Food Services Supervisor 9

Michigan AG; Michigan; On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Michigan Department of Corrections is seeking a Food Services Shift Supervisor to oversee daily food service operations at a correctional facility. You will direct subordinate staff and prisoner workers, manage meal preparation and service, and ensure adherence to policies, menus, nutrition standards, and safety guidelines.

The role requires directing three meals per day, coordinating with custody staff, and training inmate workers in quantity cooking.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or higher.
• Experience supervising cooks and prisoner workers in quantity cooking.
• Knowledge of nutrition standards, sanitation, and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervise cooks and supervise prisoner workers on shift.
• Oversee preparation and serving of three meals daily, including religious and therapeutic diets.
• Collaborate with custody staff to ensure safety and security of the facility.
• Train prisoner workers in quantity cooking and food service practices.
• Ensure compliance with policies, menus, procedures, and sanitation standards.

Skills

Staff supervision

Food safety

Policy compliance

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree in dietetics/food service management

Bachelor's degree in dietetics/food services management

Job description

The Michigan Department of Corrections is proud to be a Michigan Veteran's Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold Level Veteran Friendly Employer.

MDOC is proud to employ nearly 1,500 veterans and actively serving military members across the department. The Department has many benefits and services available to support our military and veteran employees, spouses, and families. Learn more about what makes MDOC a Gold-Level Veteran Friendly Employerhere.

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.

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.

Possession of an associate's degree in dietetics; food services management; hotel, restaurant and institution management; or human nutrition and two years of experience overseeing a variety of quantity cooking and food preparation tasks, including one year equivalent to a Cook E6 may be substituted for the experience requirement.

OR

Possession of a bachelor's degree in dietetics; food services management; hotel, restaurant and institution management; or human nutrition and no experience may be substituted for the experience requirement.

The Department of Corrections will not hire individuals who convicted of a felony or who have felony charges pending, in accordance with Public Act 140 of the Public Acts of 1996.

*** 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)

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.

Position Description

View the entire job specification at:

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

This is a drug and alcohol test-designated position. The is position is eligible for $0.40/hour pay premium.