Correctional Kitchen Supervisor – On-Site

LaSalle Corrections; Jonesboro (LA); On-site; USD 57,859,000 - 61,992,000; Full time

Job summary

LaSalle Corrections is seeking an Assistant Food Service Manager at Jackson Parish Correctional Center in Jonesboro, LA. This role oversees daily kitchen operations, ensuring meals meet nutritional guidelines, safety standards, and facility regulations while supervising inmate workers.

You will coordinate training, supervise food preparation, and maintain equipment and inventory. Strong leadership and communication are essential in a high-paced, security-conscious environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED completed.
• Completed facility training standards.
• Experience in correctional or institutional food service preferred.
• Supervisory experience with staff or offenders preferred.

Responsibilities

• Train and supervise inmate/detainee workers, including orientation, task assignments, sanitation, safety, and security procedures.
• Instruct and assist with food preparation and service in accordance with standardized recipes, production standards, and dietary requirements.
• Enforce housekeeping, sanitation, safety, health code, and security protocols; conduct regular kitchen and equipment inspections.
• Receive, inspect, and properly store food and supply deliveries, ensuring accuracy, proper temperatures, and timely stocking.
• Monitor and maintain food and supply inventory, complete weekly inventories, order supplies, and control costs and waste.
• Maintain accurate records of food production, temperature logs, cleaning schedules, and inmate/detainee labor.
• Coordinate menu planning and annual reviews with a registered dietitian and support annual food service health inspections.

Skills

Inmate supervision

Food service supervision

Menu planning

Food safety compliance

Inventory control

Communication skills

Time management

Education

High school diploma or GED

Facility training completion

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

LaSalle Corrections is seeking an Assistant Food Service Manager at Jackson Parish Correctional Center in Jonesboro, LA. This role oversees daily kitchen operations, ensuring meals meet nutritional guidelines, safety standards, and facility regulations while supervising inmate workers.

You will coordinate training, supervise food preparation, and maintain equipment and inventory. Strong leadership and communication are essential in a high-paced, security-conscious environment.