Lead Cook & Kitchen Supervisor

Texas Department of Public Safety; Gainesville (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Juvenile Justice Department is seeking a kitchen professional to perform journey-level food preparation across breakfast, noon, and evening meals, ensuring cleanliness and compliance with safety standards. The role involves supervising staff, maintaining inventories, and coordinating with teams to meet dietary requirements.

The position requires a food handler license or completion within 60 days, and may require travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation work.
• Must possess an accredited food handler license, or complete accredited training within 60 days of hire.
• Six months of commercial food service experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs complex (journey-level) food preparation work following standardized menus.
• Ensures cleanliness and organization of the kitchen.
• Provides guidance to staff/students in food preparation and storage.
• May prepare requisitions.
• Inspects food preparation equipment and work areas for sanitary conditions.
• Assists in reviewing and planning menus to determine types and quantities of food to be prepared.

Skills

Food preparation

Food safety

Teamwork

Job description

Texas Juvenile Justice Department is seeking a kitchen professional to perform journey-level food preparation across breakfast, noon, and evening meals, ensuring cleanliness and compliance with safety standards. The role involves supervising staff, maintaining inventories, and coordinating with teams to meet dietary requirements.

The position requires a food handler license or completion within 60 days, and may require travel up to 10%.