Prison Kitchen Lead: Guide 500+ Meals

State of Alaska; Kenai (AK); On-site; USD 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development and training

Excellent benefits

Being part of a rewarding team

Job summary

State of Alaska is seeking a Food Service Lead at Wildwood Correctional Center in Kenai to supervise prison kitchen operations and inmate staff, ensuring safe, efficient meal production for hundreds of residents daily. The role emphasizes adherence to dietary requirements and institutional policies.

Ideal candidates will guide daily tasks, train staff, and coordinate production cycles in a secure correctional setting, with a focus on quality and compliance with standards.

Qualifications

• Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for high-quality, timely results.
• Food Service: Knowledge of preparing and serving food for consumption.
• Adaptability: Adjusts plans in changing environments and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead prisoner kitchen teams in preparing meals for ~500 individuals per meal.
• Maintain security and follow safety protocols and policies.
• Ensure special diets are accurately prepared (vegetarian, diabetic, allergy, religious, medical).
• Oversee bakery items production and preparation.
• Verify items match planned menu and supervise serving.

Skills

Accountability

Food Service

Adaptability

Job description

State of Alaska is seeking a Food Service Lead at Wildwood Correctional Center in Kenai to supervise prison kitchen operations and inmate staff, ensuring safe, efficient meal production for hundreds of residents daily. The role emphasizes adherence to dietary requirements and institutional policies.

Ideal candidates will guide daily tasks, train staff, and coordinate production cycles in a secure correctional setting, with a focus on quality and compliance with standards.