Food Services Supervisor 9

State of Michigan; Lapeer (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Michigan's Department of Corrections is seeking a Food Services Shift Supervisor at a correctional facility to direct the work of staff and prisoner workers across breakfast, lunch and dinner, ensuring quality, safety and compliance with menus, policies and dietary requirements.

The role supervises cooks and trains inmate workers, collaborates with custody staff to maintain safety, and enforces sanitation and food handling standards.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience overseeing quantity cooking and food preparation tasks.
• Three years equivalent to Cook E6 or two years equivalent to Cook 7.
• Screening for felony/misdemeanor convictions as required by policy.
• Training of prisoner workers in food service procedures.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise the preparation and serving of three meals daily.
• Oversee cooks and prisoner workers, ensuring policy, procedures, and dietary standards are followed.
• Collaborate with custody staff to maintain safety and security during operations.
• Ensure proper sanitation, safe food handling, and environmental and fire safety.

Skills

Food service supervision

Meal preparation

Safety compliance

Training prisoners

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The position serves as Food Services Shift Supervisor at a correctional facility with responsibility for directing the work of subordinate staff and prisoner workers during a shift in food service operations. This involves directly overseeing and managing the preparation and serving of three meals daily, including the service of general population meals, religious meals, and therapeutic diets. The Food Services Shift Supervisor oversees subordinate staff and trains prisoner workers in quantity food service preparation and serving of meals in a prison food service setting, while ensuring adherence to policy directives, State-Wide menu, operating procedures, nutritional standards, safe food handling practices, proper sanitation, environmental and fire safety requirements. Through direct supervision of subordinate Cooks and indirect supervision of a prisoner workforce, the position operates in collaboration with custody staff to ensure the safety and security of a correctional facility.

This is a drug and alcohol randomly tested position.

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Education

Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school.

Experience

Four years of experience overseeing a variety of quantity cooking and food preparation tasks equivalent to a Cook, including three years equivalent to a Cook E6 or two years equivalent to a Cook 7.

The Department of Corrections may screen out job applicants who have been convicted of a felony in accordance with Public Act 191 of 2017. Applicants who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony are ineligible for employment with the Department of Corrections until satisfactory completion of any sentence imposed, including parole or probation.

New hires to the MDOC along with previous MDOC employees that are returning after being away from the department for more than two years will complete Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET) either 40 hours or 80 hours of initial in-person training based on their level of offender contact and job classification. All new employees will complete additional online training to successfully complete their non-custody new employee training.

**** REQUIRED INFORMATION: Employment in the state classified service demands a high degree of loyalty and imposes high ethical standards on employees to ensure the integrity of state government and maintain effective services. All employees must meet these ethical standards and all appointing authorities are obligated to enforce these ethical standards. As part of this effort all employees are required to report any possible conflict of interest, please review the information and be prepared to respond to questions related to the information in your application. Ethical Standards and Conduct (Note: you do not need to fill out the form)

Position Description

View the entire job specification at:

https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/F/FoodServicesSupervisor.pdf