Correctional Food Service Manager lll - Granville Correctional

State of North Carolina

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Employees in this class manage a large-scale food operation, which serves between 2,000 and over 4,000 meals per day. Employees direct the preparation and serving of food to inmates at the largest, most complex correctional facilities. Work involves the supervision of staff and inmates and the performance of responsibilities in all phases of food management. The prison facilities where these employees work typically have: more than fifty inmate workers assigned to the kitchen, restrictive housing, medical acuity inmates, large numbers of therapeutic and religious diets, and produce and feed kosher meals. These facilities may have: a processing unit, death row, a school lunch program, and off site feeding, such as to a lower custody level, jail, or to other off site locations. This role is differentiated from other Correctional Food Service Managers due to the large variety of diets prepared, and the number of meals served. Employees in this class are responsible for significant planning as related to food ordering, menu planning, service production schedules, and making staffing assignments and schedules. Employees have oversight over food production work rules, methods, and procedures. This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits.

Requirements

• High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and six years of experience in institutional food preparation and food services, in management of a commercial food service operations, or three years as a Correctional Food Service Supervisor; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission.

Nice To Haves

• Documented experience in sanitation, preparing menus, managing inventory, and/or other large-scale food service production activities.
• Documented supervision of employees and/or offender workers.

Responsibilities

• Providing supervision for Correctional Food Service Supervisors.
• Providing oversight of offenders performing large-scale food activities.
• Supervising the preparation and service of regular and therapeutic diets for the offender population.
• Planning, directing, and supervising the daily preparation and serving of food to offenders.
• Daily work includes food preparation, serving, storage, menu planning, menu substitutions, and maintaining sanitation requirements.
• Performing required recordkeeping.
• Using computerized food and nutrition systems to prepare and serve daily meals.
• Conducting employee work appraisals.

Benefits

• Eligible state employees are entitled to comprehensive benefits, including a variety of leave options, professional development opportunities, insurance, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees