requires managing cooks, ensuring safety and sanitation, and delivering meals that meet dietary and security standards within budget constraints.

The position emphasizes planning special diet services (regular, medical, religious) and maintaining rigorous health and safety practices across all food service tasks in a