Assistant Manager Food Service

MTC•Henderson, TX

21d•$20•Onsite

About The Position

Work with a purpose! Operated by the Management & Training Corporation, the East Texas Treatment Facility in Henderson, Texas, provides a safe and secure work environment for our employees. Join a team with values that match your own and make a difference in the lives of people needing second chances. What you'll do: Supervise correctional staff and offenders assigned to food service. Additional responsibilities include maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary kitchen area, to include food preparation area, tools and equipment and assisting in the service and preparation of facility meals.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED.
One (1) year full-time, wage-earning correctional, commercial, or institutional food preparation or food service management experience.
---OR--- Eighteen (18) months full-time, wage-earning correctional custody or law enforcement experience.
Must possess or be able to obtain current valid SERV Safe Food Safety certification within twelve (12) months of employment date. Must maintain SERV Safe Food Safety certification for continued employment in this position.
Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record required, unless waived by management.
Must successfully complete annual in-service training requirements and pass an annual background check, both of which must be approved by TDCJ.

Responsibilities

Ensures dining, service, and food preparation areas and equipment are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner; ensures compliance with sanitation, safety, and health regulations.
Inspects food for quantity, quality, and temperature; assures proper storage and use of inventory; and supervises the monitoring and logging of temperatures.
Instructs employees and offenders on safety rules and regulations, proper use of soaps and chemicals; sanitary procedures, food preparation and portion control, the operation of food service equipment; advises on food requirements and recipes; and calculates monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual food requirements; and prepares and approves requisitions for food items, supplies, and equipment.
Ensures adequate controls are maintained over food preparation quantities and portion sizes; prepares menus for special diet requirements of offenders; and reviews cooks’ worksheets for accuracy.
Maintains an accurate and complete count of all required kitchen tools by providing a count of all control items at the beginning and end of each shift.
Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of employees and offenders; reviews employee and offender work schedules for adequate coverage; and establishes and administers orientation and departmental in-service training programs for food service staff and offenders.
Ensure counts are preformed accurately for all offenders assigned to food service.