Culinary Maintenance Specialist
About The Position
The Utah Department of Corrections is looking for a Culinary Maintenance Specialist to work in their Salt Lake City, Utah Correctional Facility. This role involves performing repairs of culinary equipment, maintaining refrigeration equipment, and coordinating activities with institutional needs while enforcing security regulations. The specialist will also work with commercial coolers, freezers, ice machines, and potentially HVAC equipment. A key aspect of the role includes designing and preparing training materials, teaching principles and techniques of the trade, and providing training and supervision to inmates in Culinary Kitchen Operations to help them succeed post-release. The position requires the use of various hand tools and electrical/mechanical equipment, troubleshooting, diagnosing problems, making adjustments, performing repairs, and conducting preventive maintenance.
Requirements
- Skilled experience in the operation, installation, maintenance, and repair of refrigeration equipment.
- Experience and knowledge of line voltage electrical circuits.
- Experience in low voltage controls and troubleshooting electrical controls.
- Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repair of culinary equipment.
- Experience with commercial, coolers, freezers, and ice machines.
- Experience with appliance repair.
- Hot Water Heaters
- Electrical experience
- Low voltage experience
- Controls/sequence experience
- Troubleshooting experience
- Preventative Maintenance (lubrication)
- Good Communication Skills
- Skilled in a vocation and able to use related tools and/or equipment proficiently.
- principles, theories, and practices of safety and risk management.
- follow written and/or oral instructions.
- applicable laws, rules, regulations and/or policies and procedures.
- maintain and/or repair tools and equipment.
- speak clearly, concisely and effectively; listen to, and understand, information and ideas as presented verbally.
- read, interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and/or procedures.
- recognize when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong (does not involve solving the problem).
- work with or contribute to a work group or team to complete assigned task(s).
- coordinate the activities or tasks of people, groups and/or organization(s).
- equipment operation and maintenance.
Nice To Haves
- Universal Refrigeration CFC Certified, evacuation, and recharge of refrigeration systems.
Responsibilities
- Performs repairs of the culinary equipment including dishwashers, ovens, coolers, freezers, kettles, mixers, warmers, exhaust hoods, ranges, hot plates, and ice machines. All equipment that makes up a functioning kitchen.
- Working in the culinary department of the prison, maintaining refrigeration equipment.
- Coordinates activities with institutional needs and enforces security regulations.
- Appliance Repair
- Work with commercial, coolers, freezers, and ice machines, and may help with HVAC equipment outside of the culinary as needed.
- Designs and/or prepares training/instructional materials, teaching aids, and devices.
- Teaches others the principles and techniques used in the specific service or trade, adherence to industry and/or safety standards, and maintenance of related equipment, tools, and/or supplies.
- Provide training and supervision of inmates in Culinary Kitchen Operations at a prison facility to enable them to succeed outside of the prison environment.
- Works in a team effort to help the maintenance or service operations become successful.
- Uses and operates a variety of hand tools, electrical and mechanical equipment.
- Troubleshoots and diagnoses problems, make adjustments, and repairs, and/or performs preventative maintenance on equipment, machinery, etc.
- Repairs, cleans, adjusts, and/or performs preventive maintenance on equipment, tools, machinery, etc.
Benefits
- Job Stability: Enjoy the security and reliability of employment within a well-established organization.
- Career Growth: Develop valuable skills and gain opportunities for leadership within a large organization.
- Meaningful Work: Contribute to an important service that benefits the community and supports organizational goals.
- Supportive Work Environment: Be part of a team that values cooperation, strong work ethics, and mutual support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
